Conservatorium of Music
Thursday Concert Class
Thursday Concert Class
| Sonata op.120 | Edwin York Bowen (1884 - 1961) |
| 1. Allegro non troppo 2. Andante piacevole 3. Allegro con fuoco | |
| Wil Rigby, Flute | |
| Rhodri Clarke, piano | |
| This sonata was written for Gareth Morris, long time principal flute of the london philharmonic. It was unpublished for many years until the 1980's where an official edition was released for the first time. Whilst still a relatively unknown work it has moments of romantic lyricism interpersed with technical demands of both the flute and piano. | |
| Vocalise | Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943) |
| Arranged by Zoltan Kocsis | |
| Caleb Cervenjak, Piano | |
| Originally for solo soprano and piano, arranged by Zoltan Kocsis. | |
| Parto, ma tu, ben mio | W. A. Mozart (1756 - 1791) |
| La Clemenza di Tito- Act 1 | |
| Kristin Astouroghlian, Voice | |
| Rhodri Clarke, piano | |
| Sung by Sesto in Act I of the opera.\r\nBeing raised to become the next to take the throne after Tito whom he sees as a friend and a fatherly figure. Sesto\\\'s attraction to Vitellia overcomes his faithfulness to Tito. Vitellia is determined to get to the throne at any cost. She puts Sesto\\\'s affection to the edge until he accepts killing Tito. | |
| Merry Go Round of Life from Howl\'s Moving Castle | Joe Hisaishi (1950 - ) |
| Arranged by Animenz | |
| Phillip Lin, Piano | |
| The main theme from the film Howl's Moving Castle. This arrangement takes the main theme and plays around it in variations, heavily inspired from composers such as Mozart and Chopin and different techniques. | |
| Nocturne in B major Op. 62 No. 1 | Fredric Chopin (1810 - 1849) |
| Tim Kan, Piano | |
| The two Nocturnes Op. 62 are a set of two nocturnes for solo piano by Frédéric Chopin were written between 1845 and 1846. They were published in 1846 and dedicated to Mdlle. R. de Konneritz. These are Chopin's final compositions in the genre, although they were not the last to be published. | |
| Ballade in F minor Op. 52 | Frederic Chopin (1810 - 1849) |
| Tim Kan, Piano | |
| Written in 1842, this ballade is commonly considered one of Chopin's masterpieces, and one of the masterpieces of 19th-century piano music. The Chopin ballades hold significance in the history of piano repertoire as Chopin was the first to experiment with the Ballade form. His ballades turned out to be so popular and successful that other composers such as Liszt and Brahms also produced Ballade works. The ballade form, although somewhat resembles parts of sonata form, is characterized by its narrative and story-telling nature. | |
| Ramble on Love | Percy Grainger (1882 - 1961) |
| Brian Luo, Piano | |
| Based on Strauss's opera Rosenkavalier. | |
| Etudes de paganini | Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886) |
| 4 | |
| Brian Luo, Piano | |
| 4 | |
| Trio Apparition, S.155 | Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886) |
| No.1 | |
| Katniss Li, Piano | |
| Liszt took inspiration from Alphonse de Lamartine’s poem Apparitions, and used melody to convey this poem. He composed this while he was only 22 years young, living in France. It gives off the impressionistic elements that we later find in Debussy, but note this is composed by early Liszt. Apparitions alternate moments of sounds and moments of silence. The usual use of harmonies, constant tritone and chromatic changes mark these trio apparitions the unique pieces of Liszt. | |
| Gargoyles | Lowell Liebermann (1961 - ) |
| I - III | |
| Katniss Li, Piano | |