Conservatorium of Music
Thursday Concert Class
Thursday Concert Class
| Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor Op. 40 | Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809 - 1847) |
| 1st movement | |
| Samuel Lee, Piano | |
| Konrad Olszewski, piano | |
| It was composed for the Brimingham festival in 1837. | |
| La Leggierezza | Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886) |
| Chutong Yi, Piano | |
| One of the Three Concert Études | |
| Intermezzo Op. 118 No. 2 | Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) |
| Jovanna Amaris Koerniawan, Piano | |
| Keyboard Sonata in C major, Hob.XVI:50 | Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809) |
| 1 | |
| Catherine Zhu, Piano | |
| Haydn's last three piano sonatas were written during the composer's second trip to London. The sonatas were written in dedication to Therese Jansen. In this sonata, Haydn's use of the pedal is very distinctive whereas the pedal was hardly utilized in his other sonatas. This movement has a very carefree, humorous character explored throughout. | |
| Fireworks | Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918) |
| Catherine Zhu, Piano | |
| Fireworks is one of the most colourful works in Debussy's 24 preludes. Overall, a delicate and rich atmosphere is established through seamless flourishes. The "La Marseillaise" motif is evident throughout that undergoes arrangements in intervals and tonality. | |
| The Nightingale and The Two Sisters | Grainger, Percy (1882 - 1961) |
| Samuel Hill, Piano | |
| Based on Danish Folk music transcribed/collected by Grainger. | |
| Vignt Regard sur l\'Enfant-Jésus (Twenty Gazes on the Infant Jesus) | Messiaen, Olivier (1908 - 1992) |
| X. Regard de l\'Esprit de joie (Gaze of the Spirit of Joy) | |
| Samuel Hill, Piano | |
| Vehement dance, drunken horn-like tonalities, transport of the Holy Spirit... the joy of God’s love in the soul of Jesus Christ. “I have always been struck by the fact that God is happy — and that His continual and ineffable joy inhabited the soul of Christ. Joy is, for me, a transport, an intoxication in the maddest sense†(Messiaen, Trans. Dennis Vannier) | |
| Trumpet Concerto in C minor | Vladamir Peskin (1906 - 1988) |
| Movement 2 | |
| Flynn Seward, Trumpet | |
| Konrad Olszewski, piano | |
| Originally written for virtuoso Tomofei Dokshitzer, the Peksin trumpet concerto is a dramatic and romantic piece written in three movements. | |
| Prelude and Fugue In C sharp minor, No 4: Well Tempered Clavier, Book | Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) |
| Amber Chong, Piano | |
| A five voice fugue from Well Tempered Clavier Book 1. | |
| Dolly Suite, Op. 56 for piano 4-hands | Gabriel Faure (1845 - 1924) |
| 1. Berceuse 2. Mi-a-ou | |
| Devina Christi, piano | |
| Devina Christi & Yizhu Chen, piano | |
| Written between 1893 and 1896, this suite was dedicated to the daughter of his mistress, Emma Bardac, which was called 'Dolly.' This first two movements were written to mark Dolly's birthdays. | |
| Prelude and Fugue in Bb Major BWV 866 | J.S. Bach (1685 - 1750) |
| Edited by Carl Czerny | |
| Ezekiel Rowland, Piano | |
| The Well-Tempered Clavier, BWV 846–893, consists of two sets of preludes and fugues in all 24 major and minor keys for keyboard by Johann Sebastian Bach. | |
| Prelude and Fugue in Eb Minor BWV 853 | J.S. Bach (1685 - 1750) |
| Edited by Carl Czerny | |
| Ezekiel Rowland, Piano | |
| The Well-Tempered Clavier, BWV 846–893, consists of two sets of preludes and fugues in all 24 major and minor keys for keyboard by Johann Sebastian Bach. | |