Conservatorium of Music
Thursday Concert Class
Thursday Concert Class
| Title | Composer | Mins | Start |
| 1 piano(s) needed with lid(s) full stick. 0 chairs needed for page turners. Stands Needed: 0. Chairs Needed: 0. | |||
| Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 23 | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893) | 22 | 11:10 |
| i - Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso – Allegro con spirito | |||
| Davie Xia, Piano | |||
| Konrad Olszewski, piano | |||
| One of the most famous romantic piano concertos written, this work was written in 1874 and premiered in Boston 1875. The thundering opening chords encapsulate the drama to unfold, contradicted by a lovely passionate and lyrical section. | |||
| 1 piano(s) needed with lid(s) full stick. 0 chairs needed for page turners. Stands Needed: 1. Chairs Needed: 1. | |||
| Violin Sonata in G minor, GT 2.g05; B.g5 | Giuseppe Tartini (1692 - 1770) | 19 | 11:34 |
| 1. Larghetto ma non troppo 2. Allegro moderato 3. Andante 4. Allegro assai — Andante — Allegro assai | |||
| Davis Takagi, Violin | |||
| Konrad Olszewski, piano | |||
| Giuseppe had a dream with the that a devil wanted to be his servant and teacher in the dream, the devil was giving Giuseppe a lesson, at the end of the music lesson, Giuseppe handed the devil his violin to test his skill, which the devil began to play with virtuosity, delivering an intense and magnificent performance. | |||
| 1 piano(s) needed with lid(s) full stick. 0 chairs needed for page turners. Stands Needed: 0. Chairs Needed: 0. | |||
| Myrtles, Op.25 | Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856) | 5 | 11:55 |
| Der Nussbaum | |||
| Yue (Ruby) Zheng, Voice | |||
| Guy Breaden , piano | |||
| Robert Schumann's “Der Nussbaum†(The Nut Tree) comes from the song cycle that he gave to his bride Clara on their wedding day. | |||
| 1 piano(s) needed with lid(s) full stick. 0 chairs needed for page turners. Stands Needed: 0. Chairs Needed: 0. | |||
| Sonata in A Major, Op.82 No.6 | Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953) | 9 | 12:02 |
| I. Allegro Moderato | |||
| Chris Wang, Piano | |||
| 1 piano(s) needed with lid(s) full stick. 0 chairs needed for page turners. Stands Needed: 0. Chairs Needed: 0. | |||
| 3 Piano Pieces, op. 11 | Schoenberg, Arnold (1874 - 1951) | 13 | 12:13 |
| II. Maßig Achtel | |||
| Samuel Hill, Piano | |||
| Shoenberg’s Op. 11 represents one of his early explorations of Atonality, about a decade before the invention of the twelve tone technique. | |||
| Sonetto 123 di Petrarca (Années de Pèlerinage Book II) | Liszt, Franz (1811 - 1886) | ||
| Samuel Hill, Piano | |||
| "and I saw those two eyes cry that had made the sun a thousand times envious and I heard in sighs words which could upend mountains and still rivers" | |||
| 1 piano(s) needed with lid(s) full stick. 0 chairs needed for page turners. Stands Needed: 0. Chairs Needed: 0. | |||
| Le Gondolier | Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806 - 1856) | 5 | 12:28 |
| Carlen Gong, Classical Guitar | |||
| Joseph Kaspar Mertz was an Austro-Hungarian guitarist and composer. | |||