Conservatorium of Music - Thursday Concert Class

Concert Program for 2023-09-14

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Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47	Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957)
I - Allegro moderato
Samuel Li, Violin
Konrad Olszewski, piano
Sibelius' violin concerto, originally written in 1904 but revised in the next year, was his one and only concerto and is symphonic in scope, perhaps influenced by his proclivity for composing symphonies. The tragic backstory behind this composition forms a dark undercurrent which can be sensed in even the most jubilant sections of the piece. Within this concerto, Sibelius' deep feelings for the violin and his failed aspirations permeate.


Come Raggio di Sol	Antonio Caldara (1670 - 1736)
n/a
Darcy Towe, Voice
Konrad Olszewski, piano
Come raggio di sol (As a ray of sunshine) is an early song of perhaps a “tortured artist.” It speaks of putting on a happy face while “the heart is writhing in secret anguish.” The minor key and droning eighth note pulses add to the melancholy.


Études de concert, Op.35 Automne	Cécile Louise Stéphanie Chaminade (1857 - 1944)

Lydia Liu, piano



Etude Op.25 No.9	Frédéric François Chopin (1810 - 1849)

Lydia Liu, piano



Piano Concerto No. 1 Op. 28	Alberto Ginastera (1916 - 1983)
1. Cadenza e variant 2. Scherzo allucinante 3. Adagissimo 4. Toccata concertata
Timothy Kan, Piano
Konrad Olszewski, piano
The concerto was Ginastera's first composition for piano since his Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 22, written in 1952. The work was commissioned by the Koussevitzky Foundation and was completed in 1961. It is dedicated to the memory of Serge and Natalie Koussevitzky.


The Lover and the Nightingale	Enrique Granados (1867 - 1916)

Shujie Fu, Piano
a piano piece by the Spanish composer Enrique Granados. The piece, which lasts about six minutes, is part of his suite Goyescas which was inspired by the work of the painter Goya.\r\nWhile the girls known as majas are a frequent subject of Goya, the piece has not been associated with a particular painting. The piece starts with the queja (in English, plaint or sad cry) of the maiden. Near the end there are glittering bird-like trills representing the nightingale.


Confutatis & Lacrimosa from Requiem in D Minor	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Transcribed by Franz Liszt

Yunqi Ou, Piano
Confutatis and Lacrimosa from Mozart's Requiem in D minor, K. 626, transcribed by Franz Liszt (1865). Confutatis means “confounded.” It explains that when the accused are confounded and are doomed to the flames of Hell.


Fifteen Hungarian Peasant Songs Sz. 71	Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945)

Samuel Lee, Piano
Based on a collection of folk tunes


At the outgoing	Ihor Naumovich Shamo (1925 - 1982)

Samuel Lee, Piano
One of Shamo's pieces


7 Fantasien, Op. 116	Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
No. 1, Capriccio in D minor \\r\\nand No. 6, Intermezzo in E major\\r\\n
Madeleine Groves-Crawford, Piano
The Fantasies Op. 116 were written in 1892 in Brahms\\\' final years and were likely dedicated to Clara Schumann. The seven fantasies share a sense of unity and cohesion, all perhaps underpinned by a sense of death and introspection. No. 1 contains a balance between virtuosic and melodramatic phrases, with lyricism and reflection. Meanwhile, No. 6 consists of delicate inner voices with a hauntingly beautiful middle section.


Venezia e Napoli, Années de pèlerinage II, Supplément, S.162	Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)
III. Tarantella
Devina Christi, piano
Uses themes by Guillaume-Louis Cottrau, alternates between compound and duple meter. It begins very energetically in G minor with a contrasting, lyrical middle section in Eb major, marked “Canzona Napolitana” (“Neapolitan song”). Finally, it returns to flourishing energy in G major and very is virtuosic, a signature of Liszt’s compositions.


Sonata Hob XVI: 26 in A Major	Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)
1. Allegro Moderato 2. Minuet e Trio 3. Presto
Charlotte, Piano
Haydn Sonata in A Major