Conservatorium of Music
Thursday Concert Class
Thursday Concert Class
| Piano Concerto in A Minor, op. 54 | Schumann, Robert (1810 - 1856) |
| I. Allegro affettuoso | |
| Samuel Hill, Piano | |
| This concerto was premiered in 1845, with Clara Schumann as the soloist and Ferdinand Hiller (the dedicatee) as conductor. | |
| Op.26 | Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953) |
| I. Andante - Allegro | |
| Ben Fu, Piano | |
| TBA, piano | |
| Prokofiev began his work on the concerto as early as 1913 when he wrote a theme with variations which he then set aside. Prokofiev himself played the solo part at the premiere on 16 December 1921 in Chicago with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Frederick Stock. | |
| Piano Concerto No. 3 in E major, Sz. 119, BB. 127 | Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945) |
| 1st movement | |
| Samuel Lee, Piano | |
| TBA, piano | |
| This was composed in a neoclassical style and it is the last Piano Concerto that Bartok composed. | |
| Piano Concerto No.1 in E flat Major, S.124 | Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886) |
| I. Allegro maestoso, II. Quasi adagio, III. Allegretto vivace - Allegro animato, IV. Allegro marziale animato | |
| Luke Zhang, Piano | |
| TBA, piano | |
| Blue Moon | Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart (. - ) |
| Arranged by André Previn | |
| Guy Breaden, Piano | |
| After being published in 1934, Rodgers and Hart's "Blue Moon" quickly became a standard ballad for big bands and jazz bands throughout the mid 20th century. This version for solo piano arranged by André Previn possesses a free-flowing improvisatory style, while still staying true to the iconic melody. | |
| Prelude Op.23 No.5 in G minor | Sergei Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943) |
| Guy Breaden, Piano | |
| Alla Marcia | |
| Art Of Fuge | J.S Bach (1685 - 1750) |
| Edited by Carl Czerny | |
| Ezekiel Rowland, Piano | |
| This is the First fugue of the book. | |
| Suite La poule | J.P.Rameau (1683 - 1764) |
| Lydia Liu, piano | |
| Les Nouvelles Suites de Pieces de Clavecin first appeared in 1726 or 1727. La Poule is part of a suite for harpsichord and is surprisingly symphonic in scope. | |
| Ostersonate | Fanny Mendelssohn (1805 - 1847) |
| 1 Allegro Assai Moderato | |
| Isabel Finucane, Piano | |
| ‘Easter Sonata’ was attributed to Felix Mendelssohn, first performed by Erik Heidesik in 1972 under his name, until the original manuscript was investigated by Angela Mace Christin in 2009, who discovered it was Fanny’s composition. The work was premiered under Fanny Mandelssohn in 2012. | |
| Toccata in D minor, Op. 11 | Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953) |
| Madeleine Groves-Crawford, Piano | |
| The Toccata was written in 1912 and is a further development of the toccata form, used notably by composers like J.S. Bach. | |