Conservatorium of Music
Thursday Concert Class
Thursday Concert Class
| Concertino Opus 4 | Ferdinand David (1810 - 1873) |
| 1. Allegro Maestoso 2. Marche Funebre (Andante) 3. Allegro Maestoso | |
| Cian Malikides, Trombone | |
| As concertmaster of the Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig Ferdinand David premiered the Mendelssohn violin Concerto. As a composer, he has written what has become the standard audition piece for the trombone around the world. | |
| Piano Concerto No. 3 in E major, Sz. 119, BB. 127 | Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945) |
| 1st movement | |
| Samuel Lee, Piano | |
| TBA, piano | |
| This is the last of Bartok's piano concertos and it is written in a neoclassical style as a birthday gift to his wife. | |
| Jamaican Rhumba | Arthur Benjamin (1893 - 1960) |
| Christina Wong & Francesca Cascino, Piano | |
| Arthur Benjamin was an Australian composer, pianist, conductor and teacher. This is the original two piano version of Jamaican Rumba. Jamaican Rumba became so famous that the Jamaican government gave Benjamin a barrel of rum every year in recognition of the work he had done in making Jamaica better known around the world. | |
| Etudes Opus 4 | Karol Szymanowski (1882 - 1937) |
| Ezekiel Rowland, Piano | |
| Written between 1900 and 1902 Syzmanowski’s etudes show clear inspiration from Chopin and Scriabin they are very expressive works with dynamics ranging from ppp to fff. This work is dedicated to Natalia Neuhaus. | |
| 12 Etudes, Op 25 No 9 \"Butterfly Etude\" | Frederic Chopin (1810 - 1849) |
| Amber Chong, Piano | |
| A study on staccato- marcarto markings. | |
| Etude-Tableaux, Op 39 No 2 | Sergei Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943) |
| Amber Chong, Piano | |
| Also known as "The Sea and the Seagulls", this work contains many musical textures that make it a difficult study in touch. It requires performers to restrain themselves and at the same time not sound monotonous. | |
| Keyboard Partita no.1 in Bb major | JS Bach (1685 - 1750) |
| 1. Prelude 2. Allemande 3. Corrente 4. Sarabande 5. Minuet 6. Gigue | |
| Isabel Finucane, Piano | |
| First of 6 keyboard suites. | |
| Etude Op. 25 No. 7, in C sharp minor | Frederic Chopin (1810 - 1849) |
| Noreen Suyudy, Piano | |
| Etude Op. 25 No. 7 by Frederic Chopin, is also known as the \\\"Cello\\\" because the main melody is mostly played by the left hand, which also explores the range of a cello. The primary technical challenge of this etude is achieving a proper balance between the melodious themes in the the left hand, which focuses on phrasing and creating the perfect sound, and other harmony/music material supported by the right hand. | |
| Sonata in G major, K. 146/L. 349 | D. Scarlatti (1685 - 1757) |
| Noreen Suyudy, Piano | |
| Sonata in G major, K. 146/L. 349 is one of the 555 other keyboard sonatas composed by Domenico Scarlatti. The piece is in binary form, consisting of two distinct sections, each repeated. | |
| Piano Sonata in E-flat major, Op.31 No.3 | Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) |
| I. Allegro, II. Scherzo. Allegretto vivace, III. Menuetto. Moderato e grazioso, IV. Presto con fuoco | |
| Luke Zhang, Piano | |
| Etude-Tableaux op. 33 no. 3 in C minor | Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943) |
| Anna Le, Piano | |
| Sonata in C major,Hob.XVI:50 | Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809) |
| I.Allegro | |
| Nicole Cao, Piano | |
| Etude in C sharp minor, Op.10 No.4 | Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) |
| Nicole Cao, Piano | |