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. | |
| Piano Concerto No. 3 in E major, Sz. 119, BB. 127 | Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945) |
| 1st movement | |
| Samuel Lee, Piano | |
| Rhodri Clarke, piano | |
| This is the last Piano Concerto he wrote and it is dedicated to his wife. | |
| Piano Concerto in G | Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937) |
| I. Allegramente | |
| Nguyen Tri Thong Truong, Piano | |
| Rhodri Clarke, piano | |
| A light concerto infused with jazzy elements. | |
| Piano Concerto no.1 in C Major, Op. 15 | Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) |
| I. Allegro con brio | |
| Devina Christi, piano | |
| Rhodri Clarke, piano | |
| Written in sonata form with an orchestral exposition, cadenza, and coda. The solo exposition is in G major, then followed by development in E flat major, with recapitulation in C major. | |
| Ideale | Francesco Paolo Tosti (1846 - 1916) |
| Yage (Sarah) Li, Voice | |
| This piece symbolizes the pursuit of ideals and a longing for a better life. Through metaphors like a peaceful rainbow and a friendly face, it expresses a deep desire for an ideal world filled with hope and happiness. | |
| Estampes | Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918) |
| I. Pagodes | |
| Jay Brendan Del Rosario, Piano | |
| The first movement from Debussy suite 'Estampes'. Inspired by the Indonesian performers at the 1889 Paris Exposition,'Pagodes' references features of gamelan music, seen in the many modal and pentatonic melodies used throughout. | |
| Etude-Tableaux op. 33 no. 3 in C minor | Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943) |
| Anna Le, Piano | |
| Thirteen Preludes Op.32 | Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943) |
| No. 1, No. 2, & No. 10 | |
| Yizhu Chen, Piano | |
| Variation sérieuses Op. 54 | Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847) |
| Yizhu Chen, Piano | |