Conservatorium of Music
Thursday Concert Class
Thursday Concert Class
| Piano Concerto in G major | Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937) |
| 1st movement | |
| Alicia Elsom, Piano | |
| Konrad Olszewski, piano | |
| It was composed between 1929 and 1931 with the elements of Baroque folk music and jazz. | |
| L\\\\\\\'heure Exquise | Reynaldo Hahn (1874 - 1947) |
| Victoria Kokkinos, Voice | |
| Konrad Olszewski, piano | |
| L'heure Exquise speaks of the 'Exquisite Hour' when night falls and everything becomes peaceful and quiet. The poem was written by Paul Verlaine between 1872 and 1873 and published in his book 'Romances Sans Paroles' in 1874. | |
| Sonata for piano and cello No. 5 in D major (op. 102 no 2) | Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) |
| Movement 2 and 3 | |
| Youngjean Kim , Cello | |
| Konrad Olszewski, piano | |
| This piece is the last cello sonata that Beethoven had composed. The second movement is titled "Adagio con molto sentimento d'affetto", and therefore, has slow, lyrical melody. This is followed by the final movement, which is a fast fugue. | |
| Piano Concerto No 1 in E minor | Fredric Chopin (1810 - 1849) |
| I. Allegro Maestoso | |
| Jinglan Fang, Piano | |
| Scherzo No 4 | Fredric Chopin (1810 - 1849) |
| Jinglan Fang, Piano | |
| Wind Quintet in Eb Major, Op.88 No 2 | Anton Reicha (1770 - 1836) |
| 4th movement-Allegretto | |
| Maya flood , Clarinet | |
| Edward Merlino (Flute), Sierra Gao (Oboe), Each Zhang (Bassoon), Ciara Wrede (French Horn) | |
| Reicha provides a sonata form in 6/8 for the finale of this famous wind quintet, comprising of flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon and horn. | |
| Out of Doors, Sz. 81, BB. 89 | Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945) |
| 1. With Drums and Pipes 3. Musettes 4. The Night\'s Music | |
| Samuel Lee, Piano | |
| The instrumental titles are programmatic, a rarity in Bartok's works | |
| Du Bist Die Ruh | Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828) |
| Arranged by Franz Liszt | |
| Samuel Lee, Piano | |
| Franz Liszt arranged a number of Schubert's lieder for solo piano, and "Du Bist Die Ruh" is one of these arrangements by Liszt. | |
| La Cathédrale Engloutie, Prelude Book 1 No. 10 | Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918) |
| Milo Mugavin, Piano | |
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| Etude in D major Op. 50 No. 33 | Johann Baptist Cramer (1771 - 1858) |
| Jamie Ruta, Piano | |
| Johann Baptist Cramer wrote 84 studies for the Piano. He first learnt the Violin from his father Wilhelm Cramer however Johann admired the Piano and studied with Muzio Clementi. | |
| Impromptu No. 1 in A flat Major Op. 29 | Frederic Chopin (1810 - 1849) |
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| Chernyue Khor, Piano | |
| The impromptu is in ternary form (ABA), the middle being in the key of F minor. | |
| Impromptu No. 2 in F Sharp Major Op. 36 | Frederic Chopin (1810 - 1849) |
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| Chernyue Khor, Piano | |
| The impromptu begins with a nocturne-like atmosphere. Deep bass notes cue a passionate section, which is then followed by a lighter section with quick runs. The nocturne-like atmosphere returns, and the piece ends in a passionate F♯ major chord. | |
| Sonata in C major K 309, 1st movement | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) |
| Noreen Suyudy, Piano | |
| 7 Fantasien, Op.116 - No. 7 \"Capriccio\" | Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) |
| Noreen Suyudy, Piano | |
| The Fantasien (Fantasies) Op. 116 consists of 7 pieces entitled Capriccio or Intermezzo. These pieces represent the end of Brahm's long break from composing piano pieces. | |