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Susan Merdinger Repertoire List 07.01.19 Copy.Pages
SUSAN MERDINGER, Pianist and Conductor: Repertoire (2019) CONCERTOS and WORKS for PIANO(S) and ORCHESTRA: AS SOLOIST. (Additional concerti available upon request.** indicates performed with within last 5 years) Albeniz: Rapsodia Espanola, Op. 70 (Two Pianos) ** Anderson: Piano Concerto in C major Bach-Vivaldi: Concerto for Four Pianos and String Orchestra (Piano 1)** Beethoven: All Five Concerti- Op. 15, Op.19, Op.37, Op. 73 (The “Emperor”) Triple Concerto for Piano, Violin, and Cello ** Bloch: Concerto Grosso for Piano and Strings ** Brahms: No.1 in d minor, Op. 15 No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83** Franck: Symphonic Variations** Lutoslawski: Variations on a Theme by Paganini Mozart: K.365 (Two Pianos)**, A major K. 414, G major K. 453, D minor K. 466, C major K.467**, A major K.488, C major K.503** Mendelssohn: Concerto No. 1 in g minor Concerto No. 2 in d minor Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue ** Gottschalk: L’Union**, Grande Tarantella ** Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 2 in c minor Rhapsody on Theme of Paganini Schumann: Concerto in a, Op.54 ** Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals (Two Pianos) ** Saint-Saëns: Concerto No. 2 in g minor Tchaikovsky: No.1 in B-flat minor, Op.23 ** Liszt: No. 1 in E-flat ** Poulenc: Concerto for Two Pianos ** SOLO PIANO: SELECTED WORKS PERFORMED LIVE: (Bolded works are available on CD recording- many works available in live video format on YouTube) Aaron Alter: Piano Sonata (2012-2018) dedicated to Susan Merdinger (USA premieres in November 2018) Albéniz: Suite Española, Op. 47 J.S. Bach: French Suite No. -
Claude Debussy in 2018: a Centenary Celebration Abstracts and Biographies
19-23/03/18 CLAUDE DEBUSSY IN 2018: A CENTENARY CELEBRATION ABSTRACTS AND BIOGRAPHIES Claude Debussy in 2018: A Centenary Celebration Abstracts and Biographies I. Debussy Perspectives, 1918-2018 RNCM, Manchester Monday, 19 March Paper session A: Debussy’s Style in History, Conference Room, 2.00-5.00 Chair: Marianne Wheeldon 2.00-2.30 – Mark DeVoto (Tufts University), ‘Debussy’s Evolving Style and Technique in Rodrigue et Chimène’ Claude Debussy’s Rodrigue et Chimène, on which he worked for two years in 1891-92 before abandoning it, is the most extensive of more than a dozen unfinished operatic projects that occupied him during his lifetime. It can also be regarded as a Franco-Wagnerian opera in the same tradition as Lalo’s Le Roi d’Ys (1888), Chabrier’s Gwendoline (1886), d’Indy’s Fervaal (1895), and Chausson’s Le Roi Arthus (1895), representing part of the absorption of the younger generation of French composers in Wagner’s operatic ideals, harmonic idiom, and quasi-medieval myth; yet this kinship, more than the weaknesses of Catulle Mendès’s libretto, may be the real reason that Debussy cast Rodrigue aside, recognising it as a necessary exercise to be discarded before he could find his own operatic voice (as he soon did in Pelléas et Mélisande, beginning in 1893). The sketches for Rodrigue et Chimène shed considerable light on the evolution of Debussy’s technique in dramatic construction as well as his idiosyncratic approach to tonal form. Even in its unfinished state — comprising three out of a projected four acts — the opera represents an impressive transitional stage between the Fantaisie for piano and orchestra (1890) and the full emergence of his genius, beginning with the String Quartet (1893) and the Prélude à l’Après-midi d’un faune (1894). -
CLAUDE DEBUSSY in 2018: a CENTENARY CELEBRATION PROGRAMME Monday 19 - Friday 23 March 2018 CLAUDE DEBUSSY in 2018: a CENTENARY CELEBRATION
19-23/03/18 CLAUDE DEBUSSY IN 2018: A CENTENARY CELEBRATION PROGRAMME Monday 19 - Friday 23 March 2018 CLAUDE DEBUSSY IN 2018: A CENTENARY CELEBRATION Patron Her Majesty The Queen President Sir John Tomlinson CBE Principal Professor Linda Merrick Chairman Nick Prettejohn To enhance everyone’s experience of this event please try to stifle coughs and sneezes, avoid unwrapping sweets during the performance and switch off mobile phones, pagers and digital alarms. Please do not take photographs or video in 0161 907 5555 X the venue. Latecomers will not be admitted until a suitable break in the 1 2 3 4 5 6 programme, or at the first interval, whichever is the more appropriate. 7 8 9 * 0 # < @ > The RNCM reserves the right to change artists and/or programmes as necessary. The RNCM reserves the right of admission. 0161 907 5555 X 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 * 0 # < @ > Welcome It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to Claude Debussy in 2018: a Centenary Celebration, marking the 100th anniversary of the death of Claude Debussy on 25 March 1918. Divided into two conferences, ‘Debussy Perspectives’ at the RNCM and ‘Debussy’s Late work and the Musical Worlds of Wartime Paris’ at the University of Glasgow, this significant five-day event brings together world experts and emerging scholars to reflect critically on the current state of Debussy research of all kinds. With guest speakers from 13 countries, including Brazil, China and the USA, we explore Debussy’s editions and sketches, critical and interpretative approaches, textual and cultural-historical analysis, and his legacy in performance, recording, composition and arrangement. -
May 24 to 30.Txt
CLASSIC CHOICES PLAYLIST May 24 - 30, 2021 WELCOME TO FIVE DAYS OF FUN AND CELEBRATION! Monday to Friday PLAY DATE: Mon, 05/24/2021 6:01 AM Francois Couperin Concert Royal No. 4 6:17 AM Domenico Cimarosa Oboe Concerto 6:30 AM George Friederich Handel Concerto Grosso Op. 3/3 6:40 AM Robert Schumann Five Pieces "im Volkston" for cello 7:04 AM Maria Newman Concerto for Viola and String Orchestra 7:19 AM Antonio Vivaldi Bassoon Concerto No. 21 7:34 AM Léo Delibes Coppelia: Ballet Suite 7:50 AM Giovanni Bottesini Duetto for Clarinet & Double Bass 8:05 AM George Friederich Handel Water Music Suite No. 2 8:21 AM Ludwig Van Beethoven Variations on a theme by Wranitzky 8:36 AM Margaret Brandman Undulations 8:51 AM Richard Strauss SALOME: Dance of the Seven Veils 9:04 AM Manuel De Falla Three-Cornered Hat (complete ballet) 9:43 AM Philippe Gaubert Flute Sonata No. 2 10:00 AM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Divertimento No. 3 10:13 AM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart String Quartet 10:25 AM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Flute Quartet 10:44 AM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Sonata No. 1 11:00 AM Aaron Jay Kernis String Quartet No. 1, "Musica Celestis" 11:34 AM Johann Sebastian Bach Cello Suite No. 5 12:05 PM Johann Strauss, Jr. Schwärmereien Concert Waltz 12:21 PM Georges Bizet CARMEN: Final Duet (Act IV) 12:34 PM Felix Mendelssohn String Symphony No. 1 12:49 PM Danny Elfman Charlotte's Web: Wilbur's Homecoming 1:02 PM Ludwig Van Beethoven Piano Concerto 1:40 PM Walter Piston The Incredible Flutist: Ballet Suite 2:00 PM Leevi Madetoja Elegy for Strings 2:07 PM Franz Joseph Haydn Piano Trio, H. -
ROCKPORT CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL PROGRAMS 1997-2001 LOCATION: ROCKPORT ART ASSOCIATION 1997 June 12-July 6, 1997 David Deveau, Artistic Director
ROCKPORT CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL PROGRAMS 1997-2001 LOCATION: ROCKPORT ART ASSOCIATION 1997 June 12-July 6, 1997 David Deveau, artistic director Thursday, June 12, 1997 Opening Night Gala Concert & Champagne Reception The Piano Virtuoso Recital Series Russell Sherman, piano Ricordanza, No. 9 from The Transcendental Etudes Franz Liszt (1811-86) Wiegenlied (Cradle-song) Liszt Sonata in B minor Liszt Sech Kleine Klavierstucke (Six Piano Piece), OP. 19 (1912) Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951) Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 “Appassionata” Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Friday, June 13, 1997 The International String Quartet Series The Shanghai Quartet Quartet in G major, Op. 77, No. 1, “Lobkowitz” Franz Josef Haydn (1732-1809) Poems from Tang Zhou Long (b.1953) Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D.810 “Death and the Maiden” Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Saturday, June 14, 1997 Chamber Music Gala Series Figaro Trio Trio for violin, cello and piano in C major, K.548 (1788) Wolfgang A. Mozart (1756-91) Duo for violin and cello, Op. 7 (1914) Zoltan Kodaly (1882-1967) Trio for violin, cello and piano in F minor, Op. 65 (1883) Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) Sunday, June 15, 1997 Chamber Music Gala Series Special Father’s Day Concert Richard Stoltzman, clarinet Janna Baty, soprano (RCMF Young Artist) | Andres Diaz, cello Meg Stoltzman, piano | Elaine Chew, piano (RCMF Young Artist) | Peter John Stoltzman, piano David Deveau, piano The Great Panjandrum (1989) Peter Child (b.1953) Sonata for clarinet and piano (1962) Francis Poulenc (1899-1964( Jazz Selections Selected Waltzes and Hungarian Dances for piano-four hands Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Trio in A minor for clarinet, cello and piano, Op. -
The Piano Trio, the Duo Sonata, and the Sonatine As Seen by Brahms, Tchaikovsky, and Ravel
ABSTRACT Title of Dissertation: REVISITING OLD FORMS: THE PIANO TRIO, THE DUO SONATA, AND THE SONATINE AS SEEN BY BRAHMS, TCHAIKOVSKY, AND RAVEL Hsiang-Ling Hsiao, Doctor of Musical Arts, 2017 Dissertation directed by: Professor Rita Sloan School of Music This performance dissertation explored three significant piano trios, two major instrumental sonatas and a solo piano sonatine over the course of three recitals. Each recital featured the work of either Brahms, Tchaikovsky or Ravel. Each of these three composers had a special reverence for older musical forms and genres. The piano trio originated from various forms of trio ensemble in the Baroque period, which consisted of a dominating keyboard part, an accompanying violin, and an optional cello. By the time Brahms and Tchaikovsky wrote their landmark trios, the form had taken on symphonic effects and proportions. The Ravel Trio, another high point of the genre, written in the early twentieth century, went even further exploring new ways of using all possibilities of each instrument and combining them. The duo repertoire has come equally far: duos featuring a string instrument with piano grew from a humble Baroque form into a multifaceted, flexible classical form. Starting with Bach and continuing with Mozart and Beethoven, the form traveled into the Romantic era and beyond, taking on many new guises and personalities. In Brahms’ two cello sonatas, even though the cello was treated as a soloist, the piano still maintained its traditional prominence. In Ravel’s jazz-influenced violin sonata, he treated the two instruments with equal importance, but worked with their different natures and created an innovative sound combination. -
CLAUDE DEBUSSY | SEGMENT LIST © HNH International
CLAUDE DEBUSSY | SEGMENT LIST © HNH International “I could not do without his music. It is my oxygen.” (Francis Poulenc on Debussy) A unique voice in classical music, Claude Debussy exercised widespread influence over later generations of composers, both in his native France and elsewhere, including Messiaen, Cage and Bartók. His music combines late nineteenth- century Romanticism with a soundscape that exudes evocative imagery. This catalogue contains an impressive collection of works by this master composer: piano music, ranging from his ever-popular Clair de lune to the light-hearted Children’s Corner Suite; examples of his influential orchestral music, including Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun and La Mer; the exquisite opera Pelléas et Mélisande, and much more. © 2018 Naxos Rights US, Inc. 1 of 2 LABEL CATALOGUE # COMPOSER TITLE FEATURED ARTISTS UPC A Musical Journey DEBUSSY, Claude Naxos 2.110544 FRANCE: A Musical Tour of Provence Various Artists 747313554454 (1862–1918) Music by Debussy and Ravel [DVD] DEBUSSY, Claude Naxos 8.556663 BEST OF DEBUSSY Various Artists 0730099666329 (1862–1918) DEBUSSY, Claude Cello Recital – Cello Sonata Tatjana Vassiljeva, Cello / Naxos 8.555762 0747313576227 (1862–1918) (+STRAVINSKY / BRITTEN / DUTILLEUX) Yumiko Arabe, Piano DEBUSSY, Claude Naxos 8.556788 Chill With Debussy Various Artists 0730099678827 (1862–1918) DEBUSSY, Claude Clair de lune and Other Piano Favorites • Naxos 8.555800 Francois-Joël Thiollier, Piano 0747313580026 (1862–1918) Arabesques • Reflets dans l'eau DEBUSSY, Claude Naxos 8.509002 Complete Orchestral Works [9CDs Boxed Set] Various Artists 747313900237 (1862–1918) DEBUSSY, Claude Early Works for Piano Duet – Naxos 8.572385 Ivo Haah, Adrienne Soos, Piano 747313238576 (1862–1918) Printemps • Le triomphe de Bacchus • Symphony in B Minor DEBUSSY, Claude Naxos 8.578077-78 Easy-Listening Piano Classics (+RAVEL) [2CDs] Various Artists 747313807772 (1862–1918) DEBUSSY, Claude Naxos 8.572472 En blanc et noir (+MESSIAEN) Håkon Austbø, Ralph van Raat, Piano 747313247271 (1862–1918) Four-Hand Piano Music, Vol. -
Writing About Music: a Style Sheet, Second Edition
36473_u01.qxd 2/6/08 4:24 PM Page 1 1 Music Terminology Titles of Works 1.1 The formal title of a work from the classical repertoire includes the key, index identifier, and sometimes its familiar or tradi- tional name. Beethoven, Symphony No. 3 in Ef Major, op. 55 (“Eroica”) or Beethoven, Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, op. 55 (“Eroica”) Either solution is correct. (The use of lowercase b and the num- ber symbol # for Ef and F# is not.) For most applications the spelled-out version ends posing fewer challenges to design and layout. 1.2 Generic Titles. Generic titles are those, in English, that use such describers as symphony, concerto, fantasia, and the like, often with an identifying opus or catalog number appended. These ti- tles are given in roman type. Consider the forms given below. Bach, Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565 ___–1 Haydn, Baryton Trio No. 71 in A Major, Hob. XI:71 ___ 0 ___+1 1 36473_u01.qxd 2/6/08 4:24 PM Page 2 music terminology Beethoven, String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, op. 18, no. 1 Beethoven, Violin Concerto in D Major, op. 61 Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony Schubert, Mass No. 6 in Ef Major, D. 950 Schumann, Variations for Piano, op. 9 the Schumann Variations, op. 9 Lisz,: Piano Sonata in B Minor (See, for more samples, 1.16, and, for catalogs, 1.25.) Capitalization styles vary but should be consistent throughout a work. CMS (8.203), for instance, prefers Symphony no. 3. -
Winter 2009/10
BARGEMUSIC In residence to the community all year long. Winter 2009-10 X “It doesn’t take long to hear what makes Bargemusic the perfect chamber music hall… ” —Allan Kozinn, The New York Times “The popular venture atop a floating barge … a wonderfully intimate place to hear chamber music.” —Anthony Tommasini, The New York Times w www.bargemusic.org [email protected] 718.624.2083 718.624.4061 Fulton Ferry Landing, Brooklyn w www.bargemusic.org W w Reservations W For reservations & all inquiries: 718.624.2083 or 718.624.4061 Seats are assigned in order of phone call or email. Email: [email protected] Ticket Prices: Vary by performance; please see individual calendar listings. Purchase tickets at the concert by cash or check only, please. Ask about group sales and gift certificates. Credit Cards by Phone: Purchase tickets with MasterCard or VISA, only by telephone at 718.624.2083. Cancellations: Please let us know before the concert if you cannot attend so that your seat can be reassigned. If you have already paid by check or credit card, you may donate your tickets for a tax deduction. We are not able to refund payments. w Directions W Bargemusic is in Brooklyn on the Fulton Ferry Landing near the Brooklyn Bridge See map online at www.bargemusic.org. By Subway: From Manhattan, ride in the rear of the A or C train to High Street station in Brooklyn. (From Brooklyn, ride in the front of the train). Use the FULTON STREET EXIT. Walk downhill on Cadman Plaza West to the East River, 3 blocks. -
March 2019 2 •
2018/19 Season January - March 2019 2 • This spring, two of today's greatest Lieder interpreters, the German baritone Christian Gerhaher and his regular pianist Gerold Huber, return to survey one of the summits of the repertoire, Schubert’s psychologically intense Winterreise. Harry Christophers and The Sixteen join us with a programme of odes, written to welcome Charles II back Director’s to London from his visits to Newmarket, alongside excerpts from Purcell's incidental music to Theodosius, Nathaniel Lee's 1680 tragedy. Introduction Leading Schubert interpreter Christian Zacharias delves into the composer’s unique melodic, harmonic and thematic flourishes in his lecture-recital. Through close examination of these musical hallmarks and idiosyncrasies, he takes us on a journey to the very essence of Schubert’s style. With her virtuosic ability to sing anything from new works to Baroque opera and Romantic Lieder with exceptional quality, Marlis Petersen is one of the most enterprising singers today. Her residency continues with two concerts, sharing the stage with fellow singers and accompanists of international acclaim. This year’s Wigmore Hall Learning festival, Sense of Home, celebrates the diversity and multicultural melting pot that is London and the borough of Westminster, reflects on Wigmore Hall as a place many call home, and invites you to explore what ‘home’ means to you. One of the most admired singers of the present day, Elīna Garanča, will open the 2018/19 season at the Metropolitan Opera as Dalila in Saint-Saëns’ Samson et Dalila. Her programme in February – comprising four major cycles – includes Wagner's Wesendonck Lieder, two of which were identified by the composer himself as studies for Tristan und Isolde. -
Seattle Chamber Music Festival Repertoire, 1982
SEATTLE CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY REPERTOIRE LIST, 1982–2020 “THIRTY-NINE YEARS OF BEAUTIFUL MUSIC” James Ehnes, Artistic Director Toby Saks (1942-2013), Founder Adams, John Anonymous (arr. Delaware Staigers) China Gates for Piano (2013) Carnival of Venice for Trumpet and Piano (2003W) Hallelujah Junction for Two Pianos (2012, 2017W) Road Movies for Violin and Piano (2013) Arensky, Anton Piano Quintet in D major, Op. 51 (1997, 2003, 2011W) Aho, Kalevi Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 32 (1984, 1990, 1992, 1994, 2001, 2007, 2010O, ER-OS (2018) 2016W) Piano Trio in F minor, Op. 73 (2001W, 2009) Albéniz, Isaac Quartet for Violin, Viola and Two Celli in A minor, Op. 35 (1989, 1995, 2008, Iberia (3 selections from) (2003) 2011) Iberia “Evocation” (2015) Six Piéces for Piano, Op. 53 (2013) Alexandrov, Kristian Arlen, Harold Prayer for Trumpet and Piano (2013) Wizard of Oz Fantasy (arr. William Hirtz) (2002) Applebaum Arnold, Malcolm "Landscape of Dreams" (1990) Sonatina for Oboe and Piano, Op. 28 (2004) Andres, Bernard Babajanian, Arno Narthex for Flute and Harp (2000W) Piano Trio in F sharp minor (2015) Anderson, David Bach, Johann Sebastian Capriccio No. 2 for Solo Double Bass (2006) “Aus liebe will mein Heiland sterben” from St. Matthew Passion BWV 244 Four Short Pieces for Double Bass (2006) (for flute, arr. Bennett) (2019) Brandenburg Concerto No 3 in G major, BWV 1048 (2011) Anderson, Jordan Brandenburg Concertos (Complete) BWV 1046-1051 (2013W) Drafts for Double Bass and Piano (2006) Capriccio “On the Departure of a Beloved Brother” in B flat -
Download Chamber Repertoire
chamber r epertoire K. AGÓCS Immutable Dreams (quintet) BARTÓK Piano Quintet BEETHOVEN Sonata for Piano and Violin in A major Op. 12 No. 2 Quintet for Piano and Winds Op. 16 Sonata for Piano and Horn in F major Op. 17 Sonata for Piano and Violin in F major Op. 24 Sonata for Piano and Cello in A major Op. 69 Sonata for Piano and Cello in D major Op. 102 No. 2 BRAHMS Piano Trio in B major Op. 8 Piano Quartet in G minor Op. 25 selections from Waltzes Op. 39 Sonata for Piano and Violin in G major Op. 78 Sonata for Piano and Cello in F major Op. 99 Piano Trio in C minor Op. 101 BRITTEN Gemini Variations for flute, violin and piano four-hands (Secondo) CARTAN Introduction et Allegro for Piano and Wind Quintet CASTIGLIONI Quickly—Variations for Chamber Ensemble Nicolas Namoradze concerto repertoire, page 1/4 COPLAND Appalachian Spring (chamber version for 13 players) Why do the shut me out of heaven? (voice and piano) Danzon Cubano (Piano I) “Hoe-Down” from “Rodeo” (Piano I) DEBUSSY Sonata for Piano and Violin L. 140 La Mer (transcription for piano four-hands / Secondo) Jeux (transcription for two pianos: Roques / Primo) Petite Suite (Secondo) Prélude à l’après-midi d’une faune (transcription for two pianos / Piano I) Prélude à l’après-midi d’une faune (transcription for piano four-hands: Ravel / Secondo) Danses sacrée et profane (transcription for two pianos / Piano II) DVORÁK selections from Slavonic Dances Opp. 46 & 72 DOHNÁNYI selections from Ruralia Hungarica Op.