Fantaisie-Impromptu

I had recently played this piece at the audition for the Halifax Music Co-op.  I'll probably revisit this piece in the future.  Meanwhile, our first concert in on October 14th and October 15th at 8:00pm.  The detail can be found here.  If you are in the area, would love to see you at the concert.

Weekly Piano Posting - Fröhlicher Landmann by Robert Schumann

My rendition of Fröhlicher Landmann (The Happy Farmer) from Album für die Jugend (Album for the Young), Op.68

Weekly Piano Posting - Après un rêve by Gabriel Fauré

My rendition of Après un rêve from Trois mélodies, Op.7 by Gabriel Fauré.
Transcription by Robert Jacobs, an International Music Score Library Project.

Weekly Piano Posting - Prelude Op. 28, No. 7 by Frederic Chopin

My rendition of Chopin's Prelude in A Major Op. 28, No.7

Weekly Piano Posting - Prelude Op. 28, No. 6 by Frederic Chopin

My rendition of Chopin's Prelude in B minor Op. 28, No.6

Summer Concert

My friend and I held a summer concert this past July, and here are the video from that concert.  The program for this concert is as follows:

Sonata for Piano and Violin in G Major, Kv. 301 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

  - Allegro Spirito

  - Allegro

Sonata for Piano and Violin in D Major, Op. posth. 137, Nr. 1, D. 384 by Franz Schubert

  - Allegro Molto

  - Andante

  - Allegro Vivace

From Alt-Wiener Tanzweisen by Fritz Kreisler

  - Schön Rosmarin

  - Liebesleid  

Song without Words, Op. 62, No.1 by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy arranged by Fritz Kreisler

Praeludium and Allegro In the Style of Pugnani by Fritz Kreisler

From Spanish Dances, Op. 22 by Pablo Sarasate

  - Romanza Andaluza

Weekly Piano Posting

Prelude in D Major, Op. 28, No.5 By Chopin

Weekly Piano Posting

Prelude Op.28, No.2 by Frederic Chopin

Weekly Piano Post - Prelude, Op. 28, No.1 by Frederic Chopin

One of my friend asked me if I was going to learn Goldberg Variation and post a video of it.  Taking that request to heart, I would like to try to post a selection from from a single piece consisting of several short movements (such as Goldberg Variation) or a collection of short pieces (such as Schumann's Kinderszenen) each week.  For my first collection, I have chosen, Chopin's Prelude.  Hope you enjoy them.

P.S. Given that a month isn't enough time for me to learn a piece (as evident in my monthly posting), the performances on these postings are obviously not going to be very polished.  My apology in advance for that.

Two Little Pieces by Mozart and Haydn

For the latest survey of the music from 50 Greats of the Piano, I have played two little pieces by Mozart and Haydn.  From Mozart we have Menuett in G-major, and from Haydn, we have Little Serenade.

W. A. Mozart's Menuett in G-major is the last piece by Mozart on this book.  It is rather a short and sweet dance music, and I have redacted all the repeats in this piece, making it even shorter.


From Joseph Haydn, we have "Little Serenade."  In my humble opinion, Haydn is one of the most neglected composer, and this book, in my mind, only reinforces that notion.  This rather inconsequential piece, albeit charming, is the only piece by Haydn on this book.

Movements from Mozart Sonatas

My apologies to all readers of this blog for my hiatus.  It has been a hectic few months due to moving and all.  I wouldn't be able to post as frequent as I wish until after March, but I will try to publish a new post each week until then.

The latest pieces from 50 Greats for the Piano are two famous movements from Mozart Sonatas.  A "typical' of Mozart piano pieces, these two movements are deceptively difficult to play.

First of these is the first movement from Mozart's Sonata No. 15, Kv. 545.  The movement is in a Sonata form with themes that sounds rather simple and pleasant, which I find instantly recognizable as a Mozart even if you haven't heard it before.  The difficulty, I find, is in getting the light touch that is require to convey the right mood of the piece, as well as maintaining the tempo consistent throughout the movement.

  

Second piece is the famous Turkish march, the third movement of Mozart's Piano Sonata No. 11, Kv. 331.  According to Wikipedia, this movement is based on the sound of Turkish Janissary band.  Being an ARCT-level (Associate of Royal Conservatory of Music), it may be one of the most difficult pieces in 50 Greats for the Piano .  Also, it is in somewhat atypical Rondo form.  It is ostensibly in ABA form with Coda, but the placement of the repeat signs and common second part in both A and B sections give the piece a very exotic feeling.  

Bach's Prelude and Gavotte

This post continues my endeavor to "learn" all of the pieces contained within 50 Greats for the Piano, the free Piano book I got from Yamaha.

Like the previous pieces, these two are composed by J. S. Bach - the first Prelude from the Well-tempered Clavier, Book I and Gavotte from the French Suite No. 5.  Although, the Well-tempered Clavier and French Suite are considered technically challenging collections to learn, these two pieces are quite easy to learn.

I hope to explore further all the pieces in the Well-tempered Clavier and in the Bach Inventions, in the future.  I would hope to provide more detailed analysis of these pieces at the point.  In the mean time, I hope you would enjoy these pieces.