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

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.