Music played at the April 13, 2014 session

Thanks to John W. who welcomed us warmly to his home and his 1920s Heintzman "upright grand" on Sunday April 13.

For our edification and amusement Diana explained that 19th century music professor Ebenezer Prout wrote humorous words for the main theme of each of the 48 fugues in Bach's Well-tempered clavier.  The list can be seen at http://everything2.com/title/Prout%2527s+words+for+the+Fugue+Subjects+of+Bach%2527s+Well-Tempered+Clavier.

Here is what we played:

Diana -- Schumann, Fantaisiestücke, Op. 12 No. 8, “The End”
Liz (via Skype) -- Mendelssohn, Song without words, op. 19, no. 4
Vanessa -- Chopin, Nocturne in E minor, op. 72, no. 1
Delaney -- Mozart, Ave verum corpus from the Requiem
Janice S. -- Bach, Invention no. 13 in A minor
Kathy -- Two pieces by Mona Rejino: Reverie and Nocturne
Nick B. -- Bach, Little prelude, BWV 933
Winnie -- Initial portions of three pieces: Mozart, Sonata in C major K545 1st movement; Beethoven, Moonlight sonata 1st movement; and Massenet, Meditation from Thaïs
John -- Own arrangements of three hymns: Danny boy, Yield not to temptation, and Purity

2nd round:

Liz -- Granados, Valses poeticos, no. 5
Diana -- Bach, Fugue in D minor, Well-tempered clavier book 1, BWV 851 (Prout's words for this are "He trod upon my corns with heavy boots—I yelled!")
Nick B. -- Bach, Little prelude, BWV 934
Janice S. -- Joni Mitchell, Both sides now
Delaney -- Satie, Gymnopedie no. 1
Vanessa -- Accompanied herself singing the aria "Verdi Prati" from Handel's opera "Alcina"
Winnie -- Bach, Prelude in C major, Well-tempered clavier book 1
John -- Own arrangements of two hymns: Alma and Heavenward

Music played at the April 6, 2014 session

Thanks to Karin for hosting and sharing her two (!) splendid pianos ... a German Grotrian Steinweg upright and a recently acquired 1912 Pleyel 5’6” grand.  And welcome to new member Mandi.

Here's what was played:

Sachie -- Bach, Sinfonia from Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826
Mary Lou -- Bach, French Suite No. 5, BWV 816: Allemande, Courante, Sarabande, Gavotte, Bourrée, Loure, Gigue
Tim --  Schubert, Impromptu in G flat major, Op. 90 No. 3
Christopher -- Schubert, Piano Sonata No. 13 in A major, 2nd movement, Andante, D.664
Gared -- Mozart, Piano Sonata No. 12 in F major, 2nd and 3rd movements, Adagio and Allegro assai, K.332
Karin -- Mendelssohn, Song Without Words Op. 19 No. 2
David -- Chopin, Fantasie Impromptu in C# minor, Op. 66

2nd round:

Sachie -- Rachmaninoff, Étude, Opus 39 no. 6 in A minor “Little Red Riding Hood”
Gared -- own composition "Drunken Rabbit"
Christopher -- Cole Porter, Night and Day, arrangement by John Kember
David -- Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K488, 2nd movement, Adagio (solo piano and orchestra transcription)