Monday, October 20, 2014

Music played at the October 19, 2014 session

Thanks again to Mitchell for hosting our Sunday afternoon session at Ottawa Pianos.  It's always a pleasure playing on such fine instruments.  Again, there was a pleasing diversity of modern and classical music, and some new discoveries.

Here's what was played:

Mary Ann -- Mendelssohn, Song Without Words "Duetto", Op 38. No. 6
Gared -- Amy Beach, Hermit Thrush at Eve, Op. 92 No. 1
Liz -- Oskar Merikanto, Valse Lente, Op. 33
Gregory -- Ross Jutsum, Rivers of Living Water
Karin -- Robert Palmer, Evening Music
Mary Lou --  Shostakovich, Preludes, Op. 34 No. 1 & 2
John -- Haydn, Symphony No. 94 "Surprise", 3rd movement, own piano transcription
Jennifer -- Respighi, Three Preludes on Gregorian Melodies, No. 1
Lynda -- Gerald Martin, Dark Eye Boogie
Jorge -- Bach, Prelude & Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846
Sachie -- Rachmaninoff,  Prelude in E Flat Major, Op. 23 No. 6
Julie -- Debussy, Prelude, Book 1 No. 9 La Serenade Interrompue
Elizabeth -- own composition, 12 Bar Blues
Christopher & David -- Bach, Concerto for Two Keyboards, Second Movement, BWV 1062

2nd round:

Jorge -- Beethoven, Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight", 1st Movement, Op. 27 No. 2
Gared -- own composition, Patience
Julie -- Kabalevsky, Prelude, Op. 38. No. 5
John -- own arrangement, Daleko-daleko (Far away, far away)
Christopher -- Oskar Merikanto, Valse Lente, Op. 33
Elizabeth -- Beethoven, Piano Sonata No. 8 "Pathétique", 2nd Movement, Op. 13