We had a very full session at the Steinway Gallery on Sunday, including three four-hands duets! We also had two new members who performed. Welcome. Due the large number of performers, the second round was limited to a small number of members.
Our great thanks to Jennifer Messer at the Steinway Gallery for enabling us to perform on such a magnificent concert grand piano.
There was no clear winner in the composer popularity contest this week with two composers (Scriabin and J.S. Bach) having three performances each. Two of Bach's performances were in arrangements so we wll give the prize to Scriabin again. This month also featured a re-match in the Nick vs Brahms contest. Brahms won handily in the first round but Nick played things to a draw in the second round. I wonder if there will be another re-match?
Round 1:
| # | Performer | Work |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Gregory | Preludes, Op. 11 No. 10 and Op. 33 No. 3, by A. Scriabin |
| 2. | Caryn | Fantasia in D Minor, by W.A. Mozart |
| 3. | Gordon | Sonatina Op. 36 No. 5 1st movement, by M. Clementi |
| 4. | Nick | Intermezzo Op. 118 No. 1. J. Brahms |
| 5. | Lynda & Soojin | Deep Purple by Peter de Rose |
| 6. | Karin & Nancy | Ariosa, by J.S. Bach & Melody in Waltz Time, by A. Borodin |
| 7. | Jackie | O Mio Babbino Caro, by G. Puccini |
| 8. | Karin | Song Without Words Op. 19 No. 2, by F. Mendelssohn |
| 9. | David | Sonata in B Minor, K.87, by A. Scarlatti, SoundCloud recording of David playing this piece is here |
| 10. | Jorge | Adagio from Concerto in D Minor, BWV974, by J.S. Bach/Marcello |
| 11. | Jeff | Prelude, Op. 51 No. 3, by A. Scriabin |
| 12. | John | Own Improvisation |
| 13. | Elie | Consolation No. 3, by F. Liszt |
Round 2:
| # | Performer | Work |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Gordon | Waltz in A Flat Major, Op. 64 No. 3, by F. Chopin |
| 2. | Lynda | Nocturne, Op. 9 No. 2, by F. Chopin |
| 3. | Jeff | Prelude, Op. 22 No. 4, by A. Scriabin |
| 4. | Nick | Prelude, Op. 23 No. 4 (1st page), by S. Rachmaninoff |
| 5. | David | Minuet in G Minor, by Handel/Kempff, SoundCloud recording of David playing this piece is here |
| 6. | Jorge | Sonata #14, op 27/2 (1st movement), by L. van Beethoven |
| 7. | Nancy | Gavotte from French Suite No. 5 in G, BWV816, by J.S. Bach |
Group Photo at Steinway Gallery, May 27, 2018
