Monday, January 13, 2020

Music Played on January 5, 2020

A selected group of pianists met at Curt's house for an early new year afternoon of music fun. We welcomed new group member Barb! The small group allowed for performers to take part in three rounds of performance.

Of the eleven pieces that were played, 6 came from two composers: three each from Schumann and Rachmaninoff. There being no clear winner in the 'most popular composer' competition, I went to a tie breaker. We couldn't use a shoot-out because all the performers had already left by the time the tie was noticed. So, I opted to count up the number of notes in the pieces played. On that basis, I am declaring Serge Rachmaninoff the winner of the January (first half) prize.

A reminder to all Group members - starting this month, there will be two group meetings each month for you to attend. But, you can only sign-up for one group per month.

Round 1:

# Performer Work
1. J.P. Kinderszenen No 1 to 5, by R. Schumann
2. Curt Prelude Op. 33, No. 8, by S. Bortkiewicz
3. Christopher Etude Tableuax in G (?Op), by S. Rachmaninoff
4. Jeff Prelude in B- Op. 32 No. 10, by S. Rachmaninoff
5. Barb Ballade No. 2, op 38 in F+, by F. Chopin

Round 2:


# Performer Work
1. J.P. Kinderszenen No 11 to 13, by R. Schumann
2. Curt Intermezzo in A Flat, by F. Poulenc
3. Jeff Etude Tableuax in G- (?Op), by S. Rachmaninoff
4. Christopher Nachtbilder Op. 25, No. 2, by, T. Kirchner

Round 3:


# Performer Work
1. J.P. Kinderszenen No 6 to 8, by R. Schumann
2. Curt Reverie du Soir, by S. Lyapunov