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 |
