Music Played on March 15, 2020

In retrospect, the last of out pre-COVID meetings. 

There were fewer people this week at Gregory's place on a sunny cool March afternoon, but we made up for the lower numbers with some longer works.  We also had a treat with Annabelle playing the flute..

Round 1:

#	Performer	Work
1.	Gregory	Great Crush Collision March, by Scott Joplin
2.	Gordon	Piano Sonata Op. 49 No. 2, by L. V. Beethoven
3.	Jeff	Prelude in G Minor Op. 32 No. 10, by S. Rachmaninoff
4.	John	Yield Not to Temptation (Hymn)
5.	Soojin and Annabelle (piano/flute duet)	Concerto for Flute Op. 283. 1st mvt, by C. Reinecke
6.	Wesley	Invention No. 6 in E Major, by J. S. Bach

Round 2:

#	Performer	Work
1.	Gregory	An die Musik, by F. Schubert
2.	Gordon	Piano Sonata Op. 49 No. 1, by L. V. Beethoven
3.	Jeff	Etude Tableaux, Op. 33 No. 8 in G Minor, by S. Rachmaninoff
4.	John	PA Triad Improvisation on Rachmaninoff’s Prelude in G. Minor
5.	Annabelle (flute)	Bourrée Angloise, by J. S. Bach Tango étude No. 4, by A. Piazzolla
4.	Wesley	Prelude in D Flat Major, by F. Chopin

Music played on March 1, 2020

Another enjoyable afternoon of music, at Kathy's.  A smaller group of performers attended but provided a good range of musical styles as usual.  We welcomed guest flautist Annabelle who is preparing for her university audition later this month.

Beethoven made a strong return to the field this week.  He had dipped his toe into the water in February but March marked his full return with three  performances of movements from his sonatas. He wins the coveted most popular composer competition,.  A strong second place goes to Poulenc.  He has been showing up recently in the performance list, with strong support from Curt.

Round 1:

#	Performer	Work
1.	David	Moonlight Sonata Op. 27 No. 2, 1st & 2nd mvt, by L.V. Beethoven
2.	Christopher	Etude Tableau Op. 33 No. 8, by S. Rachmaninoff
3.	Kathy	Sonata in A Major D. 664, 2nd & 3rd mvt, by F. Schubert
4.	Curt	Novelette No. 1 in C Major, Novelette No. 3 in E Minor, by F. Poulenc
5.	Soojin and Annabelle (piano/flute duet)	Concerto for Flute Op. 283. 1st mvt, by C. Reinecke
6.	Adrian	Sonata No. 24 in F Sharp Major Op. 78, by L.V. Beethoven

Round 2:

#	Performer	Work
1.	Curt	Intermezzo in A Flat Major, by F. Poulenc
2.	Christopher	Armellodie, by Chilly Gonzales
3.	Annabelle (flute)	Tango Etude No. 4, by A. Piazzolla
4.	David	Prelude and Fugue in F Minor, WTC2, by J.S. Bach
5.	Adrian	Sonata No. 31 Op. 110, 1st mvt, by L.V. Beethoven

Music played on February 16, 2020

Weather did not hinder travel this month, and we enjoyed a wonderful view from Jeff’s apartment and the recently renovated Steinway.  We were especially pleased to welcome first-time participants Wesley and François, and hope that they join us again.  An excellent variety of pieces was performed, including some composers seldom heard in our group before.

The most popular composer competition was a run-away victory this week by Chopin: four performers played five pieces by Chopin. Congratulations!

I learned something new this month about an old topic: the numbering of Mozart's works. I assumed that the Kochel (K) classification was 'fixed'. Not so.  Turns out there are 6 versions of the 'K' classification, including one done by Einstein. Wesley reported his work as 'KV300h', This is the same as K330. 'KV' is the sixth, and most recent, version of the organization.  The newer versions were largely created to incorporate newly discovered works and more accurate information about the dates of composition.  You can look at this link for more information.  I'll probably stick to the original K numbering since all my recordings and music scores use that.  But, worth knowing about.

Round 1:

#	Performer	Work
1.	Karin & David (duet)	Sheep May Safely Graze, by J. S Bach (arr. By Sharon Aaronson)
2.	Gregory	Adieu to the Piano, attributed to Beethoven but composer unknown.
3.	Gordon	Sonata Op. 27 No. 2, mov. 1&2, by L. van Beethoven
4.	Curt	Mélancolie, by F. Poulenc
5.	Wesley	Sonata K 330 (or KV300h), Andante Cantabile, by W. A. Mozart
6.	Caryn	Traumerei, by R. Schumann
7.	Jeff	Prelude in B Minor, by S. Rachmaninoff
8.	Hedda	On the Lake, by Heinrich Hofmann
9.	Lynda	Deux Nocturnes Op. 56 No. 1, by F. Chopin
10.	François	Ballade No. 4, by F. Chopin

Round 2:

#	Performer	Work
1.	Gregory (playing) and Gordon (singing)	Climb Every Mountain, by Rodgers and Hammerstein
2.	Wesley	Polonaise Op. 26 No. 1 (Meno mosso), by F. Chopin
3.	Jeff	Intermezzo Op. 16 No. 1, by J. Brahms
4.	Curt	Moment Musicaux Op. 16 No. 1, by S. Rachmaninoff
5.	David	Hallelujah, by Leonard Cohen (arr. by Dietmar Steinhauer)
6.	Gordon	Prelude Op. 51 No. 2, by A. Scriabin
7.	Lynda	One Note Samba by Carlos Jobim A day in the Life of a Fool by Luiz Bonfa
8.	François	Nocturne No. 20 in C-Sharp Minor, by F. Chopin
9.	Hedda	Peace Country Hoedown, by Christine Donkin