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