🎵 Notes from October 19 2024 meetup

On a pleasant sunny day we had a good turnout and played on Ottawa Pianos' magnificent Felix CFX concert grand.  We welcomed new member Daniel to the group. There was an interesting variety of works played, Baroque to Modern, and from relatively simple (but good) to more challenging (and also good).  

Here's what was played:

• Gregory: Sérenade sur l’eau, by Jacques Ibert and Waltz in B minor, by Viktor Kossenko
• Jean-Claude: Notturno, by Ottorino Resphigi
• Tunde: Sonata in A minor 1st part, by W. A. Mozart
• Andrew: Humoreske part 1, by R. Schumann
• Françoise (piano) and Kevin (violin): Andante Affetuoso, by Brian Crain
• David R: Minuets in G major and G minor, by C. Petzold (formerly attributed to J. S. Bach)
• Jocelyn: Sonata in F major, by L. V. Beethoven
• Stéphanie: Reflections, by Dennis Alexander
• Karin: Voiles, by C. Debussy
• Dennis: La fille aux cheveux de lin, by C. Debussy
• Jennifer: Prelude in D major Op. 28, by S. Rachmaninoff
• Daniel: Solace: A Mexican Serenade, by Scott Joplin
• Françoise and Dennis (vocal/piano duet): Le secret, by Gabriel Fauré
• Jean-Claude: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, by J. S. Bach (arr. Myra Hess)
• Françoise (piano) and Kevin (violin): Time Forgotten, by Brian Crain
• David R: Polovtsian Dance from Prince Igor, by Alexander Borodin (arr. Felix Blumenfeld)

🎵 Notes from October 6 2024 meetup

We had a beautiful fall afternoon playing at Natalie’s on her Boston baby grand piano.  There was a good assortment of pieces, including one by Kurt Weil, a composer rarely played in our group. The work by Fauré was apropos given that it is the 100th anniversary of his death.  Lorraine mentioned that her piece had an excerpt from the French national anthem, which was banned at that time and place.  This lead to an interesting discussion about the influence of music, given that throughout history specific pieces and composers have been banned, and sometimes music altogether. 

Here’s what was played:

• Gregory: The Vagabond from Songs of Travel, by Ralph Vaughn Williams
• Jean-Claude: Barcarolle #1, by Gabriel Fauré
• Mary Lou:  Prelude from Three Piano Pieces, by Marjan Mozetich
• Martin: Piano Sonata #48 in C major, by F. J. Haydn
• Karin: Voiles (Prelude), by Claude Debussy
• Natalie: Sonata K457 in C minor 1st movement, by W. A. Mozart
• Paul and Emil (duet): Fantasie in F minor, by F. Schubert
• Jeff: Preludes Op. 11 #10, Op. 11 #12, Op. 17 #3 and Op. 16 #2, by A. Scriabin
• Lorraine: Viennese Carnival (part), by R. Schumann
• Gregory: Bumble Boogie, by Jack Fina
• Jean-Claude: Speak Low, by Kurt Weil
• Karin: Romance Op. 11 #1, by Clara Schumann
• Mary Lou: Nocturne in C# Minor Op. Posth, by F.  Chopin
• Natalie: Sonata K457 in C minor 2nd movement, by W. A. Mozart