Tuesday, November 12, 2024

🎵 Notes from November 10 2024 meetup

We had a good size group at 10,000 Hours with our usual interesting assortment of pieces played. Among others, we enjoyed hearing the composer Sammy Fain a first for our group, and some “icy” music from Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnalds. 

Here’s what was played:
  • Karin: Adagio, by J. S. Bach arr. Marcello
  • Nick: Sonata #L7, by F. J. Haydn
  • Dennis: Intermezzo Op. 118 #2, by J. Brahms
  • Françoise (piano) and Kevin (violin): Solitary Hill, by Brian Crain
  • David R: Recuerdos de la Alhambra, F. Tarrega arr. D. Center
  • Natalie: Prelude and Fugue in D major BWV 874, by J. S. Bach
  • Jocelyne: Sonata in F minor, by L. V. Beethoven
  • Carolyn: Waltz in B minor Op. 69#2, by F. Chopin
  • Paul: Mazurka in A minor Op. 7 #2, by F. Chopin
  • Grace: Jazz Exercise #4, by Oscar Peterson
  • Grace: Alice in Wonderland, by Sammy Fain
  • Grace: Over the Rainbow, by Harold Arlen arr. by Shearing
  • Mizuki: June Barcarolle, by P. Tchaikovsky
  • Jeff: Preludes Op. 11 #10, Op. 11 #12, Op. 17 #3 and Op. 16 #2, by A. Scriabin
  • Dennis: Saman, by Ólafur Arnalds
  • David R: Hannah Grace Waltz/ Hope, by Maria Rose Rechner, SoundCloud recording of David playing these pieces is here and here
  • Françoise (piano) and Kevin (violin): Crimson Sky, by Brian Crain
  • Natalie: Sonata K457 1st movement, by W. A. Mozart