Music played at the March 2013 session

Host: Jennifer

Diana -- Bach, The French Suites, Suite No. 5 in G, BWV 817: #1, Allemande and #2, Courante.
Luc -- Debussy, La fille aux cheveux de lin, [Préludes Book, No. 8], in Gb major
Liz -- Edward MacDowell, Movement 3 from Six Fancies (1898): Summer Song in Ab major [by Skype!]
Kathleen -- Chopin, Nocturne, Op. 37 No. 1
Janice -- Schumann, Op. 15, Kinderszenen: #1, Von fremden Ländern und Menschen; and #7, Träumerai
Nick -- Frank Bridge, Rosemary, in the key of G
Julie -- Beethoven, Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10 No. 1, 1st movement, Allegro molto e con brio in C minor
Mary Lou -- Rachmaninoff, Prelude in D Major, Op. 23 No. 4
Sachie -- Brahms, Intermezzo, Op. 118, Nos. 1 & 2
Elizabeth & Martin -- Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 23, 2nd movement, Adagio in F# minor [extemporaneous arr., piano & recorder]
Jennifer & Martin -- Reinhold Glière, Op. 35, No. 7, Valse Triste for Clarinet & Piano
Macy -- Beethoven, Op. 331, No. 2, Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, “Tempest Sonata”, 1st movement
Jennifer -- Scarlatti, Sonata in B minor, K87
David & Christopher -- Mozart, Four Hands, Piano Sonata in D major, all 3 movements

Music played at the February 2013 session

Venue: Ottawa Pianos

Diana -- Beethoven, Piano Sonata Op. 10 No.1

Mary Ann -- Beethhoven, Piano Trio No. 7 in B Flat Major Op.  97 "Archduke", to first repeat

Luc -- Mozart, Fantasy No. 3 in D Minor, K. 397

Jennifer & David 4-Hands -- Dvorak, Slavonic Dance in E Minor, Op. 72 No. 2

Janice -- Chopin, Waltz in B Minor, Op. 69 No. 2

Sachie -- Beethoven, Piano Sonata in C# Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 - all three movements of  "Moonlight Sonata"

Kathleen -- Piazzolla, Milonga del Angel

Christopher -- Fauré, Romance Sans Paroles, Op. 17 No. 3

David -- Bach, Fugue No. 9 in E Major, from Well Tempered Clavier Book 2, BWV 878, SoundCloud recording of David playing this is here 

David & Christopher 4-Hands -- Mozart, Piano Sonata in D Major, 2nd movement, K. 381

Jennifer -- Brahms, Ballade in G Minor, Op. 118 No. 3

Music played at the January 2013 session

Host: Sachie

Sachie & Sayaka -- Debussy, En Bateau – Duet, 4-hands
Sachie -- Beethoven, Piano Sonata in C# Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 – 2nd movement, Allegretto
Diana -- Schumann, Arabesque in C, Op. 18
Linda -- Chopin, Fantasie impromptu in C# minor, Op. 66
Liz -- Enriqué Granados, Valses Poeticos, No. 2 in F and No. 3 in D minor
Elizabeth -- Bach, Two-Part Invention No. 8 in F
Christopher -- John Field, Nocturne No. 5 in Bb
Julie -- Bartók, Bagatelle, Op. 6 No. 2 and Six Dances in a Bulgarian Rhythm, No. 2
David -- Erik Satie, Gnossienne No. 3 [Lent] in E minor
…………… [2nd round] ……………..
Liz -- Beethoven, Sonata No. 25 in G, Op. 79 – Andante
David -- Bach, Well-Tempered Klavier, Prelude & Fugue No. 2 in C minor – Fugue only
Julie -- Bach, Menuet from French Suite No. 3 in B minor, BWV 814 [without Trio]

Music played at the December 2012 session

Host: Kathleen

Mary Lou -- Rachmaninoff, Prelude in D Major, Op. 23 No. 4
Mary Ann -- Mozart, 3rd Movement, Piano Trio in B Flat Major, K. 254
Christopher -- Christopher Norton, Celtic Lament
Jennifer -- Chopin, Prelude in A Flat Major, Op. 28 No. 17
Liz -- Massenet, Nocturne, Op. 10 No. 1; Ravel, Prelude 1913
Carol -- Mark Hayes arrangement, I Wonder as I Wander, from Well Tempered Christmas
Kathleen -- Piazzolla, Milonga del Angel
Sachie -- Beethoven, Piano Sonata in C# Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 - 1st movement, "Moonlight Sonata"
Janice -- Bach, Two Part Invention #13 in A Minor 
David -- Chopin, Valse, Op. 64 No. 2
Christopher & David 4-Hands -- Fauré, Berceuse, Dolly Suite, Op. 56

The Bulletproof Musician

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A new Chopin resource

Liz came across this website from a resource on ABRSM's website: Chopin First Editions Online
http://www.cfeo.org.uk/dyn/index.html

From initial browsing it seems that one can view French, German and English first editions for most things.

Music played at the November 2012 session

Host: Mary Ann

Diana -- Bartok, Romanian Folk Dances (suite of six short pieces)
Janice G -- Debussy, Preludes Book II No. 6 "General Lavine"
Janice S -- Chopin, Waltz in B Minor,  Op. 69 No. 2
Mary Lou -- Bach, French Suite No. 5, 1st movement Allemande, BWV816
Christopher -- Grovlez, Berceuse de la Poupée
Carol -- Bach, Bourrée, piano transcription from Violin Sonata No. 2
Kathleen -- Loeschorn, Song of the Waterfall
Liz -- Chopin, Nocturne in E Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2
Linda Moon (guest from Toronto) -- Brahms, Intermezzo No. 2 in A major, Op. 118
Mary Ann -- Mozart, Divertimento, Piano Trio in B Flat Major, K. 254
David -- Chopin, Nocturne in E Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2
Sachie -- Brahms, Intermezzo No. 1 in A Minor and No. 2 in A Major, Op. 118
Diana- Couperin, Les Barricades Mysterieuses

Music played at the October 2012 session

Host: David

Sayaka -- Mozart, Sonata No. 10 in C major, K330 – 2nd movement
Luc -- Chopin, Nocturne in C# minor
Diana -- Liszt – transcript for piano of Schubert’s “Auf dem Wasser zu Singen” in Ab
Julie -- Kabalevsky, Prelude in A, Op. 38 No. 8
Mary Ann -- Mendelssohn, Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49 – 2nd movement (Andante), piano part
Christopher -- Trygve Torjussen, “To the Rising Sun” in Eb, Op. 4 No. 1
Sachie -- Brahms, Intermezzo No. 2 in A major, Op. 118
Elizabeth -- Bach, Prelude in C major, Book 1, No. 1, BWV846
Jennifer -- Scriabin, Étude in C# minor, Op. 2 No. 1 (Andante)
David -- Bach, Prelude and Fugue in C Major – Book 1, No. 1, BWV846 – pre-recorded performance
… [2nd round] …
Luc -- Mozart, Fantasy No. 3 in D minor, K 397
Julie -- Chopin, Waltz in C# minor, Op. 64, No. 2

Music played at the September 2012 session

Host: Luc

Luc -- Chopin, Nocturne in C Sharp Minor 
Liz -- Fauré, Song Without Words - Opus 17 No. 3
Julie -- Mozart, Fantasy in D Minor - K. 397
Janice -- Chopin, Prelude - Opus 18 No. 20
Christopher -- Arthur Benjamin, Romance Impromptu
Mary Ann -- Schumann, Traumerei/Reverie
David -- Beethoven, Sonata No. 8 Pathétique, 2nd Movement
Luc -- Bach, Synfonia No. 6 in E Major - BWV792
Liz -- Lyadov, Prelude
Janice -- Beethoven, Minuet
Julie -- Shostakovich, A Happy Fairy Tale
         -- Bartok, Book for Children - No. 18
Christopher -- Christopher Norton, A Cool Night
David -- Bach, Prelude and Fugue in C Major - BWV846

Music played at the August 2012 session

Venue: Carleton Art Gallery

Diana -- Chopin, Nocturne in B major, Op. 332, No. 1
Mary Lou -- Schubert, Impromptu in Eb major, Op. 90 No. 2
Janice Grey -- Alberto Ginastera, Suite de danzas criollas, in C [1st of 5 suites] – Adasietto pianissimo
Julie -- Yann Tiersen, La dispute in C minor – from the movie, Amélie
Christopher -- Chopin, Polonaise in G minor, Op. S1 No. 1
Liz -- César Cui [1835-1918], Prelude in E major, Op. 64, No. 9 [Russian]
Elizabeth -- Clementi, Sonatina in D major, Op. 36, No. 6, 1st movement, Allegro con spirito.
David R. -- Chopin, Nocturne in Eb major, Op. 9 No. 2
… [2nd round] …
Diana -- Grieg, Nocturne in C, Op. 54 No. 4
Liz -- Liszt, Fünf Klaviestücke No. 1, Sehr Langsam in E major, S.192
Christopher -- Gabriel Grovlez [1879-1944], Petites Litanies de Jésus, in G major
David R. -- Beethoven, Piano Sonata in C# minor, Op. 27, No. 2 – 1st movement, “Moonlight Sonata”