August 5–9, 2015
Cornell University, Ithaca NY
Calendar of Concerts

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Wednesday, August 5, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

B20 Lincoln Hall

Olga Pashchenko, piano (bio)

Fifteen Variations and a Fugue on an Original Theme in E-flat major, op.35 “Eroica variations,”
by Ludwig van Beethoven

Fantasia for piano, op.77
by Ludwig van Beethoven

Monica Jakuc Leverett, piano (bio)

Szymanowska Etudes in their Time

From Études, op. 50, Book I,
by J. B. Cramer
I. Allegro in C Minor
XVI. Moderato con espressione, in F Minor

NocturneLe Murmure,”
by Maria Szymanowska
From Suite d’études, by Marie Bigot
Allegro in C Minor
Allegretto in A Minor

From Vingt Exercices et Préludes,
by Maria Szymanowska
I. Vivace in F Major
XIV. Risoluto in D Minor
III. Moderato in D Major
IX. Moderato – Lento, molto cantabile in B-flat major
VIII. Con brio in E-flat Major
XIII. Scherzo in B-flat Major

Étude in C Minor, op. 10, No. 12 “Révolutionnaire”,
by Frédéric Chopin

David Kim, piano (bio)

Carnaval, op. 9, by Robert Schumann
Préambule
Pierrot
Arlequin
Valse noble
Eusebius
Florestan
Coquette
Réplique
Papillons
A.S.C.H.–S.C.H.A: Lettres dansantes
Chiarina
Chopin
Estrella
Reconnaissance
Pantalon et Colombine
Valse allemande – Intermezzo: Paganini
Aveu
Promenade
Pause
Marche des Davidsbündler contre les
  Philistins

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Wednesday, August 5, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Kiplinger Theatre, Schwartz Center

Kristian Bezuidenhout, piano (bio)

From Clavier-Sonaten und freie Fantasien nebst einigen Rondos fürs Fortepiano für Kenner und Liebhaber, Fünfte Sammlung, Wq. 59, by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Rondo II in C Minor, Wq. 59/4

Suite in C major, K. 399, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ouverture: GraveAllegro
Allemande: Andante
Courante: Allegretto
Sarabande (fragment, with completion by Robert D. Levin)

Minuet in D major, K. 355, by W. A. Mozart

Gigue in G major, K. 574, by W. A. Mozart

Adagio in C major for Glass harmonica, K. 617a,
by W. A. Mozart
From Clavier-Sonaten und freie Fantasien . . . . für Kenner und Liebhaber, Fünfte Sammlung,, Wq. 59, by C. P. E. Bach
Sonata I in E minor, Wq. 59/1
Presto
Adagio
Andantino

Rondo in A minor, K. 511, by W. A. Mozart

Intermission

From Sechs Clavier-Sonaten für Kenner und Liebhaber, Erste Sammlung, Wq. 55, by C. P. E. Bach
Sonata VI in G major, Wq. 55/6
Allegretto moderato
Andante
Allegro di molto

Sonata in C minor, K. 457, by W. A. Mozart
Molto allegro
Adagio
Allegro assai

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Thursday, August 6, 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

Barnes Hall

Ryan MacEvoy McCullough, piano (bio)

Ein Schattenspiel, by Georg Friedrich Haas

Awhirl, by Rand Steiger

Dark Waves, by John Luther Adams
with Andrew Zhou, piano (bio)

Tom Beghin, piano (bio)
Andrew Willis, piano (bio)

Grande sonate pour le piano-forte à quatre mains in E-flat Major, op. 47, by Ignaz Moscheles
Allegro spiritoso
Andantino quasi allegretto
Adagio – Allegro

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Thursday, August 6, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Kiplinger Theatre, Schwartz Center

Jiayan Sun, piano (bio)

From Eleven Bagatelles, op. 119,
by Ludwig van Beethoven
No. 7, in C major
No. 8, in C major

From Six Bagatelles, op. 126,
by Ludwig van Beethoven
No. 6, in E-flat major

Sonata No. 32 in C minor, op. 111
Maestoso – Allegro con brio ed
  appassionato
Arietta: Adagio molto semplice e cantabile

Hardy Rittner, piano (bio)

From Préludes, op. 28,
by Frédéric Chopin
No. 13, Lento in F-sharp Major
No. 14, Allegro in E-flat Minor
No. 15, Sostenuto in D-flat Major

Mazurka, op. 6, No. 2,
by Frédéric Chopin

4 Impromptus, by Frédéric Chopin
Impromptu No. 1 in A-flat Major, op. 29
Impromptu No. 2 in F-sharp Major, op. 36
Impromptu No. 3 in G-flat Major, op. 51
Impromptu No. 4 in C-sharp Minor, op. 66

Anthony Romaniuk, piano (bio)

Romance-étude, op. 32,
by William Mason

Second Modern Suite, op. 14,
by Edward MacDowell
Præludium
Fugato
Rhapsodie
Scherzino
Marsch
Phantasie-Tanz

Andante, from Violin Sonata, BWV 1003, by Aleksander Siloti, after J. S. Bach

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Friday, August 7, 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

B20 Lincoln Hall

Lucy Russell, violin (bio)
Sezi Seskir, piano (bio)

Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Sonata for violin and piano in E Minor, K. 304
Allegro
Tempo di Menuetto

Sonata for violin and piano in A Major, K. 305
Allegro di molto
Tema: Andante grazioso –Variations I–V – Variation VI: Allegro


Martha Guth, soprano (bio)
Penelope Crawford, piano (bio)

Das Ewig-Weibliche: Franz Schubert’s Women in Music

From Zwei Szenen aus dem Schauspiel Lacrimas, D. 857
No. 1, Lied der Delphine
From Vier Refrainlieder, D. 866
No. 3, Die Männer sind méchant

Des Mädchens Klage, D. 191

From Gesänge aus Wilhelm Meister, D. 877
Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt (Lied der Mignon)

Eine altschottische Ballade, D. 923

Die Junge Nonne, D. 828

Am Tage aller Seelen
(Litanei auf das Fest aller Seelen), D. 343

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Friday, August 7, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

B20 Lincoln Hall

Olga Witthauer, piano (bio)

Fantasia and Fugue in F Minor, op. 55,
by Jan Ladislav Dussek

Sonata in C Minor, op. 35, No. 3, by Jan Ladislav Dussek
Allegro agitato assai
Adagio patetico ed espressivo
Intermezzo: Presto
Finale: Allegro molto

Erin Helyard, piano (bio)

Didone Abbandonata: Scena Tragica in G Minor,
op. 50, No. 3, by Muzio Clementi
Largo patetico e sostenutoAllegro ma con espressione,
  deliberando e meditando
Adagio dolente
Allegro agitato e con disperazione

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Friday, August 7, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Kiplinger Theatre, Schwartz Center

Alexei Lubimov, pianist (bio)

Six Préludes, from Book I, by Claude Debussy
...Danseuses de Delphes
...Voiles
...Le vent dans la pleine
...La Cathédrale engloutie
...Minstrels
...Ce qu’a vu le vent d'Ouest

4 ogives, by Erik Satie

Petite ouverture à danser, by Erik Satie

Gymnopédie No. 1, by Erik Satie

L’isle joyeuse, by Claude Debussy

Intermission

Sonata, by Igor Stravinsky
1. MM=112
2. Adagietto
3. MM=112

Excerpts from Sports et divertissements,
by Erik Satie

Six Préludes, from Book II, by Claude Debussy
...Feuilles mortes
...La Puerta del vino
...Les fées sont d’exquises danseuses
...General Lavine eccentric
...Canope
...Feux d’artifice

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Saturday, August 8, 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

B20 Lincoln Hall

Shin Hwang, piano (bio)

Kreisleriana: Fantasien, op. 16,
by Robert Schumann
Äußerst bewegt
Sehr innig und nicht zu rasch
Sehr aufgeregt
Sehr langsam
Sehr lebhaft
Sehr langsam
Sehr rasch
Schnell und spielend

Michael Pecak, piano (bio)

Nocturne in B-flat Major, op. posth.,
by Maria Szymanowska

Nine Variations for the piano,
by Karol Kurpiński

A Momentary Bad Dream, fantasy,
by Karol Kurpiński

Fantasia in C Major, op. 8,
by Franciszek Lessel

Petra Somlai, piano (bio)

Drei Klavierstücke, D. 946,
by Franz Schubert
No. 1, in E-flat Minor, Allegro assai
No. 2, in E-flat Major, Allegretto
No. 3, in C Major, Allegro

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Saturday, August 8, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Part I) and 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm (Part II)

Kiplinger Theatre, Schwartz Center

Beethoven Reunion Concert, Part I

Ursula Dütschler, piano (bio)

Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-flat Major, op. 27, No. 1
quasi una fantasia
Andante
Allegro molto e vivace
Adagio con espressionneAllegro vivace

Tom Beghin, piano (bio)
Andrew Willis, piano (bio)

Grande sonate pour le pianoforte à quatre mains, in B-flat Major, op. 106, arr. C. F. Ebers
Allegro
Scherzo: assai vivace
Adagio sostenuto (Appassionato e con molto sentimento)
Largo – Allegro risoluto

Beethoven Reunion Concert, Part II

Zvi Meniker, piano (bio)

Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, op. 31, No. 2
Largo – Allegro
Adagio
Allegretto

David Breitman, piano (bio)

Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat Major, op. 110
Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
Allegro molto
Adagio ma non troppo: Arioso dolente –
  Fuga: Allegro ma non troppo

Intermission

Bart van Oort, piano (bio)

Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp Minor, op. 27, No. 2 “Moonlight”
Adagio sostenuto
Allegretto
Presto agitato

Malcolm Bilson, piano (bio)

Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, op. 109
Vivace, ma non troppo – Adagio espressivo
Prestissimo
Theme: Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo – Variation I-VI

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Sunday, August 9, 1:30–3:30 PM

Kiplinger Theatre, Schwartz Center

Frédélric Lacroix, piano (bio)

Hexameron: Grandes variations de bravoure sur la marche des Puritains
Introduction – Tema: Allegro marziale,
  by Franz Liszt
Variation 1: Ben marcato,
  by Sigismond Thalberg
Variation 2: Moderato, by Franz Liszt
Variation 3: Di bravura – con fuoco,
  by Johann Peter Pixis
Variation 4: Legato e grazioso,
  by Henri Herz
Variation 5: Vivo e brillante – Presto, by
  Carl Czerny –
  Fuocoso molto energico – Lento, quasi
  recitative: più lento
, by Franz Liszt
Variation 6: Largo, by Frédéric Chopin
Finale: Molto vivace quasi prestissimo,
  by Franz Liszt

Liv Glaser, piano (bio)

From From Holberg’s Time: Suite in the Old Style, op. 40, by Edvard Grieg
Praeludium (Allegro vivace)

From Norwegian Dances,op. 72,
by Edvard Grieg
Bridal March of the Fairies

From From Holberg’s Time: Suite in the Old Style, op. 40
Sarabande (Andante)
Gavotte (Allegretto)

From Norwegian Dances, op. 72
Knut Luraasen Halling I

From 19 Norwegian Folksongs, op. 66,
by Edvard Grieg
No. 19, Gjendine’s Lullaby
From From Holberg’s Time: Suite in the Old Style, op. 40
Air (Andante religioso)

From 19 Norwegian Folksongs, op. 66
No. 4, The Song of Siri Dalen

From From Holberg’s Time: Suite in the Old Style, op. 40
Rigaudon (Allegro con brio)

R. J. Kelley, horn
Lucy Russell, violin (bio)
Mike Lee, piano (bio)

Trio for Violin, Horn, and Piano in E-flat Major, op. 40,
by Johannes Brahms
Andante
Scherzo: Allegro
Adagio mesto
Finale

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Sunday, August 9, 4:30–6:30 PM

Kiplinger Theatre, Schwartz Center

Anniversary Concert
(Scriabin & Sibelius)

Matthew Bengtson (bio)

Music by Alexander Scriabin

From Six Préludes, op. 13
No. 1 in C Major
No. 2 in A Minor
No. 5 in D Major
No. 6 in B Minor

Prélude in G-sharp Major, op. 22, No. 1

Prélude in G Minor, op. 27, No. 1

Poème in F-sharp Major, op. 32, No. 1

Prélude in G Minor, op. 37, No. 4

Deux Morceaux, op. 59
Poème
Prélude

Prélude, op. 67, No. 1

Deux Poèmes, op. 73
Guirlandes
Flammes sombres
Poème, op. 63, No. 2 “Étrangeté,”

Étude in F-sharp Major, op. 42, No. 3

Étude in D-sharp Minor, op. 8, No. 12 (original version)


Tuija Hakkila, piano (bio)

Music by Jean Sibelius

From Five Characteristic Impressions, op. 103
No. 2, The Village Church

From Ten Pieces, op. 24
No. 2, Romance

Five Esquisses, op. 114
No. 3, Forest Lake

From Ten Pieces, op. 24
No. 10, Barcarola
No. 8, Nocturne
From Five Pieces, op. 85
No. 5, Campanula

From Cinq morceaux, op. 75
No. 4, The Birch Tree

From Ten Pieces, op. 24
No. 1, Impromptu

Miri Yampolsky, piano (bio)

Music by Alexander Scriabin

Sonata No. 3 in F-sharp Minor,
op. 23
Drammatico
Allegretto
Andante
Presto con fuoco

Selected Études, from op. 8

From Trois pièces, op. 2
No. 1, Étude in C-sharp Minor

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