Programme Notes Atcl
ATCL Recital (Piano) Karen Wing Yee Lai 11th May, 2010 11:15 am
Parsons Music, Time Square
Programme J.S. Bach Prelude and Fugue in D minor BWV 851 [duration]
J. Haydn
Sonata in E flat major Hob. XVI:49 I: Allegro II: Adagio e cantabile III: Finale: Tempo di Minuet
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F. Schubert
Impromptu in G flat major Op. 90 No. 3
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F. Poulenc
Trois Novelettes No.1 and No.2 I: C major II: B flat minor
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[total duration]
Prelude and Fugue in D minor BWV 851 (from the Well -tempered Clavier Part I) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
J.S. Bach was a German composer and organist. His music was important in the baroque period and is one of the greatest composers of all time. This prelude and fugue in D minor is the 6th set of pieces from the Well-tempered Clavier Part I, a collection of Preludes and Fugues by Bach, composed in all the 24 major and minor keys. The book was compiled in 1722. The prelude is short and quick. The right hand is in constant triplets, while the left hand plays steady detached notes. At the beginning, the bass line serves as a tonic pedal point. Later on, the bass line has a melody and weave together with the broken chords above. The touch of both line s should be kept brisk, as this piece was originally composed for harpsichord. The fugue is more complex with 3 voices. It begins with the motif played in the soprano in the tonic key of D minor and the other voices join in, gradually building up the poly phonic texture. The motif is then repeated, modulated and inverted. It is of typical fugue style, with the contrapuntal characteristics and clear entries. It ends with a D major chord ( Tierce de Picardie), leaving the audience with a sense of fulfilment.
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Sonata in E flat major Hob. XVI:49 Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Joseph Haydn composed a large mass of works, including church music, oratorios, chamber music and keyboard works. This sonata was completed in 1790. The first movement is Allegro. The
Parsons Music, Time Square
Programme J.S. Bach Prelude and Fugue in D minor BWV 851 [duration]
J. Haydn
Sonata in E flat major Hob. XVI:49 I: Allegro II: Adagio e cantabile III: Finale: Tempo di Minuet
[duration]
F. Schubert
Impromptu in G flat major Op. 90 No. 3
[duration]
F. Poulenc
Trois Novelettes No.1 and No.2 I: C major II: B flat minor
[duration]
[total duration]
Prelude and Fugue in D minor BWV 851 (from the Well -tempered Clavier Part I) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
J.S. Bach was a German composer and organist. His music was important in the baroque period and is one of the greatest composers of all time. This prelude and fugue in D minor is the 6th set of pieces from the Well-tempered Clavier Part I, a collection of Preludes and Fugues by Bach, composed in all the 24 major and minor keys. The book was compiled in 1722. The prelude is short and quick. The right hand is in constant triplets, while the left hand plays steady detached notes. At the beginning, the bass line serves as a tonic pedal point. Later on, the bass line has a melody and weave together with the broken chords above. The touch of both line s should be kept brisk, as this piece was originally composed for harpsichord. The fugue is more complex with 3 voices. It begins with the motif played in the soprano in the tonic key of D minor and the other voices join in, gradually building up the poly phonic texture. The motif is then repeated, modulated and inverted. It is of typical fugue style, with the contrapuntal characteristics and clear entries. It ends with a D major chord ( Tierce de Picardie), leaving the audience with a sense of fulfilment.
(209 words)
Sonata in E flat major Hob. XVI:49 Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Joseph Haydn composed a large mass of works, including church music, oratorios, chamber music and keyboard works. This sonata was completed in 1790. The first movement is Allegro. The