Pianist Yijia Wang Graduation Recital
The graduation recital of Yijia Wang from Shanghai, China who is currently studying at Juilliard. Doron Laznow a bassoonist from Jerusalem is also featured.
Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales
Yijia Wang, piano
Valses nobles et sentimentales is a suite of waltzes composed by Maurice Ravel.
It was written as homage to Schubert’s piano Valses Sentimentales and Valses Nobles following his example. The waltzes are:
Modéré, très franc—
Assez lent—
Modéré—
Assez animé—
Presque lent, dans un sentiment intime—
Vif—
Moins vif—
Épilogue: Lent
Brahms: Sonata No. 1 in C major, Op. 1
Yijia Wang, piano
Johannes Brahms chose to have piano Sonata No. 1 in C major, Op. 1 written in Hamburg in 1853 to be the first opus work published because he felt it was of better quality then his Piano Sonata No. 2 which he had written first. The sonata has four long movements:
Allegro
Andante
Scherzo: Allegro molto e con fuoco
Finale: Allegro con fuoco
José Siqueira: Three Etudes for Bassoon
Doron Laznow, bassoon; Michelle Cann, piano
Brazilian composer José Siqueira has composed the most pieces for bassoon of all the Brazilian composers. Mr. Laznow describes this piece as expressing the soul of the Brazilian culture. Three movements marked:
Ad libitum—Allegro
Tempo di Modinha
Allegro scherzoso
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