Ensemble Estro Cromatico, Milano Marco Scorticati flauto dolce Davide Pozzi clavicembalo Georg Friedrich Händel Sonata a Flauto e Cembalo in La min. (Live concert) Festival internazionale di Musica antica Settimane Barocche di Brescia 10 ottobre 2008, Nave (BS), Italy MARCO SCORTICATI Born in Milan in 1980, he begun studying recorder at a very early age. He took lessons from Giovanni Antonini (from 1990 to \'97), Pedro Memelsdorff (with whom he graduated in \'99 at the Civica Scuola di Musica Antica in Milan), Walter van Hauwe (from 1999 to 2001 at the "Sweelinck" Conservatorium in Amsterdam) and Kees Boeke (at the Musikhochschule of Zurich, where he graduated in 2003). He also attended the "C. Pollini" Conservatory in Padua obtaining his degree in 1999 and studied composition with Fabio Vacchi at the "G. Verdi" Conservatory in Milan. He studied baroque transverse flute with Marco Brolli in Milan. As a recorder and transverse flute player he regularly performs with his ensemble Estro Cromatico, collaborating with well-known singers such as sopranos Nuria Rial, María Espada, Mária Zádori and counter-tenor Roberto Balconi. He also collaborates ao with Accademia Bizantina (Ottavio Dantone), Europa Galante (Fabio Biondi), Il Giardino Armonico (Giovanni Antonini) and Venice Baroque Orchestra (Andrea Marcon). He has also performed with the Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra directed by Ottavio Dantone, Giovanni Antonini and Rinaldo Alessandrini. He appears on CD and DVD recordings ...
GF Händel~\'Sonata a Flauto e Cembalo\' in F Major, HWV 369 (The Recorder Sonatas)
Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759)~\'Sonata a Flauto e Cembalo\' in F Major, HWV 369 (The Recorder Sonatas) I. Grave II. Allegro III. Alla Siciliana IV. Allegro Dan Laurin~Alto Recorder Masaaki Suzuki~Organ Hidemi Suzuki~Baroque Cello From the CD:"Händel/The Recorder Sonatas"(1999, BIS Records AB)
Mozart Oboe Quartet, K. 370: Mvt. III Rondeau (Allegro) on alto saxophone
Mozart Oboe Quartet, K. 370: Mvt. III Rondeau (Allegro) on alto saxophone for audition to You Tube symphony orchestra.
How to find classical music for specific combinations of instruments? Is there a website that allows you to search for pieces of classical chamber music which use specific combinations of instruments? Note that all I need is the name of the piece and the composer. For example, you might type in "oboe, violin, viola, cello" and get "Mozart: Oboe Quartet In F Major, K. 370" as a response. Thanks!
I applaud your notion of accessing the internet for such things, but the search engine does not necessarily guarantee you a perfect fit. You will have to resign yourself to the task of customizing (transcribing) any arrangment that is already out there, especially if your instrument configuration is non-traditional.
GOOD LUCK!If you can find such a website, there is no guarantee that you can get the sheet music or a recording. Unfortunately, there is enormous amounts of classical music that is not very good. We all now that there is enormous amounts of songs on the radio right now that are not very good and will not make the top 40 list. Unfortunately, earlier generations of classical nusicians wrote just as many peices of music that have not stood the test of time. (I know because I had to listen to some when I took music history to get my college degree in music education.
Try this website, it's a bunch of chamber music databases. I haven't tried it myself, but you may have some luck. acmp.net/fcm.shtmlOther than that, try to access the library search engines online of performing arts schools. Some may allow you to search their databases. The Hartt School of Music's Allen Library has a pretty good search engine, you start there.library.hartford.edu/allen/allenhome.htmlAlso give the Library of Congress a try:loc.gov/index.html
Best thing to do is choose a piece that you like, with the number of required parts, and arrange it for your gropu yourself. Unless a piece is written for THAT specific instrumentation, you won't find it, especially if it is not a common arrangement, like a string quartet (violin I, violin II, viola, cello), French saxophone quartet (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone), horn quartet, clarinet chior, etc....the list goes on.
UPDATE 2011: Aimi will perform again in Russia this year, in December. She will have the solo recital as well as performance with Vladimir Spivakov playing Chopin Piano Concerto no.1 Aimi had a great succes after her concert in Russia. She played Mozart Piano Concert no.26 with Spivakov and his Virtuoso\'s Orchestra on 24th December 2006, Moscow. The audience gave her a standing ovation and for that she gave an unique performance of Chopin\'s 1st Impromptu.
Baroque work ideas needed for university piano audition!? My program ideas to give you an idea of what Baroque piece would be fitting or that I can play:Classical:Beethoven Sonata Op. 90 in e minorBeethoven Sonata Op. 101 in A Major Romantic:Chopin Impromptu Op. 29 in A-flat Major Chopin Etude Op. 25 No. 6 g-sharp minorI know, very typical but I love these pieces.Only pieces that I have worked on that fall under Baroque works would be Bach's French Suite No. 4 and a few of his sinfonias. Need something fun and new! I have plenty of time to prepare, so any suggestions would be great.
Piano performance repetoire - what do you think? Hello, I've started putting together a repetoire for an end of year performance for a uni music course, I've started learning the first three so far -- so tell me what you think of these choices and of any hints/suggestions for practice or performance etc as i am extremely shy and can get quite nervous before and during a performance!1. Rachmaninoff - Prelude No.1 in C-sharp Minor2. Bach - Partita Op.69 Capricco 3. Chopin - Nocturne in E minor 4. Debussy - The Sunken Cathedral5. Liebermann - Gargoyles op.29 2 or 3. Thanks!
Nice... You'll bring the house down for sure...Just enjoy the music as you play it, and don't worry about the audience...
Can this Etude be self-taught? Chopin Etude Op. 10 No. 4youtube.com/watch?v=7XX538sybMUHow much years in piano is need do you think is needed?Also, what are some sight reading, ear, and technique skills that are required?Thanks!P.S. I am pretty good at the piano, so please don't flame me about getting a teacher, although I know it will benefit me =)Alright, I'll add a bit more about me:Ear training has never been a problem - perfect pitchTechnique - Able to play scales, arpeggios, and etc. fully memorized, no mistakes whatsoeverSight Reading - Able to play Grade 5-6 RCM pieces no problemsMost difficult piece I can PLAY right now: Heroic Polonaise Most difficult piece I can PERFORM is: Chopin Scherzo No. 2
I seriously doubt if you could teach yourself to play it like Horowitz does, but if you have the sheet music, you could try it. There is really no way to answer your questions; some people with 30 years of playing might not be able to play it; others might could learn it after 15 years.
It's impossible to say for sure without hearing you play. Lots of people claim to be "pretty good" some are some aren't, I don't have enough information to judge.This is technically and musically demanding. Could you learn this without a teacher, sure, but it's going to be much more difficult. If you're the kind of person who can take the time to study and analyze the score and take the time to and figure out fingerings on your own then yes. If that doesn't describe you then you need a teacher to help you out.
Ok, first off, ANYTHING can be self taught. It's the quickest way to improve your musicianship and your ear. If you want a challenge, learn it without sheet music. Don't just listen to one version, either, listen to how different performers shape their phrases and notes and try to apply that to your own playing. Learning the notes is easy, it's the fluidity and phrasing that you want to copy.Sit down at the piano with it and just dig in. Start plucking out notes and catching some of the phrases, you'll get it in no time. Take it slow.After you think you've got it check yourself against the sheet music, and correct your tendencies. The more pieces you learn this way, the quicker you'll be the next time you wanna learn something, you'll recognize the patterns and transpose them. And the quicker you'll be on the job when a guy hands you a recording and says 'I'm not sure what this is but can you play it for my wedding?', etc.
If what you say is absolutely true, and you indeed can play the Op. 53 Polonaise and the second Scherzo, learning this etude should not be that hard.
Piano: Could some rate these from easy to hard? I want to know which one are harder, so I can progressively play them.Fantasie Impromptu | ChopinHungarian Rhapsody No. 2 | LisztRachmaninoff 2nd Piano Concert | RachmaninoffEtude Op. 10, No. 4 | ChopinEtude Op. 10, No. 12 (Revolutionary Etude) | ChopinPaganini Etude, La Campanella | LisztThis is all I want to know, I know they are extremely hard, but I'm just curious to know.
Fantasie-ImpromptuChopin Etude op. 10 no. 12Chopin Etude Op. 10 no. 4I'm not sure about the two Liszt ones, but they are both more difficult than Chopin, but less difficult than the Rachmaninoff. I think it'sHungarian Rhapsody no. 2and then La CampanellaAnd Rachmaninoff 2nd Piano concerto is the hardest.I forgot to mention, Fantasie-Impromptu and Chopin etude are similar in difficulty. FI has continous polyrhythms and requires both hands to have a level of dexterity, but RH more. The Revolutionary Etude has a few polyrhythms, but nothing too hard. It have a lot of emphasis on LH dexterity. Also, there are a few difficult octave passages in the RH. Think of the left hand of RE as a more complex version of the FI Left hand
The Chopin pieces are definately the easiest; I would say that the Impromptu and the fourth etude are slightly easier than the 12th etude, but the Impromptu is probably more difficult if you haven't mastered simple polyrhythms. Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody #2 is the easiest of the remaining three, and I personally would rate Rachmaninoff's second much easier than La Campanella. Liszt's etudes are ridiculously hard because he knew, probably better than anyone ever, how to write idiomatically for the piano, and he took this ability to extreme lengths. Rach 2's main challenges are tone colour, balance with the orchestra, and the occasional technical passage. La Campanella is pretty much entirely composed of delicate and intricate passagework that demands utmost attention to fingering, rhythm, tone and touch (which are, yes, all separate considerations). The differences in opinion you will find surrounding the question 'which of these pieces is hardest' stem from the different depths of interpretation to which a performer takes a piece. Ten of ten concert pianists would rate La Campanella more difficult than Rach 2, but this is not immediately apparent to the amateur player (which can still indicate a very advanced player) because he doesn't have to worry about the things I mentioned above. By definition, however, Liszt's etude was destined to be more challenging than Rachmaninoff's concerto; not only because Liszt was probably a much better pianist and writer for piano, but also because a concerto must balance with the orchestra in many ways, while an etude must captivate the audience with a single performer on a single instrument. All the things that can be done by changing instrumentation or doubling in an orchestra must be achieved by quality of tone and resonance on a piano. Therefore, despite their 'surface' appearances, I would rate La Campanella significantly harder than any of Rachmaninoff's concerti, even his third.
stradivariquartett.com Stradivari quartet plays Frederic Chopin - Trois Ecosaisses, Three (3) ecosaisses Arrangement: Dave Scherler stradivariquartett.com Stradivari Quartet I. Violin - Xiaoming Wang (Aurea 1715) II. Violin - Soyoung Yoon (King George 1710) Viola - Lech Antonio Uszynski (Gibson 1734) Cello - Maja Weber (Bonamy - Dobree Suggia 1717)