This graduate recital features significant piano works from the major periods in music history. The opening pieces - the Scarlatti sonatas - are technically challenging but allow the pianist to show a great deal of expression. Schumann’s Liederkreis, Op. 39 as well as the Weisgarber Sonatine are collaborative works; the first features a soprano soloist and the second is written for flute, clarinet, and piano. Ending the first half of the program is Schumann’s Concerto in A minor, op. 54, extremely challenging for both soloist and accompanist, especially during the cadenza. The second half of the recital includes another contemporary work, Sketches in Color (Volume 2) by Robert Starer; these are short, exciting pieces based on tertiary colors. The recital closes with Debussy’s Estampes, a set of works that were one of his earliest compositions for solo piano. / Mary Pappert School of Music; / Music Performance / MM; / Recital;
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:DUQUESNE/oai:digital.library.duq.edu:etd/154238 |
| Date | 13 September 2012 |
| Creators | Mazza, Jamie |
| Contributors | Kenneth Burky, David Allen Wehr, Sr. Marie Agatha Ozah, Dr. Stephen Benham, Edward Kocher |
| Source Sets | Duquesne University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | Worldwide Access; |
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