The Listening Room
Classical | Solo
Dario Garcia-Dominguez ’15
Visions Fugitives, Op. 22
Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953)
Performed by Emerson Scholar, Dario Garcia-Dominguez ’15, piano
Daniel Parker ’16
Sonata in C Major, Op. 1, Mov. IV
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Performed by Emerson Scholar, Daniel Parker '16, piano
Jennifer Lai '11
Sonata No. 30 in E Major; Op. 109
I. Vivace ma non troppo-Adagio espressivo-Prestissimo
Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Emerson Scholar, Jennifer Lai '11, piano
Nathan Haouzi '11
Piano Sonata No. 6
Alexander Scriabin
Performed by Emerson Scholar, Nathan Haouzi '11, piano
Andrew Wang (G)
Prelude and Fugue in E Minor; Op. 35, No. 1
Felix Mendelssohn
Performed by Emerson Scholar, Andrew Wang (G), piano
Xinran Ryan Liu '14
Transcendental Etude No. 10 in F Minor
Franz Liszt
Performed by Emerson Scholar, Xinran Ryan Liu '14, piano
Amanda Mok '11
Etude-Tableaux in C Major; Op. 33, No. 2
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Performed by Emerson Scholar, Amanda Mok '11, piano
Terence Hsu '13
Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in D Minor (BWV) 903
J. S. Bach
Performed by Emerson Scholar, Terence Hsu '13, piano
Jonathan Lau '11
Moderato cantabile
Sonata No. 31 in A-flat Major; Op. 110
Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Emerson Scholar, Jonathan Lau '11, piano
Eun Suk Lee (G)
Danse Infernale - Berceuse - Finale
The Firebird Suite
Igor Stravinsky
Performed by Emerson Scholar, Eun Suk Lee (G), piano
Shu Zheng '13
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12
Franz Liszt
Performed by Emerson Scholar, Shu Zheng '13, piano
Nora Hickey '12
Sonata for Bassoon and Piano
Andre Previn
Performed by Emerson Scholar, Nora Hickey '12, bassoon
Accompanied by Eileen Huang, piano
Vineet Gopal '14
Density 21.5
Edgard Varèse
Performed by Vineet Gopal '14, flute
Kyumin Lee '13
Allegro moderato
Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor
Sergei Prokofiev
Performed by Emerson Scholar Kyumin Lee '13, violin
Accompanied by Yilin You, piano
2011
David Somach '11
Allegro vivo
Violin Sonata in G Minor
Claude Debussy
Performed by Emerson Scholar David Somach '11, violin
Accompanied by Yilin You, piano
Paulina Sliwa (G)
Anzoleta avanti la regata
La Regata Veneziana
Giacomo Rossini
Performed by Emerson Scholar Paulina Sliwa (G), mezzo-soprano
Accompanied by Eileen Huang, piano
2011
Ari Le (G)
Allegro
Violin Sonata, Op. 30, No. 1
Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Emerson Scholar, Ari Le (G), violin
Accompanied by Bogdan Fedeles, piano
2011
Chung-An Max Wu '13
I. Adagio ma non troppo; II. Rondo: Allegretto
Concerto in D Major; K. 314
W.A. Mozart
Performed by Emerson Scholar, Chung-An Max Wu '13, flute
Accompanied by Ryan Liu, piano
2011
Anirudh Arun '13
Nocturne in Db Major, Op. 27
Movement No. 2
Frederic Chopin
Performed by Emerson Scholar, Anirudh Arun '13, piano;
Biological Engineering major. (At MIT, many science and
technology students also do advanced musical studies
in the conservatory-level Emerson Scholars Program.)
Nocturne in Db Major, Op. 27 is the second of two solo piano pieces composed by Chopin in 1836. The piece is based on a theme and variations on a single mood. Chopin's use of ornamentation is particularly striking in this piece.
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Jennifer Lai '10
Danzas Argentinas, Op. 2
Alberto Ginastera
Performed by Emerson Scholar, Jennifer Lai '10, piano
Danzas Argentinas, Op. 2 is a set of three dances for solo piano composed by Alberto Ginastera in 1937. Each dance evokes a contrasting mood with its harmony and tempos. One can hear a range of consonant and dissonant sounds and very fast and slow tempos.
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