The Listening Room
Classical | Solo
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Dario Garcia-Dominguez ’15
Visions Fugitives, Op. 22
Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953)
Performed by Emerson Scholar, Dario Garcia-Dominguez ’15, piano
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Daniel Parker ’16
Sonata in C Major, Op. 1, Mov. IV
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Performed by Emerson Scholar, Daniel Parker '16, piano
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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
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Nathan Haouzi '11
Piano Sonata No. 6
Alexander Scriabin
Performed by Emerson Scholar, Nathan Haouzi '11, piano
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Andrew Wang (G)
Prelude and Fugue in E Minor; Op. 35, No. 1
Felix Mendelssohn
Performed by Emerson Scholar, Andrew Wang (G), piano
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Xinran Ryan Liu '14
Transcendental Etude No. 10 in F Minor
Franz Liszt
Performed by Emerson Scholar, Xinran Ryan Liu '14, piano
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Amanda Mok '11
Etude-Tableaux in C Major; Op. 33, No. 2
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Performed by Emerson Scholar, Amanda Mok '11, piano
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Terence Hsu '13
Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in D Minor (BWV) 903
J. S. Bach
Performed by Emerson Scholar, Terence Hsu '13, piano
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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
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Eun Suk Lee (G)
Danse Infernale - Berceuse - Finale
The Firebird Suite
Igor Stravinsky
Performed by Emerson Scholar, Eun Suk Lee (G), piano
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Shu Zheng '13
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12
Franz Liszt
Performed by Emerson Scholar, Shu Zheng '13, piano
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Nora Hickey '12
Sonata for Bassoon and Piano
Andre Previn
Performed by Emerson Scholar, Nora Hickey '12, bassoon
Accompanied by Eileen Huang, piano
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Vineet Gopal '14
Density 21.5
Edgard Varèse
Performed by Vineet Gopal '14, flute
![Sergei Prokofiev](https://shass.mit.edu/files/shass/styles/audiothumb/public/img/audiothumb/2012-03/180_Sergei_Prokofiev.jpg?itok=xwb9XVlU)
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
Suggested links
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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.
Suggested links
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