Semi-finalists from Melbourne, Brisbane and Tasmania will perform all afternoon. Recorded by Classic FM and more importantly listened to by our judges and audience.
Pianists in the Semi-Finals & Recital Times - Friday 12 September, 2014
Recital 1 - 12 noon Daniel Le from Victoria
Repertoire:
J.S.Bach Toccata in E minor , BWV 914
(i ) Introduction (ii) Un poco Allegro (iii) Adagio (iv) Fuga:Allegro
Michael K. Harvey Toccata DNA
Gabriel Fauré Nocturne in A flat major, Op. 33 No.3
Sergei Rachmaninov Piano Sonata in B flat minor Op. 36 (revised edition)
(i) Allegro agitato (ii) Non allegro (iii) Allegro molto
Recital 2 -12.45pm David Soo from Victoria
Repertoire:
Franz Liszt Vallée d’Obermann (from Années de Pèlerinage 1. Suisse)
Michael Smetanin Stroke
Frederic Chopin (arr. Franz Liszt) Mes Joies
Dmitri Shostakovich Prelude and Fugue in D minor, Op. 87 No 24
Nicolai Kapustin Concert Etude, Op. 40
Intermission from 1.30 pm – 1.40pm
Recital 3 - 1.45 pm Alex Raineri from Queensland
Repertoire:
- Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903
Alban Berg Piano Sonata, Op.1
Enrique Granados The Girl and the Nightingale from Goyescas
Manuel de Falla Ritual Fire Dance ( from El Amor Brujo)
Frederic Chopin Scherzo No. 3 in C sharp minor, Op. 39
Recital 4 - 2.30 pm Benjamin Austin from Tasmania
Repertoire:
Frederic Chopin Scherzo inC sharp minor, Op. 39
Johannes Brahms Four Ballades, Op. 10
(i) Andante (ii) Andante
(iii) Intermezzo Allegro (iv) Andante con moto
Igor Stravinsky (arr.Guido Agosti) Firebird Suite
Intermission from 3.15 pm – 3.25pm
Recital 5 - 3.30 pm John Fisher from Queensland
Repertoire:
Joseph Haydn Sonata in B minor, Hob. XVI:32
(i) Allegro moderato (ii) Menuet (iii)Finale – Presto
Johannes Brahms Variations on a Theme of Paganini , Op. 35, Books I and II
Frederic Chopin Etude in C sharp minor, Op. 25, No.7
Mily Balakirev Islamey