The Piano Club met at Cheryl and Bryan’s house on Sunday 22 September 2024. As can be seen from the playlist below, the variety and range of pieces performed by Club members continues to dazzle, while the quality of musicianship and interpretation in the performances was as wonderful as ever.
The meeting began, however, with the recorded performance of two pieces by Ernest, who is currently recovering from an injury. Ernest had recently discovered the cassette recordings, which probably dated from from the early 1980s. The recordings were played via a CD transfer after a message from Ernest was conveyed to the group by Cheryl. All present were hugely impressed by Ernest’s virtuosic playing and musicianship, and wished him a speedy recovery.
Playlist:
Ernest (via CD recording, see above) – Saint-Saens (transcribed for piano by Leopold Godowsky): The Swan from Carnival of the Animals
– Verdi, arr. Liszt: The Rigoletto Paraphrase
Gerard – Rachmaninoff: Prelude Op.3 No.2
Cheryl – Remo Giazotto (misattributed to Albinoni): Adagio in G minor
Mark – Bach: Allemande from French Suite No. 5 in G major BWV 816
– Mendelssohn: Songs without Words Op.38 No.6, “Duetto”
Chris – Billy Taylor & Dick Dallas: I wish I knew how it would feel to be free
Steve W – Chopin: Prelude Op.28 No.15 “Raindrop”
Brian W – Rodgers & Hart (arr. André Previn): Blue Moon
– Grieg: Lyric Pieces Op.38 No.1 Berceuse (At the Cradle)
– Ralph Burns & Herman Woody: Round Midnight
Simon – Ernest Fischer: A Little Piece of Lace
Simon H – Debussy: Album Leaf (Page d’album) L.141 (133)
– Elissa Milne: Indigo Moon
Margaret – Isabel Morrison: Comme Vous Voulez (Improvisation for Antoine) – this piece was the winner of the 2024 Pianist magazine Composing Competition
Jean – Clara Schumann: Scherzo in C minor. Op.14
Graham – Debussy: Arabesque No.2
Richard – Tchaikovsky: August and October, from The Seasons Op.37
Juliana – Trad. arr. Keith Jarrett: Danny Boy (Londonderry Air)
– Moszowski: Etude Op.72 No.2
Peter – Bach: 3 Part Intervention in G minor BWV 797
– Bach: 2 Part Intervention in F major BWV 779
– Bach: 3 Part Intervention in F minor BWV 795
Ruth – Mozart: Sonata No.13 in B♭ K333, 3rd movement Allegretto grazioso (Rondo)
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