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Albinoni: Concerto in D minor, Op. 9.2, 1st movt. Grade: 7 (Recorded 16/10/2019) Comments: Piano accompaniment missing, so there are gaps (usually briefer than in the piece, though enough to recover breath!). This take has some serious breakdowns and general muck-ups. | |
Albinoni: Concerto in D minor, Op. 9.2, 1st movt. Grade: 7 (Take 2) (Recorded 16/10/2019) Comments: Somewhat of an improvement on the above, but still some muck-ups. | |
Albinoni: Concerto in D minor, Op. 9.2, 1st movt. Grade: 7 (Take 3) (Recorded 24/10/2019) Comments: Still improving, but it seems impossible at the moment not to mess up on at least one passage. | |
Albinoni: Concerto in D minor, Op. 9.2, 2nd movt (Recorded 16/10/2019) Comments: Not required for Grade VII, but it’s a famous piece and good to practice breath-control and tone. Piano accompaniment missing as for the other movements. | |
Albinoni: Concerto in D minor, Op. 9.2, 3rd movt (Recorded 27/10/2019) Comments: Not required for Grade VII, but it’s a jolly piece and good to practice breath-control and finger-twiddling. Piano accompaniment missing as for the other movements. I’ve not practised this very much, so there are a few break-downs. | |
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3, Eroica, 2nd movt - Marcia Funebre (bars 8-56). Grade: 6 (Recorded 29/10/2019) Comments: This is an orchestral extract, with no piano part required. "For tone and phrasing". A very famous piece, so important to get it right. A few stumbles, and the tone is less than perfect! | |
Blatt: Study No. 52. Grade: 6 (Recorded 28/10/2019) Comments: This is a study, so no piano accompaniment. Not a bad attempt. | |
Boni: Sonata in G, 1st movt: Preludio - Largo. Grade: 6 (Recorded 28/10/2019) Comments: Piano accompaniment missing. This piece isn’t too bad as far as technique is concerned, but it’s difficult for tone and breath-control. | |
Ferling: Study No. 62. Grade: 7 (Recorded 16/10/2019) Comments: This is a study, so no piano accompaniment. Not a bad attempt. | |
Fiocco: Arioso. Grade: 7 (Recorded 26/10/2019) Comments: Piano accompaniment missing. This piece isn’t too bad as far as technique is concerned, but it’s difficult for tone and breath-control (as is given away by the gasp at the end!). Some wobbles as well. | |
Head: Presto. Grade: 7 (Recorded 26/10/2019) Comments: Piano accompaniment missing, so sundry gaps. Rather a scrappy effort with sundry breakdowns and errors. Not a piece I’m intending to present at the exam. | |
Morricone: Gabriel's Oboe. Grade: 6 (Recorded 28/10/2019) Comments: Piano accompaniment missing. The notes are very easy - it's all about tone and breath-control. I've not practiced it much. | |
Mower: Jauntless Jig. Grade: 7 (Recorded 16/10/2019) Comments: This is a study, so no piano accompaniment. It’s a difficult piece, with awkward fingering and difficult breathing. This effort has multiple mistakes, and I have occasionally done better. | |
Mozart: Symphony No. 4, 1st movt (extract). Grade: 7 (Recorded 15/10/2019) Comments: This is an orchestral extract, with no piano part required. "For articulation". Easy key (C major), and some parts are easy. But some very difficult fingering, and I just can’t seem to play the whole extract without making a mistake or two. Several I this Take. | |
Mozart: Symphony No. 4, 1st movt (extract). Grade: 7 (Take 2) (Recorded 24/10/2019) Comments: This is worse than Take 1 – and occasions several re-starts. Included to show the difficulties! | |
Nielsen: Two Fantasy Pieces: Humoresque. Grade: 7 (Recorded 27/10/2019) Comments: Piano accompaniment missing, so sundry gaps. Rather a scrappy effort with sundry breakdowns and errors. Not a piece I’m intending to present at the exam. I’ve practised it a fair bit, though not recently, which explains a long fumble over a double-sharp! Probably too difficult – lots of awkward fingering. And too fast. | |
Nielsen: Two Fantasy Pieces: Romance. Grade: 6 (Recorded 28/10/2019) Comments: Piano accompaniment missing, so there are gaps. | |
Saint-Saens: Sonata, Op. 166, 1st movt. Grade: 7 (Recorded 26/10/2019) Comments: Piano accompaniment missing, so sundry gaps. It’s a difficult piece, with awkward fingering and difficult breathing. This effort has multiple mistakes, but I’ve not spent much time on it. | |
Schumann: 3 Romances, 1st movt. Grade: 7 (Recorded 15/10/2019) Comments: Piano accompaniment missing, so sundry gaps. The main difficulty with the piece is the difficult breathing. This effort has multiple mistakes. | |
Schumann: 3 Romances, 2nd movt, Part 1 (Einfach, innig) (Recorded 30/10/2019) Comments: Not required for Grade VII, but it’s an enjoyable piece and good to practice breath-control and tone. Piano accompaniment missing as for the other movements. I think it's more difficult than the Grade VII pieces, especially the low notes and general rangein the second part. I've not managed to play it through without getting into a mess, so have split it into the two parts. This take was terminated 7 bars early because my phone rang! | |
Schumann: 3 Romances, 2nd movt, Part 1 (Einfach, innig) (Take 2) (Recorded 30/10/2019) Comments: A fairly decent re-take of the above, in full this time! | |
Schumann: 3 Romances, 2nd movt, Part 2 (Etwas lebhafter) (Recorded 30/10/2019) Comments: This second part is difficult - awkward fingering in the lower registers, and screechy in the upper. Several stumbles, but you can get the drift! | |
Schumann: 3 Romances, 2nd movt, Part 2 (Etwas lebhafter) (Take 2) (Recorded 30/10/2019) Comments: I'm not sure this is any better than the previous take! | |
Schumann: 3 Romances, 3rd movt. Grade: 7 (Recorded 15/10/2019) Comments: Piano accompaniment missing, so sundry gaps. As for the 1st movement, the main difficulty with the piece is the difficult breathing, together with a squeaky middle-C. This effort has sundry mistakes, including a re-start half-way. | |
Schumann: 3 Romances, 3rd movt. Grade: 7 (Take 2) (Recorded 24/10/2019) Comments: An improvement on Take 1, though a bit screechy on occasion. | |
Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite, V Tocata (extract). Grade: 7 (Recorded 15/10/2019) Comments: This is an orchestral extract, with no piano part required. "For finger technique". Awkward key (E major, 4 sharps). As expected, difficult fingering . Rather a miserable effort. | |
Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite, V Tocata (extract). Grade: 7 (Take 2) (Recorded 24/10/2019) Comments: Much improved, but still not right! | |
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4, 2nd movt (extract). Grade: 7 (Recorded 15/10/2019) Comments: This is an orchestral extract, with no piano part required. A famous and beautiful melody if played well. "For tone and phrasing". Awkward key (f minor, 5 flats). Difficult breathing, which adversely affects the tone and dynamics. Not there as yet – can’t even get the notes right! | |
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4, 2nd movt (extract). Grade: 7 (Take 2) (Recorded 24/10/2019) Comments: Improved as for as the notes are concerned, but a bit flat in the dynamics. | |
Verdi: Aida, Act 1 Scene 1, Romanze des Radames (extract). Grade: 6 (Recorded 28/10/2019) Comments: This is an orchestral extract, with no piano part required. "For finger technique". Awkward! | |
Weber: Der Freischutz, 2. Aufzug Ariette des Annchen (bars 1-26). Grade: 6 (Recorded 28/10/2019) Comments: This is an orchestral extract, with no piano part required. "For articulation". |
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