Judith Olson and her students perform solos and duets by prominent Hungarian composers, including Liszt, Kodaly, Bartok and Ligeti, plus works written by non-Hungarian composers in “style hongrois”, which evokes the music and performance style of Hungarian gypsies.
The Hungarian Spirit: Piano Miniatures PROGRAM
Leo Weiner: Three Hungarian Dances for Piano Four Hands
iii. Fox Dance
Kieran Eldredge, piano
Jeffrey Eldredge, piano
Leo Weiner: Hungarian Nursery Rhymes and Folk Songs, Op. 27
xiv. Allegretto, “The Gypsies are Gone”
Mira Anant, piano
Zoltan Kodaly: Children’s Dances on the Black Keys:
i. Allegretto
ii. Allegretto cantabile
iii. Vivace
Celine Zheng, piano
Zoltan Kodaly: Seven Pieces for Piano, Op. 11
iii. “il pleut dans mon coeur comme il pleut sur la ville” (Verlaine)
Elan Wang, piano
Zoltan Kodaly: Nine Piano Pieces, Op. 3
iv. Allegretto scherzoso
Grace Mao, piano
Bela Bartok: Mikrokosmos, Vol. V
No. 139. Jack-in-the-Box
No. 135. Perpetuum mobile
Angela Lau, piano
Bela Bartok: Fourteen Bagatelles, Op. 6
iii. Andante
ii. Allegro giocoso
Jinha Kim, piano
Bela Bartok: Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56
i. Dance with Sticks
ii. Waistband Dance
iii. Stamping Dance
Andy Liu, piano
Bela Bartok: Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56
iv. Hornpipe Dance
vi. Fast Dance
Kieran Eldredge, piano
Bela Bartok: Mikrokosmos, Vol. VI
152. Bulgarian Dance No. 5
Sarah Yee, piano
Bela Bartok: Mikrokosmos, Vol. VI
149. Bulgarian Dance No. 2
Layton-Yang Zhang, piano
Bela Bartok: Suite, Op. 14
i. Allegretto
Ruth Dwan, piano
Bela Bartok: Suite, Op. 14
ii. Scherzo
Amy Liu, piano
Franz Liszt: Consolation No. 3 in D-flat Major, S. 172
Gabriela Montes, piano
Franz Liszt: Years of Pilgrimage II: Italy, S. 161
iv. Sonnet 123 of Petrarch
Grace Mao, piano
Ernst von Dohnanyi: Winter Dances, Op. 13
x. Postludium
Amy Liu, piano
Ernst von Dohnanyi: 4 Rhapsodies, Op. 11
iii. Vivace in C Major
Bernard Wang, piano
Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances for Piano Four Hands
vii. Allegretto in A Major
Grace Mao, piano
Judith Olson, piano
Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances for Piano Four Hands
v. Allegro in F-sharp Minor
Ruth Dwan, piano
Judith Olson, piano
Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances for Piano Four Hands
ii. Allegro non assai in D minor
Bernard Wang, piano
Judith Olson, piano
