Course I - The Piano Composers of the Early Romantic Era (1820 - 1860)
Monday - 3/4/2019 - 4/8/2019 - 1:30 - 3:30
Enhance your knowledge of great composers of the early Romantic era (1820 - 1860). The piano works for orchestra, chamber ensemble, and solo piano of over a dozen composers will be explored, with Franz Schubert, Frédéric Chopin, Robert Schumann, and Franz Liszt receiving special attention. Experience their most creative compositions by watching videos of live performances by many world renown pianists. Biographical and stylistic information will enhance appreciation of the music.
Session 1 - From the Classical to the Romantic (1770 - 1820)
Session 2 - Franz Schubert, Mikhail Glinka & Felix Mendelssohn
Session 3 - Sigismond Thalberg, Charles-Valentine Alkan, & Frédéric Chopin
Session 4 - Robert and Clara Schumann & William Sterndale Bennett
Session 5 - Édouard Wolff, Thomas Tellefsen, & Bedřich Smetana
Session 6 - Franz Liszt & Louis Moreau Gottschalk / After the Early Romantics
Extras:
Orchestra music / symphonies
Berlioz - Symphony Fantasique
Schubert - Symphony #8
Schumann - Symphony #?
Smetana - Ma Vlast
Liszt - Faust Symphony / Tone Poem:
