Performing Repertoire of Matthew Bengtson

My piano solo, concerto and chamber music repertoire is shown below, arranged by style. An asterisk (*) denotes a “signature piece.”

Baroque Period
Classical Period
Romantic Period
French Music
Russian Music
Other Twentieth-Century Music

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Baroque Period

J.S. Bach (1685-1750)

English Suite no. 5 in E minor, BWV 810 (perf. ’96)
Prelude - Allemande - Courante - Sarabande - Passepied I+II en Rondeau - Gigue

French Suite no. 2 in C minor, BWV 813
Allemande - Courante - Sarabande - Air - Minuet - Gigue

French Suite no. 5 in G major, BWV 816
Allemande - Courante - Sarabande - Gavotte - Bourée - Loure - Gigue

Partita no. 5 in G major, BWV 829 (perf. ’02, ’04)
Praeambulum - Allemande - Corrente - Sarabande - Tempo di Minuetta - Passepied - Gigue

Overture in the French Manner, in B minor, BWV 831 (from Klavier Übung book 2) (perf. ’07 in parts)
Overture - Courante - Gavotte I+II en rondeau - Passepied I+II en Rondeau - Sarabande - Bourée I+II en Rondeau - Gigue - Echo

Preludes and Fugues from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
no. 1 in C major, BWV 846 (perf. ’96)
no. 2 in C minor, BWV 847 (perf. ’96)
no. 3 in C# major, BWV 848 (perf. ’96)
*no. 4 in C# minor, BWV 849 (perf. ’94, ’96, ’03)
no. 5 in D major, BWV 850 (perf. ’96)
no. 6 in D minor, BWV 851 (perf. ’96)
*no. 7 in E-flat, BWV 852 (perf. ’91, ’96)
no. 8 in E-flat minor, BWV 853 (perf. ’96)
no. 9 in E Major, BWV 854 (perf. ’97)
no. 12 in F minor, BWV 857 (perf. ’05)
no. 18 in G# minor, BWV 863 (perf. ’97)
no. 19 in A major, BWV 864 (perf. ’96)
*no. 20 in A minor, BWV 865 (perf. ’97)
no. 21 in B-flat major, BWV 866
no. 22 in B-flat minor, BWV 867
no. 23 in B major, BWV 868
no. 24 in B minor, BWV 869

Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903 (perf. ’06)

*Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (Klavier Übung book 4) (perf. ’05, ’07)

Sonata for harpsichord and viola da gamba in D major, BWV 1028 (perf. ’04)
Adagio - Allegro - Andante - Allegro

Concerto for harpsichord and strings in D minor, BWV 1052 (perf. ’99)
Allegro - Adagio - Allegro

Willam Byrd (1543-1623)

George Frederick Handel (1685-1759)

Suite no. 6 in F-sharp minor (perf. ’06)
Prelude - Largo - Allegro - Gigue

Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)

Nouvelles Suites de Pièces de Clavecin, Suite in A minor (selections)
Allemande (perf. ’98)
Courante (perf. ’98)
*Gavotte avec Doubles (perf. ’98, ’99, ’03, ’04)

La Livri (perf. ’04)
L’Enharmonique (perf. ’04)

Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)

John Christopher Smith (1712-1795)

Domenico Zipoli (1688-1726)

Partite in A minor

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Classical Period

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Sonata for Piano and Cello in G minor, op. 5 no. 2 (perf. ’08)
I. Adagio sostenuto ed espressivo - Allegro molto piu tosto presto II. Rondo: Allegro

Sonata op. 10 no. 2 in F major (perf. ’06)
I. Allegro II. Allegretto III. Presto

Sonata op. 10 no. 3 in D major (perf. ’99)
I. Presto II. Largo e mesto III. Menuetto: Allegro IV. Rondo: Allegro

Sonata for Piano and Violin in D major, op. 12 no. 2 (perf. ’02, ’03)
I. Allegro con brio II. Tema con variazioni: Andante con moto III. Rondo: Allegro

Sonata for Piano and Violin in E-flat, op. 12 no. 3 (perf. ’01, ’03)
I. Allegro con spirito II. Adagio con molt’ espressione III. Rondo: Allegro molto

Sonata op. 27 no. 1 in E-flat “Sonata quasi una fantasia” (perf. ’94, ’96)
I. Andante II. Allegro molto vivace III. Adagio con espressione IV. Allegro vivace

Sonata op. 27 no. 2 in C-sharp minor “Moonlight” (perf. ’07)
I. Adagio sostenuto II. Allegretto III. Presto agitato

Sonata for Piano and Violin in C minor, op. 30 no. 2 (perf. ’98)
I. Allegro con brio II. Adagio cantabile III. Allegro IV. Allegro

Sonata op. 31 no. 3 in E-flat major (perf. ’04)
I. Allegro II. Scherzo: Allegretto vivace III. Menuetto: Moderato e grazioso IV. Presto con fuoco

Sonata for Piano and Violin in A minor, op. 47 “Kreutzer” (perf. ’99, ’00)
I. Adagio sostenuto - Presto II. Andante con Variazioni III. Presto

Sonata op. 49 no. 2 in G major
I. Allegro ma non troppo II. Tempo di Menuetto

Sonata op. 53 in C major “Waldstein” (perf. ’05)
I. Allegro con brio II. Introduzione: Adagio molto - Rondo: Allegretto moderato

Sonata op. 57 in F minor “Appassionata” (perf. ’91)
I. Allegro assai II. Andante con moto III. Allegro ma non troppo

Concerto no. 4 in G major, op. 58 (perf. ’02, ’03)
I. Allegro moderato II. Andante con moto III. Rondo: Vivace

Sonata op. 78 in F# major “à Therese”
I. Adagio cantabile - Allegro ma non troppo II. Allegro vivace

Sonata op. 101 in A major (perf. ’97)
I.Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung II.Lebhaft. Marschmassig III. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll - Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr, und mit Entschlossenheit

Sonata op. 109 in E major (perf. ’93)
I. Vivace II. Prestissimo III. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung

Sonata op. 110 in A-flat major (perf. ’01)
I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo II. Allegro molto III. Adagio ma non troppo IV. Allegro ma non troppo

*33 Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli, op. 120 (perf. ’00, ’01)

Ten Variations on Wenzel Muller’s Lied Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu for piano trio, op. 121a (perf. ’05)

Muzio Clementi (1752-1832)

Sonata op. 40 no. 3 in D Major
(perf. ’06) I. Adagio molto - Allegro II. Adagio con molta espressione III. Allegro

Suite in C major from Gradus ad Parnassum (perf. ’06)
Exercises 12 (Preludio), 13 (Fuga), 14 and 15 (Finale)

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)

Trio Hob. XV/27 in C major (perf. ’06)
I. Allegro II. Andante III. Presto

Trio Hob. XV/28 in E major (perf. ’01)
I. Allegro moderato II. Allegretto III. Finale: Allegro Trio Hob. XV/33 in E-flat (perf. ’08)
I. Allegro moderato II. Andante con moto III. Presto

Sonata Hob. XVI/20 in C minor (perf. ’00, ’04)
I. Moderato II. Andante con moto III. Allegro

Sonata Hob. XVI/37 in D Major
I. Allegro con brio II. Largo e sostenuto III. Finale. Presto, ma non troppo

Sonata Hob. XVI/38 in E-flat (perf. ’06)
I. Allegro moderato II. Adagio III. Allegro

Sonata Hob. XVI/48 in C Major (perf. ’96)
I. Andante con espressione II. Rondo. Presto.

Sonata Hob. XVI/50 in C major (perf. ’98)
I. Allegro II. Adagio III. Allegro molto

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Nine Variations in C on Lison dormait from the Singspiel “Julie” by Nicolas Dezède, K. 264 (perf. ’06)

Trio-Divertimento in B-flat, K. 254 (perf. ’07)
I. Allegro assai II. Adagio III. Rondeaux: Tempo di Minuetto

Sonata K. 282 in E-flat major (perf. ’00)
I. Adagio II. Menuetto I+II III. Allegro

Sonata K. 306 in D major for Piano and Violin (perf. ’06)
I. Allegro con spirito II. Andantino cantabile III. Allegretto - Allegro

Sonata K. 310 in A minor
I. Allegro maestoso II. Andante cantabile con espressione III. Presto

Sonata K. 332 in F major
I. Allegro II. Adagio III. Allegro assai

Sonata K. 333 in B-flat major
I. Allegro II. Andante cantabile III. Allegretto grazioso

Fantasy K. 397 in D minor

Sonata K. 448 in D major for two pianos (perf. ’03)
I. Allegro con spirito II. Andante III. Molto Allegro

Concerto no. 18 in B-flat, K. 456 (perf. ’01)
I. Allegro vivace II. Andante un poco sostenuto III. Allegro vivace

Sonata K. 482 in E-flat major
I. Allegro II. Andante III. Allegro

Concerto no. 24 in C minor, K. 491 (perf. ’95 with second piano)
I. Allegro II. Larghetto III. Allegretto

Quartet in E-flat major, K. 493 (perf. ’01)
I. Allegro II. Larghetto III. Allegretto

Trio in B-flat, K. 502 (perf. ’08)
I. Allegro II. Larghetto III. Allegretto

Sonata K. 533/494 in F major (perf. ’03, ’07)
I. Allegro II. Andante III. Rondo: Allegretto

Adagio in B minor, K. 540 (perf. ’06)

Gigue in G major, K. 574 (perf. ’07)

Alexander Reinagle (1750-1809)

“Philadelphia” Sonata no. 3 in C major (perf. ’07)
I. Allegro con brio II. Adagio III. Allegro

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Romantic Period

Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909)

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Concerto no. 1 in D minor, op. 15 (perf. ’96 with Reading Symphony Orchestra)
I. Maestoso II. Adagio III. Allegro non troppo

Sonata for Cello and Piano, op. 38 in E minor
I. Allegro non troppo II. Allegretto quasi Menuetto III. Allegro

Piano Quartet in C minor, op. 60 (perf. ’08)
I. Allegro non troppo II. Scherzo: Allegro III. Andante IV. Allegro comodo

Sonata for Violin and Piano, op. 78 in G major
I. Vivace ma non troppo II. Adagio III. Allegro molto moderato

Rhapsody op. 79 no. 1 in B minor (perf. ’91)

Concerto no. 2 in B-flat, op. 83
I. Allegro non troppo II. Allegro appassionato III. Andante IV. Allegretto grazioso

Trio in C minor, op. 101 (perf. ’99)
I. Allegro energico II. Presto non assai III. Andante grazioso IV. Allegro molto

Sonata for Violin and Piano, op. 108 in D minor (perf. ’07)
I. Allegro II. Adagio III. Un poco presto e con sentimento IV. Presto agitato

Sonata no. 2 for Clarinet or Viola and Piano in E-flat, op. 120, no. 2
I. Allegro amabile II. Allegro appassionato III. Andante con moto

Selected Intermezzos
op. 117 no. 3 in C# minor (perf ’91)
op. 118 no. 1 in A minor (perf. ’91)
op. 118 no. 2 in A major
op. 119 no. 1 in B minor
op. 119 no. 2 in E minor
op. 119 no. 3 in C major (perf. ’91)

Hungarian Dances for piano four hands (perf. ’00)
no. 13 in D major
no. 14 in D minor
no. 15 in B-flat major
no. 19 in B minor
no. 20 in E minor
no. 21 in E minor

Feruccio Busoni (1866-1924)

Frédéric Chopin (1811-1849)

Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, op. 65 (perf. ’03)
I. Allegro moderato II. Scherzo: Allegro con brio III. Largo IV. Finale: Allegro

Scherzo no. 2 op. 31 in B-flat minor (perf. ’91)

Scherzo no. 3 op. 38 in C-sharp minor (perf. ’06)

Fantasy in F minor, op. 49 (perf. ’04)

Mazurkas
op. 6 no. 1 in F# minor (perf. ’94, ’00)
op. 7 no. 1 in B-flat major
op. 17 no. 4 in A minor (perf. ’94, ’00)
op. 33 no. 4 in B minor (perf. ’86)
op. 56 no. 1 in B major (perf. ’02, ’03, ’04)
op. 56 no. 2 in C major (perf. ’02, ’03, ’04)
op. 56 no. 3 in C minor (perf. ’02, ’03, ’04)
op. 63 no. 3 in C# minor (perf. ’94, ’00)

Nocturnes
op. 9 no. 3 in B major (perf. ’94)
op. 15 no. 2 in F# major
op. 32 no. 1 in B major (perf. ’86)
op. 55 no. 2 in E-flat major (perf. ’06)

Études
op. 10 (complete)
no. 1 in C major
no. 2 in A minor
no. 3 in E major (perf. ’91, ’92)
no. 4 in C-sharp minor
no. 5 in G-flat major “Black Key”
no. 6 in E-flat minor
no. 7 in C major
no. 8 in F major (perf. ’06)
no. 9 in F minor
no. 10 in A-flat major
no. 11 in E-flat major
no. 12 in C minor “Revolutionary”
op. 25 no. 2 in F minor
op. 25 no. 6 in G# minor (perf. ’04, ’06)
op. 25 no. 10 in C minor

Waltzes
op. 18 in E-flat major (perf. ’90)
op. 64 no. 2 in C-sharp minor (perf. ’90)

Polonaises
op. 40 no. 1 in A major
op. 40 no. 2 in C minor (perf. ’87)
op. 53 in A-flat major (perf. ’91)

Berceuse op. 57 in D-flat major (perf. ’89)

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Quintet in A major, op. 81 I. Allegro, ma non tanto II. Dumka. Andante con moto III. Furiant. Molto vivace IV. Finale. Allegro (perf. ’06)

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Sonata in B minor (perf. ’92)

Études d’exécution transcendante
no. 2 in A minor (perf. ’95)
no. 3 in F major “Paysage” (perf. ’06)
no. 9 in A-flat major “Ricordanza” (perf. ’95)
no. 10 in F minor (perf. ’95, ’06)

Hungarian Rhapsodies
no. 2 in C# minor
no. 3 in B-flat major
no. 5 in E minor
no. 6 in D-flat major (perf. ’94)
no. 10 in E major
no. 12 in C# minor (perf. ’92)

Années de Pelerinage Book II “Italy”
Spozalizio (perf. ’91)
Il Penseroso
*Petrarch Sonnet no. 104 (perf. ’91, ’94, ’95, ’06)

Schubert-Liszt ‘Ungeduld’ from Die schöne Müllerin, third version (perf. ’06)
Schumann-Liszt ‘Widmung’ from Myrten op. 25 (perf. ’06)

Liebestraume no. 3 in A-flat major (perf. ’92)
Valse oubliée no. 1 in F# major (perf. ’91)
Consolation no. 3 in D-flat major (perf. ’95)
Mephisto Waltz no. 1 (perf. ’02, ’04, ’07)

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Fantasy D. 760 in C major “Wandererfantasie”

Moments Musicaux, D. 780 (perf. selections ’97, ’00, ’01, ’02, ’06)
no. 1 in C major
no. 2 in A-flat major
no. 3 in F minor
no. 4 in C-sharp minor
no. 5 in F minor
no. 6 in A-flat major

Sonata D. 784 in A minor (perf. ’96, ’97)
I. Allegro giusto II. Andante III. Allegro vivace

Sonata D. 812 in C major for piano four hands (“Grand Duo”) (perf. ’00, ’03)
I. Allegro moderato II. Andante III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace IV. Allegro vivace

Impromptus D. 899
no. 2 in E-flat (perf. ’86)
no. 3 in G-flat major (perf. ’97, ’06)
no. 4 in A-flat major (perf. ’97, ’03)

Winterreise, D. 911

Sonata in A major, D. 959 (perf. ’06)
Allegro - Andantino - Scherzo: Allegro vivace - Rondo: Allegretto

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Variations on the Name “Abegg”, op. 1

Davidsbündlertänze, op. 6 (perf. ’98, ’99)

Fantasiestücke, op. 15 (selections)
Des Abends
In der Nacht
Warum
Grillen

Liederkreis, op. 39 (Eichendorff) (perf. ’05)

Piano Quintet in E-flat, op. 44 (perf. ’07)
I. Allegro brillante II. In modo d’una marcia III. Scherzo: molto vivace IV. Allegro ma non troppo

Sonata for Violin and piano in A minor, op. 105 (perf. ’99)
I. Mit leidenschaftlichem Ausdruck II. Allegretto III. Lebhaft

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)

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French Music

Gilbert Amy (1936-)

Pierre Boulez (1925-)

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Préludes from Book I (selections)
Voiles
Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l’air du soir

Six Épigraphes Antiques for piano, four hands (perf. ’00)
Pour invoquer Pan, dieu du vent d’été
Pour un tombeau sans nom
Pour que la nuit soit propice
Pour la danseuse aux crotales
Pour l’Égyptienne
Pour remercier la pluie au matin

L’Île joyeuse (perf. ’91, ’93)

Children’s Corner (perf. ca. ’86)
Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum
Jimbo’s Lullaby
Serenade of the Doll
The Snow is Dancing
The Little Shepherd
Golliwogg’s Cake Walk

En blanc et noir for two pianos (perf. ’95, ’03)
I. Avec emportement
II. Lent. Sombre
III. Scherzando

Études, Book II (complete) (perf. ’98)
Pour les degrés chromatiques (perf. ’04, ’06)
Pour les agréments (perf. ’06)
Pour les notes repétées
Pour les sonorités opposées
Pour les arpèges composés
Pour les accords

Sonata for Cello and Piano (perf. ’96, ’97)
Prologue: Lent - Sérénade: Modérément animé - Finale: Animé

Sonata for Violin and Piano
Allegro vivo - Intermède: Fantasque et léger - Finale: très animé

Henri Dutilleux (1916-)

Sonatine for flute and piano

Sarabande et Cortège for bassoon and piano (perf. ’03)

Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)

Nocturne no. 2 in B major, op. 33 no. 2 (perf. ’06)

Fantasie for Flute and Piano in E minor, op. 79 (perf. ’92)

Barcarolle no. 12 in E-flat, op. 106 (perf. ’02)

Nocturne no. 12 in E minor, op. 107 (perf. ’08)

Quintet no. 2 in C minor, op. 115 (perf. ’04) I. Allegro moderato II. Allegro vivo III. Andante moderato IV. Allegro molto

Sonata for Cello and Piano no. 2 in G minor, op. 117 (perf. ’02, ’07) I. Allegro II. Andante III. Allegro vivo

Nocturne no. 13 in B minor, op. 119 (perf. ’02)

César Franck (1822-1890)

Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)

Theme et Variations for Violin and Piano (perf. ’08)

Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Miroirs (complete) (perf. ’92)
Noctuelles - Oiseaux tristes - Une barque sur l’ocean - Alborada del gracioso - La vallée des cloches

Trio for violin, cello and piano (perf. ’94, ’02)
I. Modéré II. Pantoum (Assez vif) III. Passacaille (Très large) IV. Final (Animé)

Gaspard de la Nuit (complete) (perf. ’94, ’07, ’08)
Ondine - Gibet - Scarbo

*Le Tombeau de Couperin (complete) (perf. ’95, ’00)
Prelude - Fugue - Forlane - Rigaudon - Menuet - Toccata

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Russian Music

Nikolai Medtner (1880-1951) Sonata-Elegy in D minor, op. 11 no. 2 (perf. ’06) Sonata minacciosa in F minor, op. 53 no. 2 (perf. ’08)

Nikolai Miaskovsky (1881-1950)

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)

Concerto no. 3, op. 22 in C Major (perf. ’92 in competition, ’93 with Pottstown Symphony Orchestra)
I. Andante - Allegro II. Andantino III. Allegro, ma non troppo

*Sonata no. 2, op. 14 in D minor (perf. ’98, ’01, ’02, ’03)
I. Allegro, ma non troppo II. Allegro marcato III. Andante IV. Vivace

Sonata no. 3, op. 28 in A minor (perf. ’91)

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, op. 19 (perf. ’04)
I. Lento - Allegro moderato II. Allegro scherzando III. Andante IV. Allegro mosso

Prelude in G minor, op. 23 no. 5 Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30 (perf. ’01)
I. Allegro ma non tanto II. Adagio III. Finale. Alla breve

Etude-tableau op. 39 no. 5 in E-flat minor (perf. ’06)

Alexander Scriabin (1871-1915)

Sonata no. 1, op. 6 in F minor (perf. ’94)
I. Allegro con fuoco II. (Adagio) III. Presto IV. Funebre

Sonata no. 2, op. 19 in G# minor “Sonata-Fantasy”
I. Andante II. Presto

Sonata no. 3, op. 23 in F# minor (perf. ’02, ’04)
I. Drammatico II. Allegretto III. Andante IV. Presto con fuoco

Sonata no. 4, op. 30 in F# major (perf. ’97, ’04, ’06)
I. Andante II. Prestissimo volando

Sonata no. 5, op. 53 in F# major (perf. ’94, ’03, ’04, ’05)

Sonata no. 6, op. 62

Sonata no. 7, op. 64 “White Mass”

*Sonata no. 8, op. 66 (perf. ’96, ’97, ’99, ’04)

*Sonata no. 9, op. 68 “Black Mass” (perf. ’96, ’04, ’07, ’08)

*Sonata no. 10, op. 70 (perf. ’91, ’92, ’04)

Études
op. 2 no. 1 in C# minor (perf. ’92)
*op. 2 no. 1 in C# minor, arr. for LH solo by Jay Reise (b. 1950) (perf. ’06)
op. 8 no. 2 in F# minor (perf. ’91)
op. 8 no. 11 in B-flat minor (perf. ’91, ’92)
op. 8 no. 12 in D# minor (perf. ’91, ’92)
*op. 8 no. 12 in D# minor, arr. for LH solo by Jay Reise (b. 1950) (perf. ’06)
op. 42 no. 2 in F# minor (perf. ’06)
op. 42 no. 3 in F# major (perf. ’95, ’01, ’06)
op. 42 no. 4 in F# major (perf. ’91, ’95, ’01, ’06)
*op. 42 no. 5 in C# minor (perf. ’91, ’93, ’94, ’95, ’96, ’01, ’04, ’06) op. 42 no. 6 in D-flat (perf. ’06)

Preludes
op. 11 no. 1 in C major (perf. ’95)
op. 11 no. 2 in A minor (perf. ’95)
op. 11 no. 9 in E major (perf. ’95)
op. 11 no. 10 in C# minor (perf. ’95)
op. 11 no. 11 in B major (perf. ’95)
op. 11 no. 14 in E-flat minor (perf. ’95)
op. 11 no. 16 in B-flat minor (perf. ’95)
op. 37 (complete): (perf. ’95, ’04)
no. 1 in B-flat minor
no. 2 in F# major
no. 3 in B major
no. 4 in G minor

Mazurkas
op. 3 no. 1 in B minor
op. 3 no. 2 in F# minor
op. 3 no. 5 in D# minor
op. 3 no. 6 in C# minor
op. 25 no. 4 in E major (perf. ’97)
op. 25 no. 5 in C# minor (perf. ’97)
op. 25 no. 7 in F# minor (perf. ’97)
op. 40 no. 2 in F# major

Poème op. 32 no. 1 in F# major
Feuillet d’album, op. 45 no. 1 (perf. ’94, ’03, ’05)
Vers la Flamme, op. 72 (perf. ’07, ’08)

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)

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Other Music of the Early Twentieth Century

Samuel Barber (1910-1981)

Bela Bartók (1881-1945)

“Out of Doors” Suite (perf. ’01, ’03)
With fife and drums - Barcarolle - Musettes - Sounds of the Night - Chase

Hungarian Folk Dances
Joc cu bata - Braul - Pe Loc - Buciumeana - Poarca Romaneasca - Maruntel

Ruth Crawford Seeger (1901-1953)

Aaron Copland (1900-1990)

Lukas Foss (b. 1922)

Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)

Charles Ives (1874-1954)

Sonata no. 2 “Concord., Mass., 1840-1860” (perf. ’94)
I. Emerson II. Hawthorne III. The Alcotts IV. Thoreau

Arnold Schönberg (1874-1951)

Sechs Kleine Klavierstücke, op. 19 (perf. ’96)

Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937)

Études op. 4 (complete)
no. 1 in E-flat minor (perf. ’97, ’02, ’05, ’06)
no. 2 in G-flat major (perf. ’02, ’03)
no. 3 in B-flat minor (perf. ’03, ’06)
no. 4 in C major (perf. ’02, ’03)

Sonata in D minor, op. 9, for Violin and Piano (perf. ’02, ’03, ’06)
Allegro moderato. Patetico
Andantino tranquillo e dolce
Allegro molto, quasi presto

Romance in D major, for Violin and Piano, op. 23 (perf. ’03)

Notturno e Tarantella, for Violin and Piano, op. 28 (perf. ’02, ’03)

Métopes, op. 29 (complete) (perf. ’96, ’02)
L’Île des Sirènes
Calypso
Nausicaä

Mythes, op. 30 for Violin and Piano (perf. ’99, ’02, ’03, ’06)
La Fontaine d’Arethuse
Narcisse
Dryades et Pan

Masques, op. 34
*Sheherazade (perf. ’97, ’03, ’04)
Tantris the Clown (perf. ’03)
Don Juan Serenade (perf. ’03)

*Twenty Mazurkas, op. 50 (complete)
no. 1 (perf. ’01, ’02)
no. 2 (perf. ’97, ’02)
no. 3 (perf. ’97, ’99, ’02)
no. 4 (perf. ’01, ’02)
no. 5 (perf. ’01, ’02, ’05)
no. 6 (perf. ’01, ’02, ’05)
no. 7 (perf. ’02)
no. 8 (perf. ’01, ’02, ’03)
no. 9 (perf. ’01, ’02)
no. 10 (perf. ’99, ’01, ’02, ’03, ’06)
no. 11 (perf. ’01, ’02)
no. 12 (perf. ’01, ’02)
no. 13 (perf. ’01, ’02, ’06, ’07)
no. 14 (perf. ’01, ’02, ’03, ’06, ’07)
no. 15 (perf. ’01, ’02, ’03, ’06)
no. 16 (perf. ’01, ’02, ’03, ’06)
no. 17 (perf. ’01, ’02, ’03)
no. 18 (perf. ’97, ’02, ’03)
no. 19 (perf. ’02, ’03)
no. 20 (perf. ’99, ’02, ’03)

Oberek from Four Polish Dances (perf. ’06, ’07)

*Two Mazurkas, op. 62 (perf. ’01, ’02, ’03, ’05, ’06)

Roxane’s Song for violin and piano, arr. Pawel Kochanski.

Harnasie Dance for violin and piano, arr. Pawel Kochanski.

Joaquin Turina (1882-1949)

Circulo, op. 91 (perf. ’07)
Amanecer - Mediodia - Crepuscolo

Music Composed Since 1945

Karen Amanda Allen (b. 1970)

Ingrid Arauco

Matthew Bengtson (b. 1974)

Concerto in B minor (1991-92)
movement two (perf. ’92)

Fantasia in A minor (rev. 1988, rev. 1991) (perf. ’92)

*Song Cycle based on Sonnets by Wordsworth, for baritone and piano (1990) (perf. ’91, ’92, ’95)
It is a Beauteous Evening
Mutability
Surprised by Joy
The World is Too Much With Us

Suite for Piano “The Emotions” (1992) (perf. ’92)
Meditation - Grief - Humiliation - Love - *Jubilation (perf. ’91, ’92, ’93, ’95) - Joy

Luciano Berio (1925-2003)

Aaron Berkowitz (b. 1978)

Curt Cacioppo (b. 1951)

Glück auf! (2004) (perf. ’05)
Beloved Emblem from Pawnee Preludes (1981, rev. 1994) (perf. ’05)
Homage to Diz (2004) (perf. ’05, world premiere)
Klavierstück (1975-76) (perf. ’05)

Qigang Chen (b. 1951)

Morris Moshe Cotel (b. 1940?)

Paul Creston (1906-1985)

Thierry Escaich (b. 1965)

Damon Lee (b. 1975)

Gyorgy Ligeti (b. 1923)

from Book Two (1988-94):
*no. 10, “Der Zauberlehrling” (perf. ’98, ’99, ’02, ’04, ’05, ’06)
no. 11, “En Suspens” (perf. ’98, ’99, ’02, ’05, ’06)
no. 13, “L’escalier du diable” (perf. ’07, ’08)

Jeremy Gill

Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983)

Jonathan Harvey (b. 1939)

Toshio Hosokawa (b. 1955)

Jan Krzywicki

Witold Lutoslawski (1913-1984)

Robert Maggio

Matthew Monticchio (b. 1975)

Larry Nelson

Jay Reise

Toru Takemitsu (1930-1996)

Les yeux clos II (1988) (perf. ’05)
Rain Tree Sketch no. 2 (1992)

David Bennett Thomas (b. 1969)

Ron Thomas (b. 1942)

Anna Weesner (b. 1965)

What gathers, what lingers for violin and piano (perf. ’07)

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