The program – Международный конкурс виолончелистов имени С.Н. Кнушевицкого

The program

Junior Group

Pre-Selection (Video)

  1. a) J.S.Bach. «Suites for Cello Solo». The Prelude from Suites: №1 (G major) or №2 (D major) or №3 (C major).

b)S.Rachmaninoff. 2 pieses: (Elegy Op.3 №1 оr Prelude Op.2 F dur Op 2.)  and Oriental dance Op 2.

 

Round 1

  1. a) J.S.Bach. «Suites for Cello Solo». The Prelude and Sarabande from Suites:. №1 (G major) or №2 (D major) or №3 (C major).

b)S.Rachmaninoff. 2 pieses: (Elegy Op.3 №1 оr Prelude F dur Op.2) and Oriental dance Op 2.

  1. c) One of the following Sonatas (Fully): Ariosti – in e-minor,                 J.Breval – E.Kenbley in G major,                                                                                                                  I. Birkenstock E-minor,                                                                                                               L.Boccherini (any Sonata from 6 Sonatas. In redaction by A.Piatti),                                                                  J. Valentini – in E major,                                                                                                               К.М. Weber – Pyatigorsky in a minor,                                                                                     A.Corelli in D minor,                                                                                                                    P.Locatelli – in D major,                                                                                                     J.Sammartini – in G major,                                                                                                          C.Tessarini – in F major,                                                                                                      L.Franceur – in E major,                                                                                                          K.Ekkels –in G-minor.

Round II (Final)

  1. a) A cantilena piece
  2. b) A virtuoso piece
  3. c) Concerto form (concerto, concertino, rhapsody, variations with piano accompaniment)

Notes: the concert form can be performed wholly or in parts. For example, you can perform either part I or II and III

 

Senior Group.

  1. Pre-Selection (Video)
  2. a) J.S.Bach «Suites for Cello Solo». Prelude and Sarabandе from Suites: №3 (C major), or № 4 (E flat major), or №.5 (с – minor), or №.6 (D major).
  3. b) S.Rachmaninoff. Sonata for Cello and Piano in g minor 19 (3 part)
  4. c) One of virtuoso pieces from the following:

D.Popper-“Dance of elves”, “the Spinning Song”, “Die Jagd”, “Tarantella”,

J.Klengel – “Scherzo”,

K.Davydov – “At the Fountain”,

P.Tortelier – “The Spiral”,

P.Tchaikovsky “Pezzo capriccioso”,

N.Rimsky-Korsakov “Flight of a bumblebee”,

К.М. Weber-G.Pyatigorsky “Adagio and rondeau”.

 

Round 1

  1. a) J.S.Bach «Suites for Cello Solo». Prelude and Sarabandе from Suites: №3 (C major), or № 4 (E flat major), or №.5 (с – minor), or №.6 (D major).
  2. b) F.Schubert “Arpeggione” Sonata in a-minor D 821 (the First part) or R.Schumann «Adagio and Allegro» 70
  3. c) One of virtuoso pieces from the following:

D.Popper-“Dance of elves”, “the Spinning Song”, “Die Jagd”, “Tarantella”,

J.Klengel – “Scherzo”,

K.Davydov – “At the Fountain”,

P.Tortelier – “The Spiral”,

P.Tchaikovsky “Pezzo capriccioso”,

N.Rimsky-Korsakov “Flight of a bumblebee”,

К.М. Weber-G.Pyatigorsky “Adagio and rondeau”.

 

 

 

Round II

  1. a) L.V.Beethoven. Sonata №4 in C major (op.102 No.1) or Sonata № 5 in D – major (op.102 №2).
  2. b) S.Rachmaninoff. Sonata for Cello and Piano in g minor 19 (3 part)
  3. c) One of the following sonatas:

N.Myaskovsky – Sonata No.1 in В major

S.Prokofiev – Sonata in C major op.119

D.Shostakovich – Sonata in d- minor

 

Round III ((with orchestra)

One of following concertos:

J.Haydn. Concerto in D major (Cadenza by M.Gendron or by E.Feuermann),

C.Saint-Saens – Concerto in a-minor

R.Schumann – Concerto in a-minor

E.Elgar – Concerto in e-minor

P.Tchaikovsky – “Variations on a Rococo theme”

A.Khachaturian – Concerto in e-minor

 

Note: The program is mainly based on music of the repertoire of S. Knushevitsky.