Junior Group
Pre-Selection (Video)
- 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
- 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.
- 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)
- a) A cantilena piece
- b) A virtuoso piece
- 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.
- Pre-Selection (Video)
- 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).
- b) S.Rachmaninoff. Sonata for Cello and Piano in g minor 19 (3 part)
- 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
- 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).
- b) F.Schubert “Arpeggione” Sonata in a-minor D 821 (the First part) or R.Schumann «Adagio and Allegro» 70
- 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
- a) L.V.Beethoven. Sonata №4 in C major (op.102 No.1) or Sonata № 5 in D – major (op.102 №2).
- b) S.Rachmaninoff. Sonata for Cello and Piano in g minor 19 (3 part)
- 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.