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

The program

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) One part of an old sonata from the competition program (Allegro)

Round I

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) P. Tchaikovsky’s “Nocturne”

c) One of the following Sonatas (Fully):

– Ariosti – in e-minor,

– J. Breval – E. Kenbley in G-major,

– I. Birkenstock – in e-minor,

– L. Boccherini (any Sonata from 6 Sonatas. In redaction by A.Piatti),

– J. Valentini – in E-major,

– К. М. Weber – G. 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)

 

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) Classical Sonata (L. V. Beethoven) at the participant’s choice (Two parts)

Round I

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» op.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 № 3 in A-major (op.69) or Sonata №4 in C-major (op.102 No.1)

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 op.12

S. Prokofiev – Sonata in C-major op.119

D. Shostakovich – Sonata in d-minor op.40

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.