Romantic Period

Please see also French music and Russian music.

Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909)

Leyenda (Asturias) (perf. ’91)

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Piano Trio no. 1 in B major, op. 8 (perf. ’09)
I. Allegro con brio II. Scherzo: Allegro molto III. Adagio IV. Allegro

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

Sonata for Cello and Piano, op. 38 in E minor (perf. ’16, ’20)
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

Piano Trio in C major, op. 87 (perf. ’09)
I. Allegro II. Andante con moto III. Scherzo: Presto IV. Finale: Allegro giocoso

Piano 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, ’09)
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)

Concerto in C major for Piano and Orchestra with Male Choir, op. 39
I. Prologo e Introito II. Pezzo giocoso. Vivacemente, ma senza fretta III. Pezzo serioso. Introductio (Andante sostenuto, pensoso). Prima pars (Andante, quasi Adagio). Altera pars (Sommessamente). Ultima pars. IV. All’Italiana (Vivace) V. Cantico (Largamente).

Frédéric Chopin (1811-1849)

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

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

Prelude op. 45 in C-sharp minor

Ballade no. 3 op. 47 in A-flat (perf. ’16)

Fantasy in F minor, op. 49 (perf. ’04, ’10)

Scherzo no. 4 op. 54 in E major (perf. ’16)

Berceuse op. 57 in D-flat major (perf. ’89, ’08, ’09, ’13)

Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, op. 65 (perf. ’03, ’15)
I. Allegro moderato II. Scherzo: Allegro con brio III. Largo IV. Finale: Allegro

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. 50 no. 1 in G major (perf. ’08, ’09)
op. 50 no. 2 in A-flat (perf. ’08, ’09)
op. 50 no. 3 in C# minor (perf. ’08, ’09, ’16)
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. 1 in F major (perf. ’10)
op. 15 no. 2 in F# major (perf. ’10)
op. 27 no. 2 in D-flat major (perf. ’10)
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. 44 in F# minor (perf. ’08, ’09)
op. 53 in A-flat major (perf. ’91)

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Trio in F minor, op. 65 (perf. ’13)
I. Allegro, ma non troppo II. Allegretto grazioso III. Poco Adagio IV. Finale. Allegro con brio

Trio in E minor, op. 90 “Dumky” (perf. ’04)

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)

César Franck (1822-1890)

Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major (perf. ’99, ’17, ’20)
I. Allegretto moderato II. Allegro III. Recitativo-Fantasia (Moderato) IV. Allegretto poco mosso

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

*Totentanz (perf. ’98 with Pottstown Symphony Orchestra)

Sonata in B minor (perf. ’92, ’10)

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)
no. 13 in A minor (perf. ’10, ’16)

Années de Pelerinage Book II “Italy”
Spozalizio (perf. ’91)
Il Penseroso
*Petrarch Sonnet no. 104 (perf. ’91, ’94, ’95, ’06, ’19)

Schubert-Liszt ‘Ungeduld’ from Die schöne Müllerin, first version (perf. ’08) and third version (perf. ’06, ’08)
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)

Legend of St. Francis of Assisi preaching to the birds (perf. ’09, ’10)

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Trio no. 1 in D minor, op. 49 (perf. ’07) I. Molto allegro ed agitato II. Andante con moto tranquillo III. Scherzo: molto allegro - quasi presto IV. Finale: Allegro appassionato

Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860-1941)

Dans le Desert, op. 15 (perf. ’18)

Melodie in G-flat major, op. 16 no. 2 (perf. ’18)

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Sonata D. 575 in B major (perf. ’00)
I. Allegro ma non troppo II. Andante III. Allegretto IV. Allegro giusto

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, ’09)
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

Trio in E-flat major, D. 929 (perf. ’15)
I. Allegro II. Andante con moto III. Scherzo. Allegro moderato IV. Allegro moderato

Sonata in A major, D. 959 (perf. ’06, ’15)
Allegro - Andantino - Scherzo: Allegro vivace - Rondo: Allegretto

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Variations on the Name “Abegg”, op. 1

Davidsbündlertänze, op. 6 (perf. ’98, ’99, ’10)

Fantasiestücke, op. 12 (selections)
Des Abends
In der Nacht
Warum
Grillen

Arabeske, op. 18 (perf. ’10, ’15, ’16)

Nachtstücke, op. 23 (perf. ’10)
Mehr langsam, oft zurückhaltend
Markiert und lebhaft
Mit grosser Lebhaftigkeit
Einfach

Drei Romanzen, op. 28 (perf. ’11, ’12)
no. 1 in E-flat minor (Sehr markiert)
no. 2 in F# major (Einfach)
no. 3 in B major (Sehr markiert)

Vier Klavierstücke, op. 32 (perf. ’15, ’16)
Scherzo
Gigue
Romanze
Fughette

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

Piano Quintet in E-flat, op. 44 (perf. ’07, ’15)
I. Allegro brillante II. In modo d’una marcia III. Scherzo: molto vivace IV. Allegro ma non troppo

Fünf Stücke im Volkston, op. 102 (perf. ’14)

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

Piano Trio in G minor, op. 110 (perf. ’16)
I. Bewegt, doch nicht zu rasch II. Ziemlich langsam III. Rasch IV. Kräftig, mit Humor

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)

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