October, 2015
上海文萨克 斯特恩国际小提琴比赛 DVD Pre-selection A. W. A. Mozart Violin Sonata Violin Sonata in E minor, K. 304. B. Any TWO caprices from Niccolc Paganini s 24 Caprices for Violin, p. 1. *Note: Contestants shall choose any two of the Caprices, and can repeat the caprices performed in the First round. C. Any ONE violin concerto (with piano accompaniment) from the following list: 1. Samuel Barber: Violin Concerto, Op. 14; 2. Bela Ba 叫 6k: Violin Concerto No. 2 in B minor Sz. 112 BB 117 3. L. v. Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61; 4. Leonard Bernstein: Serenade (a 仕 er Plato s Symposium ); 5. Johannes Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77; 6. Antonin Dvorak: Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53; 7. Edward Elgar: Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61; 8. Felix Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64; 9. Sergei Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D m 司 or, Op. 19; 10. Sergei Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63; 11. C. Saint-Saens: Violin Concerto No. 3 in B mino,op. 61; 12. Dmitri Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No.1 in A minor, Op. 99; 13. Igor Stravinsky: Violin Concerto in D major; 14. P. I. Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35. *Note: Contestants can repeat the Concerto performed in the Final Round. First Round A. Any ONE violin s nata by J. S. Bach from the following list: 1. Violin Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001; 2. Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003; 3. Violin Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005. B. Any TWO caprices from Niccolo Paganini s 24 Caprices for Violin, p. 1. *Note: Contestants shall choose any two of the Caprices, and can repeat the Caprices performed in the DVD Pre-selection. C. W. A. Mozart Violin Sonata Violin Sonata in E minor, K. 304. 2/5
上海文萨克 斯特恩国际小提琴比赛 flat major, Op. 12, No. 3; 3. L. v. Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 5 in F major, D. Any TWO sonatas from Eugene Ysaye s 6 Sonatas for Solo Violin, p. 27. *Note: Contestants shall choose any two of the Sonatas, and jury will opt for one before the round. Op. 24 - Spring ; 4. L. v. Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30, No. 2; 5. L. v. Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 - Kreutzer ; Semi-Final Round A. ONE composition by Chinese composers and any ONE violin sonata {with piano accompaniment} from the following list: i. ONE composition by Chinese composers {compulsory} He Zhanhao & Chen Gang : Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto. *Note: The edition of Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto shall be published by SMPH (Shanghai Music Publishing House). Contestants may inquire the Competition Administrative Office for the score via adminoffice@shcomoetition.com. ii. Any ONE violin s nata from the following list: 1. L. v. Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 in D major, Op. 12, No. 1; 2. L. v. Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3 in E 6. Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 in G major, Op. 78; 7. Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 in A m 司 or, Op. 100; 8. Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108; 9. Claude Debussy: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor, L. 140; 10. Gabriel Faure: Violin Sonata No.1 in A major, Op. 13; 11. Cesar Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, FWV. 8; 12. Edvard Grieg: Violin Sonata No.3 in C minor, Op. 45; 13. Sergei Prokofiev: Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 in F minor, Op. 80; 14. Sergei Prokofiev: Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 in D major, Op. 94; 15. Maurice Ravel: Violin Sonata No. 1 in A minor, M. 12; 3/5
上海艾萨克 斯特恩国际小提琴比赛 16. C. Saint-Saens: Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 in D minor, Op. 75; 17. Robert Schumann: Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 in A minor, Op. 105; 18. Robert Schumann: Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 in D minor, Op. 121. B. Any ONE piano trio work from the following list: 1. Johannes Brahms: Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8, 1st movement; 2. Franz Schubert: Piano Trio No. 1 in B flat major, Op.99, 1st movement. C. Chamber Orchestra Work W. A. Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3 in G m 司 or, K.216. *Note: For Mozart Violin Concerto, K. 216, traditional cadenzas are not acceptable. Contestants shall compose his/her own improvisational cadenza, no longer than 5 minutes. Final Round A. Any ONE virtuoso work (with orchestra accompaniment) of the following I ist: 1. L. v. Beethoven Romance; i. Romance No. 1 in G major, Op. 40; ii. Romance No. 2 in F major, Op. 50; *Note: If Beethoven Romances are chosen, contestants shall perform both pieces as a pair. 2. Ernest Chausson: Poeme, Op. 25; 3. Niccolo Paganini: La Campanella, Op. 7; 4. Maurice Ravel: Tzigane; 5. N. Rimsky-Korsakov: Suite from Le Coq D Or (The Golden Cockerel); 6. C. Saint-Saens/Eugene Ysaye: Caprice after a study in form of a Waltz, Op.52; 7. C. Saint-Saens: Havanaise, Op. 83; 8. C. Saint-Saens: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28; 9. Pablo de Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20; 10. Christian Sinding: Suite for Violin and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 1 O; 11. Franz Waxman: Carmen Fantasie; 4/5
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