Henning Vauth is a German pianist that performed a recital for the department of music. For his recital he played three pieces which included Sonata in C major, K 330 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Ballade No. 3 in A-flat Major, op. 47 by Frédéric Chopin; and Moments Musicaux, op. 16 by Sergei Rachmaninoff. Sonata in C Major, K 330 has three movements that consist of allegro moderato, andante cantabile, and allegretto. Moments Musicaux, op. 16 was played in six movements which were andantino, allegretto, andante cantabile, presto, adagio sostenuto, and maestoso.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in 1756 in Salzburg, Austria. He composed multiple works that included sonatas, symphonies, masses, concertos, and operas. Mozart started playing keyboard…show more content… 16 was a Russian musician who was born on 1873 in Semyonovo, Russia. He is known for his compositions and symphonies. Rachmaninoff lived the longest out of the three composers that Vauth played, he died in the year of 1943 living to be 70. Moments Musicaux, op. 16 has six different movements. The first movement is andantino which is emotional and slow. The theme is repeated during the first movement and it also always returns with less harmony. This movement was played on a minor key throughout the entire time. The second movement, allegretto, has more tension than the first movement. The allegretto has a very step contour. I would say this movement is very busy and diligent. The third movement is andante cantabile and is a funeral march. The timbre is stormy and troubled and ascends with more speed. It is resolved with higher pitches repeated in the theme. The fourth movement is presto which is piercing and very sharp. Although this movement has higher pitches than the previous movement it is still played low altogether. The fifth movement, adagio sostenuto, has a very flowing conjunct sound to it. The adagio sostenuto is played in a major key. The last and final movement is maestoso and is very march-like. This movement is very loud and fast as well as dissonant. There are very dramatic wide ranges throughout this movement in the piece. This piece was the longest because of all of the movements but it was my favorite because I loved being able to tell how different each movement was even though some of them were stronger than
