Repertory in the discipline violoncello/Baroque violoncello

1st round

a) Domenico Gabrielli (1659–1690)
Ricercar No 7 D minor

b) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
A Suite, BWV 1007–1009

c) Francesco Geminiani (1687–1762)
Sonata D minor, op. 5 No 2
or
Sonata C major, op. 5 No 3
 

2nd round

a) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Sonata C major, op. 102 No 1
or
Sonata D major, op. 102 No 2

b) Luigi Boccherini (1743–1805)
Sonata C major, G 17
or
Sonata C minor, G 18
or
Jean-Baptiste Bréval (1753–1823)
Sonata G major, op. 12 No 5

c) Johann Sebastian Bach
A Sonata, BWV 1027–1029

Final

a) Johann Sebastian Bach
Suite C minor, BWV 1011
or
Suite D major, BWV 1012

b) Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788)
Concerto A minor, Wq 170
or
Concerto B flat major, Wq 171

1. Runde

a) Domenico Gabrielli (1659–1690)
Ricercar No 3 D major
or
Ricercar No 4 E falt major

b) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
A Suite, BWV 1007–1009

c) Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (1732–1795)
Sonata (Solo) A major, Wf X/3 (BR-JCFB B 1)

2. Runde

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Sonata A major, op. 69
or
Sonata D major, op. 102 No 2

b) Johann Sebastian Bach
Sonata E minor, BWV 1034

c) Johann Sebastian Bach
Suite E flat major, BWV 1010
or
Suite C minor, BWV 1011

Final

a) Johann Sebastian Bach
Suite D major, BWV 1012

b) Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788)
Concerto A minor, Wq 170
or
Joseph Haydn (1732–1809)
Concerto C major, Hob. VIIb: 1

1st round

a) Diego Ortiz (um 1510–um 1570)
3 Recercadi
from: Trattado de glosas, 2nd book (1553)

b) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
A Suite, BWV 1007–1009

c) Luigi Boccherini (1743–1805)
A Sonata
or
Pieter Hellendaal (1721–1799)
A Sonata, op. 5 No 1–8

2nd round

a) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Sonata A major, op. 69
or
Sonata C major, op. 102 No 1

b) Johann Sebastian Bach
Suite E flat major, BWV 1010
or
Suite C minor, BWV 1011
or
Suite D major, BWV 1012

c) Johann Philipp Kirnberger (1721–1783)
Sonata C major
from: Vermischte Musikalien (1769)

Semifinal

Johann Sebastian Bach
Suite E flat major, BWV 1010
or
Suite C minor, BWV 1011
or
Suite D major, BWV 1012
 

Final

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788)
Concerto in A minor, Wq 170
or
Joseph Haydn (1732–1809)
Concerto in C major, Hob. VIIb: 1
or
Concerto in D major, Hob. VIIb: 2
or
Luigi Boccherini
Concerto in D major, op. 34 (G 483)

1st round

a) Joseph-Marie-Clément Dall’ Abaco (1710–1805)
A Capriccio

b) Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and two additional movements from one of the following suites
Suite in G major, BWV 1007
or
Suite in D minor, BWV 1008
or
Suite in C major, BWV 1009

c) Antonio Caldara (1691–1739)
A slow and a fast movement from one sonata
from: 16 Sonatas

2nd round

a) Johann Sebastian Bach
One of the following suites
Suite in G major, BWV 1007
or
Suite in D minor, BWV 1008
or
Suite in C major, BWV 1009

b) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Sonata in C major, op. 102 No 1
or
12 Variations in F major, op. 66

Semifinal

a) Johann Sebastian Bach
Suite in E flat major, BWV 1010
or
Suite in C minor, BWV 1011 (in scordatura)

b) Johann Sebastian Bach
One of following arias with violoncello piccolo obbligato
(a normal cello may be used)
Ich fürchte nicht des Todes Schrecken, BWV 183/2
or
Es dünket mich, ich seh dich kommen, BWV 175/4
or
Woferne du den edlen Frieden, BWV 41/4

c) Luigi Boccherini (1743–1805)
Sonata in B flat major, G 8
or
Sonata in F major, G 9
or
Sonata in C major, G 17
or
Sonata in C minor, G 18

Final

a) Johann Sebastian Bach
Suite in E flat major, BWV 1010
or
Suite in C minor, BWV 1011 (in scordatura)
or
Suite in D major, BWV 1012

b) Jean-Louis Duport (1749–1819)
Concerto No 6 in D minor
or
Joseph Haydn (1732–1809)
Concerto in C major, Hob. VIIb: 1
or
Concerto in D major, Hob. VIIb: 2

› With or without repeats according to the choice of the candidate. Stylistically idiomatic embellishment of the repeats as well as the competitors’ own cadenzas according to the performing practice of the respective style period are expected.
› The works played for the pre-selection may be repeated during the Competition. Within the Competition proper, repetition of individual pieces is not permitted.
› The order of the pieces within a round is to be determined by the candidates and must be communicated in definitive form to the Competition office before the beginning of each round.
› It is not required that the candidates play by memory.

Pre-Selection

a) solo
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Suite G-Dur, BWV 1007
oder
Suite d-Moll, BWV 1008
oder
Suite C-Dur, BWV 1009

b) solo
Jean-Louis Duport (1749–1819)
Exercise 10
to be played with one violoncello
(without repeats)

1st Round (max. 25 min)

a) solo
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude, Sarabande, and two additional movements from:
Suite G-Dur, BWV 1007
oder
Suite d-Moll, BWV 1008
oder
Suite C-Dur, BWV 1009

b) mit Continuo-Violoncello (415’/443’)
Anton Kraft (1749–1820)
Allegro moderato aus: Sonate B-Dur, op. 2 Nr. 1
oder
Moderato aus: Sonate G-Dur, op. 2 Nr. 2
oder
Allegro brillante aus: Sonate C-Dur, op. 2 Nr. 3

2nd Round (max. 45 min)

a) solo
Johann Sebastian Bach
Suite G-Dur, BWV 1007
oder
Suite d-Moll, BWV 1008
oder
Suite C-Dur, BWV 1009

b) mit Hammerflügel (415’) oder Klavier (443’)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Sonate C-Dur, op. 102 Nr. 1
oder
12 Variationen F-Dur, op. 66
oder
12 Variationen G-Dur, WoO 45

c) mit Sopran und Cembalo (415’/443’)
Johann Sebastian Bach
Eine der folgenden Arien
Phoebus eilt mit schnellen Pferden, BWV 202/3
oder
Mein gläubiges Herze, frohlocke, sing, scherze, BWV 68/2
A violoncello piccolo or a violoncello can be used.
(without the concluding ritornello)

Finals

a) solo
Johann Sebastian Bach
Suite Es-Dur, BWV 1010
oder
Suite c-Moll, BWV 1011
oder
Suite D-Dur, BWV 1012

The Competition strongly urges that Bach’s prescriptions for the fifth/sixth suites (scordatura/five-string cello) be respected..

b) mit Orchester (415’/443’)
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788): Konzert A-Dur, Wq 172
oder
Jean-Louis Duport: Konzert Nr. 6 d-Moll
oder
Michael Haydn (1737–1806): Konzert B-Dur, MH deest