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Round I - Test Round Section
  • INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FOR ACCORDION SOLOISTS (COUPE MONDIALE) 2012. There will be three (3) rounds. Each candidate must include a polyphonic (conterpoint) *** work in either Round I or Round 3 of the candidates program. The candidate may select in Round 1 "Any Baroque work" a polyphonic (conterpoint) Baroque work to fulfill this requirement.
    *** Example: Any Fuga, Invention, Canon from Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Contemporary etc... periods

The candidate must perform the 2012 Test Round including the following three (3) pieces:

  • Any Baroque work.
  • Own Choice Program: The candidate must select a program consisting of two (2) pieces, one piece to be of a slower, lyrical style* and the other piece to be of a technical virtuosic style**.  At least one (1) of these Own Choice pieces must be an original work for accordion.
     * Examples of the slower, lyrical style: Kalina Krasnaia by Semionov, Romance by Angelis, Vocalise by Rachmaninov, Aria by Bach etc...
    ** Examples of the technical virtuosic style: Caprice by Paganini, a fast Sonata by Scarlatti, Finale of 1st Sonata by Kusjakov etc...
  • Individual movements from cyclic works are acceptable, however a maximum of one movement of any cyclic work shall be selected. Playing time for Round I: maximum 20 minutes. Failure to observe maximum playing time will result in a mark penalty.

Round I music must be played in one sitting and may be played in any order. Candidates will be judged equally on each of the three parts of Round I.

Round II - Complete Original Work
  • One complete original work for the accordion.
Round III - Own Choice Program
  • Own Choice program consisting of three (3) or more pieces of different style and character.
  • A minimum of two (2) different composers
  • Playing time: minimum 20 minutes to maximum 30 minutes. Failure to observe minimum or maximum playing time will result in a mark penalty.
01.

Nartay Bekmoldinov
Kazakhstan
not present

1st Round
Erden Kuyi Ihlas
Sonata F Major by D. Scarlatti
Caprice No. 1 by V. Semionov
 
2nd Round
Sonata No. 3 by V. Zolotarev
 
3rd Round
Farab – Otirar by S. Abdinurov
Baijuma Kurmangazi by A. Gaissin
WTC Prelude & Fugue D Major by J. S. Bach
Turkish March by W. A. Mozart - A. Volodos
02.

Stojan Bojic
Bosnia and Herzegovina
 1st Round
Sonata A minor by D. Scarlatti
Choral by Y. Romanov
Tango-Tokkata by P. Makkonen
 
2nd Round
Sonata No. 5 by A. Pribilov
 
3rd Round
Prelude And Fugue In F Major by J. S. Bach
Flashing by A. Nordheim
Nocturne by F. Angelis
Brahmsiana by V. Semionov
03.

Bojan Cubra
Serbia
not present

1st Round
Romance by F. Angelis
Sonata In A Major K24 by D. Scarlatti
Souvenir De Puerto Rico by L. M. Gottschalk
 
2nd Round
Sonata No. 1 by A. Kusjakov
 
3rd Round
Prelude Et Fugue B minor by J. S. Bach
Brahmsiana by V. Semionov
Revis Fairy-Tale by A. Schnittke
04.

Giuseppe Grosso
Italy

1st Round
Revelation by S. Voitenko
Sonata K10 by D. Scarlatti
The Flight Beyond The Time by P. Makkonen
 
2nd Round
Divertimento by V. Semionov
 
3rd Round
Impasse (Movs. I-II-IV) by F. Angelis
Prelude And Toccata by J. Nuorvala
Introduction And Rondò Capriccioso by C. Saint-Saens
05.

Mikhail Kazuk
Russia
not present

1st Round
Bwv Preludio E Fuga Es minor by J. S. Bach
Pastorale by C. Franck
Toccata by A. Jurbin
 
2nd Round
Autumnal Sceneries by A. Kusjakov
 
3rd Round
Evening Love Ditties by R. Ledenev
French Ballad by V. Novikov
Suite No. 3 “Spanish” by A. Beloschitsky
Fantasy On Two Russian Folk Themes by A. Na Yun Kin
06.

Jovan Kocic
Bosnia and Herzegovina
not present

1st Round
Sonate D Major by D. Scarlatti
Meditation No. 3 In The Land Of Dreams by V. Semionov
Caprice Espagnol by M. Moszkowski

2nd Round
Sonata No. 5 by A. Pribilov

3rd Round
Prelude And Fuga D# minor by J. S. Bach
Sonata No. 2 (Movs. II-III) by A. Nagaev
Paraphrase On Folk Tune by V. Vlasov
07.

Vitaly Kondratenko
Russia

1st Round
Sonate H minor by D. Scarlatti
Phophetic Dream by V. Semionov
Rondò in A minor by D. Kabalevsky
 
2nd Round
Sonata “Et Exspecto” by S. Gubaidulina

3rd Round
Prelude And Fuga E minor by D. Shostakovitch
Passacaglia by J. Ganzer
Three Miniatures by A. Kusjakov
Racotzy-March F. Lizt - by V. Horowitz
08.

Angelo Miele
Italy

1st Round
Sonata K 545 by D. Scarlatti
Revelation by S. Voytenko
Disco-Toccata by P. Makkonen
 
2nd Round
Sonata No. 1 by A. Kusjakov
 
3rd Round
Passacaglia And Thema Fugato in C minor by J. S. Bach
Sonata No. 1 (Mov. I) by A. Nagajev
Caprice No. 2 “SOS” by V. Semionov
Near The Portrait Of N. Paganini by V. Runchak
09.

Petar Mirkov
Serbia

1st Round
Gavotte And 6 Variations by J. P. Rameau
Pasacaglia by J. Ganzer
Intermezzo (in memory of Brahms) by S. Slonimsky
 
2nd Round
Sonata No. 7 “Misterium” by A. Kusjakov
 
3rd Round
Ballu by G. Tedde
Preludium And Fuga F minor by J. S. Bach
Espaniada by V. Zolotarev
10.

Ghenadie Rotari
Moldova
not present

1st Round
Sonata in H Major K. 245 by D. Scarlatti
Flora’s Game by A. Piazzolla
The Flight Beyond The Time by P. Makkonen
 
2nd Round
Sonata No. 2 by A. Kusjakov
 
3rd Round
Toccata in G Major by J. S. Bach
Alone by E. Jokinen
Sonata No. 2: Slavjanskaja (Movs. I-II-VI) by V. Zubitsky
11.

Laimonas Salijus
Lithuania

1st Round
Sonata in D Majorby D. Scarlatti
Revelation by S. Voitenko
Fantasy Op. 67 by K. Fremar
 
2nd Round
Divertimento by V. Semionov
 
3rd Round
 Phantasie 84 by J. Ganzer
Fugue In G Minor by D. Scarlatti
Allegro Rustico by . Tamulionis
In The Land Of Dreams by V. Semionov
Sonata No.5 (Mov. I) by A. Pribilov
12.

Iryna Serotyuk
Ukraine

1st Round
L’Egyptienne by J. P. Rameau
Nocturne F# minor by V. Kalinnikov
Etude Es Major by N.Paganini - F.Liszt
 
2nd Round
5 Views On Gulag State by V. Vlassov
 
3rd Round
Cinema by S. Berinsky
Metamorphoses by T. Lundquist
Sparkles by M. Moszkowski
Barcarolle by S. Rachmaninov
Prelude And Toccata by V. Zubitsky
13.

Barbara Slawinska
Poland
not present

1st Round
Prelude And Fugue in H minor by J. S. Bach
Interlude A La Manière by S. Slonimsky
Caprice No. 1 by V. Semionov
 
2nd Round
Suite by M. Zeiger
 
3rd Round
Chaconne in D minor by J. S. Bach
Tango-Toccata by P. Makkonen
La Campanella by F. Liszt - F. Lips
14.

Nikita Syrchin
Russia

1st Round
La Dauphine by J.P. Romeau
Romance by F. Angelis
Sonata A Major L. 495 by D. Scarlatti
 
2nd Round
Sonata No. 2 by A. Zhurbin
 
3rd Round
Praeludium And Fuga E minor by J. S. Bach
Sarabande From Concert Suite by N. Chaikin
Prelude And Toccata by V. Zubitskiy
Caprice No. 2 “SOS” by V. Semionov
“Foggy Weather In The Valley” by I. Matveev
15.

Alexander Veretennikov
Russia

1st Round
Sonata D minor by D. Scarlatti
From The Oriental Melodies (Images P.T.) by A. Kusjakov
Caprice No.1 by V. Semionov
 
2nd Round
Divertimento by V. Semionov
 
3rd Round
Also Sprach Zarathustra I-M by S. Berinsky
Prelude And Fuge F# minor Wtc 2 by J. S. Bach
Flashing by A. Nordheim
Concert Piece - Final by K. M. Von Weber
16.

Xiaonan Xu
China

1st Round
Fugue in G minor by J.S. Bach
Concert Piece For Accordion by J. Feld
Vocalise Op. 39 No.19 by S. Rachmaninov

2nd Round
Sonata “Et Exspecto” by S. Gubaidulina
 
3rd Round
Disco-Toccata by P. Makkonen
Power by S. Haapamäki
Sonata in D Major K. 29 by D. Scarlatti
Introduction And Toccata by F. Dobler
Sonata No. 6 (Mov. II) by A. Kusjakov
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