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Every year, a friend and I play Christmas carols for our poker group and respective families. This year, I decided to record it for posterity and to share with my family who's assembled in Atlanta. We only got about 3/4 of it (the recorder ran out of space), I got completely lost during Away in the Manger, some other songs are rough, but hopefully it's still enjoyable.
Monday, December 24, 2012
Monday, September 12, 2011
Bach, Sinfonia 14 (Bflat Maj)
Listen here.
While working on Skjrabin, I found this recording from 6 months ago. I don't know why it hasn't been posted before, probably because I didn't like it for whatever reason. 6 months later, it sure seems good to me. Sophia and I have moved on from the Sinfonias, but they are still fun to listen to.
While working on Skjrabin, I found this recording from 6 months ago. I don't know why it hasn't been posted before, probably because I didn't like it for whatever reason. 6 months later, it sure seems good to me. Sophia and I have moved on from the Sinfonias, but they are still fun to listen to.
Skrjabin, Preludes Op. 11, No. 2
Listen here.
Skrjabin's kind of a trip, least of all because you can spell his name about 5 different ways. This is the first piece of his I've played and I rather enjoyed the airiness of it. Kind of dreamy, but then changes character a few times in the middle. Weird dissonant harmony at the end.
Skrjabin's kind of a trip, least of all because you can spell his name about 5 different ways. This is the first piece of his I've played and I rather enjoyed the airiness of it. Kind of dreamy, but then changes character a few times in the middle. Weird dissonant harmony at the end.
Saturday, March 20, 2010
The Wedding Tapes.
My sister Kristin was married on March 6th, and I was lucky enough to be involved in the proceedings. She asked me to play prior to ceremony itself, while people were walking in and being seated. Since I had never played for such a large number of people - 185 - I was a little nervous about having a minor freak-out just prior and leaving her in a lurch. In case of such an eventuality, I recorded the pieces ahead of time and put them on my iPod.
The freak-out didn't happen and I successfully played everything prior to the ceremony. But I have the recordings, so I thought to post them. Of course, there are minor mistakes here and there, but on the whole they're decent. Enjoy..
The freak-out didn't happen and I successfully played everything prior to the ceremony. But I have the recordings, so I thought to post them. Of course, there are minor mistakes here and there, but on the whole they're decent. Enjoy..
Monday, January 11, 2010
Germany Performance Video
View via YouTube here.
As most anyone reading this knows, I spent 2 weeks this summer at a music festival near Hinterzarten, Germany. I played twice in the end-of-festival concert - a solo performance, and a chamber piece with a cellist. This is a video of my solo performance. I play 5 pieces, 4 of which are already posted on this blog.
"Prelude" by Ravel
"Novelette" by Kabalevsky
"To a Wild Rose", "From an Old Trystin' Place" and "From an Indian Lodge" by MacDowell.
Watching this 5 months later, I realized that I played these pieces faster than I intended (esp with the Indian Lodge). But I thought the performance was largely a success.
As most anyone reading this knows, I spent 2 weeks this summer at a music festival near Hinterzarten, Germany. I played twice in the end-of-festival concert - a solo performance, and a chamber piece with a cellist. This is a video of my solo performance. I play 5 pieces, 4 of which are already posted on this blog.
"Prelude" by Ravel
"Novelette" by Kabalevsky
"To a Wild Rose", "From an Old Trystin' Place" and "From an Indian Lodge" by MacDowell.
Watching this 5 months later, I realized that I played these pieces faster than I intended (esp with the Indian Lodge). But I thought the performance was largely a success.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Prelude (Emaj - Largo) - Chopin, Op. 28, no. 9
Download/listen here.
Apparently Chopin thought anything to do with 'E' should be slow, as the Emaj prelude is also Largo. I was turned onto this piece by a friend in Boston, and it's a fun one. I apologize for kind of botching the first trill, but alas. I can't find anything suitable on the web that explains it, but this piece is sort of a rhythmic oddity. The right hand plays triplets throughout, while the left hand plods along in a more standard meter. The weird thing is the inclusion of 16th and 32nd notes in the triplets against similar notes in the right hand. There is some debate about what Chopin really meant when he did this. This is a very hopeful piece, with nice rising action that leads to two big climaxes.
Apparently Chopin thought anything to do with 'E' should be slow, as the Emaj prelude is also Largo. I was turned onto this piece by a friend in Boston, and it's a fun one. I apologize for kind of botching the first trill, but alas. I can't find anything suitable on the web that explains it, but this piece is sort of a rhythmic oddity. The right hand plays triplets throughout, while the left hand plods along in a more standard meter. The weird thing is the inclusion of 16th and 32nd notes in the triplets against similar notes in the right hand. There is some debate about what Chopin really meant when he did this. This is a very hopeful piece, with nice rising action that leads to two big climaxes.
Prelude (Amaj - Andantino) - Chopin, Op. 28, no. 7
Download/listen here.
This is a wicked little piece. The tricky part is managing the pedal to blend the sound in some kind of appealing way. In previous attempts, I would actually "cheat" with the pedal and clean the sound in the particularly difficult parts. Hopefully by not doing that here, it doesn't sound cacophonous.
This is a wicked little piece. The tricky part is managing the pedal to blend the sound in some kind of appealing way. In previous attempts, I would actually "cheat" with the pedal and clean the sound in the particularly difficult parts. Hopefully by not doing that here, it doesn't sound cacophonous.
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