Dedicated to the memory of Max Riebl.

This piece, Almería, is the second movement from the second suite of Iberia, the impressionistic masterwork of Spanish composer Isaac Albéniz.

This performance was recorded on the Stuart & Sons piano in Tempo Rubato, Brunswick, Victoria. The recording was made in late 2020; only recently did I finally pull myself together enough to produce and edit the audio and video. For the first time, I have published the video in Ultra High Definition, and really hope that this means something to some of you.

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Isaac ALBÉNIZ: Almería (Iberia II : II) - Adam James Cook, piano

Prelude and Fugue No. 4 in C Sharp Minor by Russian composer Nikolai Kapustin. A 'jazz' prelude & fugue. For a read-along video, click this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaYqO9lbYdQ

Nikolai Kapustin: Prelude and Fugue No. 4 in C Sharp Minor

Scott Joplin's Magnetic Rag (1914) was the last (and greatest) of his ragtime compositions.

For more info on the Magnetic Rag, wikipedia here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_Rag

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Scott Joplin - Magnetic Rag (Live Canberra 2013)

The debut EP of countertenor Max Riebl and pianist Adam Cook.
Recorded at Move Records, Eaglemont VIC, 25th May 2018.

Karma Police

The second voice/piano of duo Max Riebl, countertenor, and Adam Cook, piano.
Recorded 12th Sep, 2018, at Move Records, Eaglemont, VIC.

No Other Love

Nude

Skyfall

Les baricades mistérieuses is the fifth movement, a Rondeau, from the Sixième ordre de pièces de clavecin published in 1717.

Much mystery surrounds the origin of the title of this piece, which has its own Wikipedia article here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Barricades_Mystérieuses

The graphic used here is the Brahms/Chrysander edition of the 1880s.

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François COUPERIN: Les Baricades Mistérieuses

Shostakovich's Preludes and Fugues Op. 87 are celebrated among the body of 21st-century polyphonic work as a vibrant and bold testament to the ultimate work of J.S. Bach, Das Wohltemperierte Clavier.

Shostakovich was inspired to undertake this mammoth act of composition having visited Leipzig in 1950 for The International Bach Competition, marking the bicentennial of Bach's death.

This is where Shostakovich came to hear the Russian pianist Tatiana Nikolayeva, who carried away the Gold Medal from the Competition. What followed was a composition flurry from the very impressed Shostakovich. He completed his own cycle of 24 Preludes and Fugues within the space of six months!

This Prelude and Fugue in G# minor stands structurally within the cycle as the halfway point, and it may be for this reason that it adopts a relatively outstanding set of characteristics.

The Prelude operates upon a recurring Passacaglia, a grave and obstinate 3/4 bass figure upon which a broad, notably Slavic melodic framework is gradually and masterfully built over the course of several variations.

The Fugue is a thoroughly eccentric affair, in four parts, marked Allegro and marcatissimo, and maintaining an obviously jazz-influenced 5/4 metric throughout. The 'recapitulation' with its sudden change in colour and subtle shift in modality allows the driven nature of the piece to gradually and tastefully settle into a tierce de Picardie, a final Bach-inspired touch.

Recorded at AdAudio, Brighton, Victoria, Sat 23rd November 2019.

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Shostakovich Preludes and Fugues Op. 87 on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24_Preludes_and_Fugues_(Shostakovich)

SHOSTAKOVICH: Prelude & Fugue Op. 87 No. 12 in G sharp minor - Adam James Cook, piano

Isaac ALBÉNIZ (1860-1909)
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Iberia (1905-08)
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Triana:
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Recorded at Adaudio, Brighton, VIC, 28/03/20
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Triana

Isaac ALBÉNIZ - Triana (Iberia II:III)

Maurice RAVEL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Ravel

Sonatine pour le piano (1903-5): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonatine_(Ravel)

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III: Animé

II: Mouvement de menuet

I: Modéré

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Billie Eilish: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billie_Eilish

when the party's over (2018): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_the_Party%27s_Over_(song)

I hope that you enjoy my jazz arrangement / production of this great song - thanks to senior students of Westbourne Grammar School for lending me their beautiful voices.

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when the party's over - 8-part jazz choir, arr. Adam James Cook

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