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Original piano pieces

Recorded at Duke University, Princeton University, and on a home Brodmann PE-187 grand piano.

Chopin Sampler

Facet 7

Prelude in Eb minor

Zoom recording; video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2vZjuccuY4 -- Brodmann piano to Pro Tools for mastering.

Bach Partita #2 C minor: 1st movement (live)

Part of the Facet series of sculpted improvisations.

Facet 8

Brodmann PE-187 grand piano. AKGPerception mics. Pro Tools recording.

Chopin Mazurka Fm op63no2

Brodmann PE-187 grand piano. AKG Perception mics. Pro Tools recording.

Chopin Mazurka Am op17no4

Chopin Mazurka Bm op33no4

Brodmann PE-187 grand piano. AKG Perception microphones. Pro Tools recording. 

Chopin Nocturne Fm op55no1

Improvisation 01

Chopin Mazurka Bm Op30no2

Chopin Mazurka Gm Op30no1

Brodmann PE-187 grand piano, AKG 220 mics, Pro Tools recording.

Chopin Scherzo No. 2 In Bb Minor

Brodmann PE-187 grand piano. AKG microphones. Pro Tools recording. 

Ravel - Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte

Brodmann PE-187 grand piano, AKG mics, Pro Tools recording.

Chopin - Waltz In C# Minor

Piazzolla - Milonga Del Angel

Brahms - Intermezzo Op118no2

A heated blast across the void. Live studio take.

Solar Wind

Brodmann PE-187 grand piano; AKG 220 microphones; Pro Tools recording.
This waltz is not part of Chopin's opus sequence of waltzes, but is presumed to be a Chopin piece by some. Other musicologists disagree. The composer is not conclusively known.

Chopin - Valse Melancolique

Brodmann PE-187 grand piano. AKG 220 microphones. Pro Tools recording. 

Chopin - Nocturne in C# minor op27 no1

Recorded in concert at Bosendorfer Hall, Raleigh, NC. Bosendorfer 280 piano. Ribbon microphones into LogicX. Recorded by Bernie Grunwald, It's Very Clear Productions, www.itsveryclear.com

Piazzolla-Hill Milonga del Angel [CONCERT]

Mompou-Hill Cancion no. 6 [CONCERT]

Brodmann PE-187 grand piano; AKG 220 mics; Pro Tools recording. 

Chopin Nocturne Bb Minor

Chopin: Waltz in C#minor op.64 no.2

Chopin: Waltz in Ab op.69 no.1

Chopin: Waltz in Bminor op.69 no.2

Chopin: Waltz in Db op.70 no.3

Chopin: Waltz in Fminor op.70 no.2

Chopin: Waltz in Fmajor op.34 no.3

Chopin: Waltz in Db ("Minute" Waltz) op.64 no.1

Rhapsody #1

A milonga is a slow tango. Brodmann PE-187 grand piano. AKG Perception microphones. Pro Tools recording.

Alberto Ginastera - Milonga

Live studio recording. Brodmann PE-187 grand piano. AKG microphones. Pro Tools recording.

Secret Hope

Brodmann PE-187 grand piano. AKG microphones. Pro Tools recording.

Chopin - Prelude in E minor

Brodmann  PE-187 grand piano, AKG 220 microphones, Pro Tools recording. This great waltz was published after Chopin's death.

Chopin Waltz E Minor op. post.

Brodmann PE-187 piano. AKG microphones. Pro Tools recording.

Chopin Nocturne Fm op.55 no.1

Facet 1

Chopin Waltz in Am op34 no2

Recorded at Duke University Nelson Auditorium. Steinway piano. AKG microphones. Pro Tools recording.

Memory

Recorded at Duke University Nelson Music Hall. Steinway Piano. AKG microphones. Pro Tools recording.

First Day

Facet 4

Facet 5

Piano gemstones. Please see my Facets playlist for others! Thank you for  listening.

Facets

Facet 6

From the vault (2004), recorded using a portable MP3 recorder at Princeton University.

Chopin C#m Etude op.10 no.4

Live concert recording. This dramatic piece by Russian composer Alexander Scriabin is a foundation stone of romantic piano music, and of the etude genre. Thanks for listening!

Scriabin - Etude in D# minor op8no12

Concert recording, from the same concert as the Scriabin D# minor etude previously uploaded here: http://soundcloud.com/bradhill/scriabin-etude-op8no12. This is one of Scriabin's earliest published pieces, and the Chopin influence is clear. Thank you for listening!

Scriabin - Etude C# minor op2no1

Night Stalk

Classical pianist and composer on nights and weekends. Digital media executive and content producer. I live in North Carolina, USA, with my wife, two dogs, and Brodmann grand piano. 

Attended Manhattan School of Music, piano performance study with Artur Balsam. Previous teachers were John Heiss, Myron Klempner, and Olga Barabini. 

I choose daily between practicing standard repertoire and composing original piano pieces. I end up doing both and recording whenever possible.

Thank you for listening!

Brad Hill

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