Moriró!!! is the fifth song from Isaac Albéniz's song cycle, 'Seis Baladas' from 1888. Transcribed for piano solo by Johan de Cock 2024 and recorded on Sunday, 26 May 2024 using a Yamaha CLP- 465GP Clavinova.

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Isaac Albéniz: 'Moriró!!!' No.5 from 'Seis Baladas' [1888]

Recorded by Johan de Cock for Brighton Music Lessons on Sunday, 26 May 2024 using a Yamaha CLP- 465GP Clavinova.

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Louise Farrenc: Etude in A minor, Op.50 No.2

See the full YouTube score video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9m1xSYoK54 

Frank Bridge (1879 - 1941) was a British composer, violist, and conductor, known for his diverse compositional style and his influence on later musicians, particularly Benjamin Britten. Born in Brighton on February 26, 1879, Bridge’s early musical development was shaped by his seaside hometown, where he first studied violin and piano with his father, William Bridge, a local music teacher and bandmaster. 

In 1896, Bridge moved to London to study at the Royal College of Music, where he trained under Charles Villiers Stanford. Initially recognised as a talented violist, he performed with leading ensembles, including the English String Quartet, before turning to composition and conducting. His early works, such as chamber music and orchestral pieces, reflected the influence of late Romantic composers, particularly Brahms and Fauré.

Despite his growing reputation, Bridge struggled financially, supplementing his income by conducting and teaching. His compositions during the pre-World War I period were often lyrical and refined, exemplified by works such as The Sea (1911), inspired by his love for the English coastline, a connection likely rooted in his Brighton upbringing.

World War I deeply affected Bridge, leading to a shift in his musical style. His later works became more modernist and harmonically adventurous, influenced by composers like Berg and Schoenberg. This transformation is evident in pieces such as Oration (1930) for cello and orchestra and the Piano Sonata (1924–25).

Though Bridge spent much of his career in London, his connection to Brighton remained significant. He returned frequently to visit family, and the seaside landscapes of his hometown influenced his compositions. Today, Brighton recognises him as one of its most notable musical figures.

Bridge died in Eastbourne on January 10, 1941. His music, once overlooked, has since gained recognition for its craftsmanship and emotional depth.

This original recording is copyright © 2014 EIAG Records

Johan de Cock - piano. Recorded at Brighton Music Lessons in Saltdean, Brighton. Yamaha C3 / Audix stereo pair

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Frank Bridge: Winter Pastoral [1925]

Handel's famous Sarabande from his little Suite in D minor.

Johan de Cock - piano. Recorded at EIAG Studios, Saltdean, Brighton on Friday 24 July 2015.  Yamaha C3 / Audix stereo pair

Handel: Sarabande from 'Suite in D minor'

The delightful Minuets in G major and C major from the Nannerl Music Book, here played as a Minuet and Trio. 

Johan de Cock - piano. Recorded at EIAG Studios, Saltdean, Brighton on Wednesday 5 August 2015. Yamaha C3 / Audix stereo pair

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Mozart: Two Minuets in G and C, KV 1e/f

Edward MacDowell's celebrated 'To a Wild Rose' from his 'Woodland Sketches'.

Johan de Cock - piano. Recorded at EIAG Studios, Saltdean, Brighton on Monday 17 August 2015. Yamaha C3 / Audix stereo pair

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MacDowell: To A Wild Rose from 'Woodland Sketches'

Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonatina In G, Kinsky-Hahn Anh.5
i.  Moderato
ii. Romanze

Johan de Cock - piano.  Recorded 5 October 2015: Yahama C3 / Audix stereo pair.

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Beethoven: Sonatina In G, Kinsky-Hahn Anh.5

The celebrated Arabesque in A minor from Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller's '25 Easy and Progressive Studies', Op.100 No.2.

Johan de Cock - piano. Recorded at EIAG Studios, Saltdean, Brighton on Wednesday, 17 February 2016. Yamaha C3 / Audix stereo pair

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Burgmüller: Arabesque, Op.100 No.2

Johann Krieger's Menuet in A minor, found in Book 1 of the 'Classics to Moderns' series.

Johan de Cock - piano. Recorded at EIAG Studios, Saltdean, Brighton on Wednesday, 17 February 2016. Yamaha C3 / Audix stereo pair

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Krieger: Menuet in A Minor

Domenico Scarlatti's Minuetto in C minor, K.40

Johan de Cock - piano. Recorded at EIAG Studios, Saltdean, Brighton on Wednesday, 17 February 2016. Yamaha C3 / Audix stereo pair

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Scarlatti: Menuetto In C Minor, K.40

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975): Waltz from Six Pieces for Children, Op.69

Johan de Cock - piano. Recorded at EIAG Studios, Saltdean, Brighton on Thursday, 8 September 2016. Yamaha C3 / Audix stereo pair

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Shostakovich: Waltz from 'Six Pieces for Children', Op.69

Peter Tchaikovsky: Waltz, No.1 from 'Children's Album', Op.39

Johan de Cock - piano. Recorded at EIAG Studios, Saltdean, Brighton on Monday, 12 September 2016. Yamaha C3 / Audix stereo pair

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Tchaikovsky: Waltz, No.1 from 'Children's Album', Op.39

Polskie Drogi (1976) by Andrzej Kurylewicz (1932 - 2007), arranged by Johan de Cock.

Johan de Cock - piano. Recorded at EIAG Studios, Saltdean, Brighton on Friday, 13 January 2017. Yamaha C3 / Audix stereo pair

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Kurylewicz: Polskie Drogi (1976)

Nos.4 & 10 from 'The Young Pianist', Op.823 by Carl Czerny, Beethoven's favourite student, and teacher of the great Franz Liszt.

Johan de Cock - piano. Recorded at EIAG Studios, Saltdean, Brighton on Friday, 13 January 2017. Yamaha C3 / Audix stereo pair

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Czerny: Nos.4 & 10 from 'The Young Pianist', Op.823

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Allegro in B flat major, KV3, from 'Pieces from the Nannerl Music Book.

Johan de Cock - piano. Recorded at EIAG Studios, Saltdean, Brighton on Friday, 13 January 2017. Yamaha C3 / Audix stereo pair

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Mozart: Allegro in B flat major, KV 3

Leonard Cohen's celebrated song, 'Hallelujah',  in a simple arrangement for piano solo.

Johan de Cock - piano. Recorded at EIAG Studios, Saltdean, Brighton on Monday, 16 January 2017. Yamaha C3 / Audix stereo pair

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Leonard Cohen: Hallelujah

Milt Jackson's 'Bag's Groove', arranged for piano solo by Richard Michael (from ABRSM Jazz Piano Grade 1).

Johan de Cock - piano. Recorded at EIAG Studios, Saltdean, Brighton on Monday, 16 January 2017. Yamaha C3 / Audix stereo pair

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Milt Jackson: Bag's Groove [Jazz Piano Grade 1]

Johann Christian Bach's Aria in F, from the 'Little Keyboard Book', set for List A in the ABRSM's Grade 1 2017 & 2018 syllabus.

Johan de Cock - piano. Recorded at EIAG Studios, Saltdean, Brighton on Monday, 16 January 2017. Yamaha C3 / Audix stereo pair

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J. C. Bach: Aria in F, BWV Anh.II 131 [Grade 1]

Jean Philippe Rameau's charming little Rondino in C.

Johan de Cock - piano. Recorded at EIAG Studios, Saltdean, Brighton on Monday, 16 January 2017. Yamaha C3 / Audix stereo pair

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Rameau: Rondino

When the saints go marching in: traditional American gospel hymn, arranged by Kenneth Bartels for the ABRSM's Piano Grade 1 exam (2017 & 2018).

Johan de Cock - piano. Recorded at EIAG Studios, Saltdean, Brighton on Friday, 9 February 2018.

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Traditional: When the Saints Go Marching In [ABRSM Grade 1]

Giuseppe Verdi's celebrated aria, La donna è mobile, from his opera, 'Rigoletto', arranged by Nancy Litten for the ABRSM's Piano Grade 1 exam (2017 & 2018).

Johan de Cock - piano. Recorded at EIAG Studios, Saltdean, Brighton on Friday, 9 February 2018.

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Verdi: La donna è mobile from 'Rigoletto' [ABRSM Grade 1]

The wonderful, celebrated jazz waltz, Bluesette, by the late, great 
Toots Thielemans (1922 - 2016) in an arrangement for easy piano.

Johan de Cock - piano. Recorded at EIAG Studios, Saltdean, Brighton on Friday, 9 February 2018.

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Thielemans: Bluesette

Beethoven's beautiful little Adagio in F major, from an incomplete piano sonata (1791/92), written in his early days in Vienna.

Johan de Cock - piano. Recorded at EIAG Studios, Saltdean, Brighton on Friday, 9 February 2018.

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Beethoven: Adagio in F major from 'Leichte Sonate', WoO 51

Erik Satie (1866 - 1925) wrote these three extremely famous (and haunting) piano pieces in 1890 and they were first published in Le Figaro Musical No. 24 in September 1893.

They were recorded at St Mary's Church in Kemp Town in October 2017 using an old, restored Bechstein grand piano.

An audio + score video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAbGGj-d1d8

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Satie: Trois Gnossiennes

Yann Tiersen's celebrated piano piece from the 2001 French film Amélie. 

Johan de Cock - piano.  Recorded at St Mary's Church in Kemp Town in October 2017.  

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Yann Tiersen: Comptine d'un autre été : L'après-midi

Yann Tiersen's celebrated piano piece from the 2001 French film. Amélie. 

Johan de Cock - piano.  Recorded at St Mary's Church in Kemp Town in October 2017.  

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Yann Tiersen: La Valse d'Amélie

Michael Nyman's celebrated piano piece from the 1993 New Zealand film 'The Piano'.  

Johan de Cock - piano.  Recorded at St Mary's Church in Kemp Town in October 2017. 

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Michael Nyman: Big My Secret from 'The Piano'

Daniel Gottlob Türk's 'Arioso' from the 2021 - 2023 Piano Grade 1 Syllabus for Trinity College London. Played with repeats, but you wouldn't play the repeats in your exam!

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