Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor

Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 (Pastoral) (June 2010)

Chopin

Prelude, Op. 45: No. 10 in C-Sharp Minor, Sostenuto

Prelude, Op. 45: No. 10 in C-Sharp Minor, Sostenuto by Frederic Chopin

recorded in Dortmund Hochschule ( Germany 2003) on Steinway Concert Grand

Ludwig Van Beethoven. Waldstein sonate 1 Satz

Calm and pretty opening section; the minor section is more active, but there is still a sense of elegance and, I hope, charm

SWW23.3

Recorded August 2025. Performed on a #Yamaha NU1X hybrid digital upright piano. Rendered using #PianoTeq by #Modartt. Mastered using #LogicPro 11.

Soon May The Wellerman Come

Eventide
Fantasia for solo piano 

The Piano Prayer and Praise series contains solo piano pieces, mainly based on well-known hymns or worship songs, suitable for use in church services – either played complete or using sections as shorter interludes.

One of the most popular and enduring hymn-tune melodies, W. H. Monk’s melody Eventide is sung, to H. F. Lyte’s words Abide with Me, in churches (and sporting events) the world over.  This Fantasia presents the simple but memorable tune in various textures against a falling counter-melody, highlighting Monk’s transparently simple harmonisation of the last line in the final bars.

Sheet music published by Colne Edition  www.colneedition.co.uk

Alan Bullard: Eventide - fantasia on 'Abide with Me' for piano solo

Redoutable défi, pour un pianiste, que l’enregistrement des Harmonies poétiques et religieuses, chef-d’œuvre suprême de Franz Liszt, si grand est le nombre de légendaires interprétations habitant toutes les mémoires. 

Pourtant ici, à l’écoute des onze tableaux formant l’illustre fresque sonore du maître hongrois, l’auditeur est saisi par la rigueur idiomatique et l’exigence stylistique manifestées par Pascal Amoyel. De ce brillant musicien, la plus belle qualité demeure probablement l’aisance souveraine à marier les contraires : clarté du discours et subtilité des nuances, variété des couleurs et rigueur rythmique. Doublant la prouesse digitale d’une impeccable et sensible restitution des inflexions spirituelles qui animent cette partition étonnamment lyrique, Pascal, prouve en l’occasion que la perfection technique reste avant tout un merveilleux gage de liberté.

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Pascal Amoyel, Liszt // Rêves d'amour

Maestro Antoni Wit conducting New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra
Krzysztof Jablonski - Piano Solo
Sumida Triphony Hall, Tokyo, Japan. February 24, 2017
Frederic Chopin:
- Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11
Encores:
F. Chopin
- Nocturne in C sharp minor "Lento con gran espressione"
- Etude C minor Op. 10 No. 12 "Revolutionary"

2017 Jablonski & New Japan Philharmonic

Frederic Chopin - Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor Op. 11 (Feb. 24, 2017)

Grieg - Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 - II. The Death of Aase

The Sapin Op.75 - 5(music By Jean Sibelius)

Johann Strauss Jr: Artist's Life Waltzes Op.136. Ernö Rapée 1921 on Duo-Art 6447.
Recorded from digitally simulated reconstructed original reproducing piano roll Dec 31, 2018 and the rec.  updated Jan 14, 2023 by VViljanen, using on its replay and recording a modelled year 1896 Bechstein grand, reconfigured, revoiced and setup by VV
ANY KIND OF COMMERCIAL USE PROHIBITED.
Photo: Ernö Rapee (1891 -1945)  was Hungarian-born American symphonic conductor in the first half of the 20th Century whose prolific career spanned both classical and popular music. His most famous tenure was as the head conductor of the Radio City Symphony Orchestra, the resident orchestra of the Radio City Music Hall, whose music was also heard by millions over the air.
A virtuoso pianist, Rapée is also remembered for popular songs that he wrote in the late 1920s as photoplay music for silent films. When not conducting live orchestras, he supervised film scores for sound pictures, compiling a substantial list of films on which he worked as composer, arranger or musical director.
Basic Info* of the original piano roll:
ARTIST'S LIFE (Kunstler Leben), Waltz, Op. 136
Roll Number: 6447, 6447
Composer/Creator: Strauss
Pianist: Rapee
Roll System: Duo-Art
Country: US
Date: June, 1921
Category: classical, dance, popular
Original Price: $2.50 (Price after 1922)
'Info source: The Piano Player Group web page (by permission)

Artist Life Waltzes op.136

Johann Strauss Jr: Artist's Life Waltzes Op.136. Ernö Rapée 1921 on Duo-Art 6447

"We have art so that we shall not die of reality."
                Nietzsche

Prelude, Op. 45: No. 10 in C-Sharp Minor, Sostenuto by Frederic Chopin

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