Guest conductor Yan Pascal Tortelier leads the New England Conservatory Philharmonia and  Xixi Zhou in a performance of Prokofiev's Concerto for Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 16. Recorded live in Jordan Hall October 2011.

Prokofiev: Concerto for Piano no 2 in G minor-  Finale  Allegro tempestoso

Chopin - 12 Études, Op. 10 No. 3 In E Major (Tristesse)

Chopin - Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52

Chopin - Nocturne in F Major, Op. 15 No. 1

Chopin - Nocturne in F Sharp Major, Op. 15 No. 2

Préludes

Prélude No. 23 in F major

Happy autumn lullaby

Charlie Puth (See You Again) & Auld Lang Syne, piano cover

This upbeat piece, from Jean-Baptiste Lully's « Le bourgeois gentilhomme», caught my ear while watching a movie about a serial killer who left behind a CD with this music on it at the crime scenes. I’ll spare you the details of how this music relates to the murders; but will say that one of the detectives googled the composer's name, and learned that when he conducted his music, he used a staff («baton») to pound out the beat on the floor. During one performance, Lully missed the floor and rammed the staff into his foot instead, which became infected, and he eventually died of gangrene. Ok, gruesome; but, the music is delightful, I think. Performed here on virtual instruments: strings for the first time through, woodwinds (recorders, oboes, and bassoon) the second time, and tutti the third time (with continuo and percussion throughout). Played on a wind controller (Akai EWI USB).

Castle Consort

Lully: Marche pour la Cérémonie des Turcs (2018.01.27)

BACH Suite 6 for Violoncello Piccolo in D Major, BWV 1012: I. Prelude

BACH Suite 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: III. Courante

Chopin - Nocturne in F Sharp Major, Op. 15 No. 2

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