Improvisations

Dan Fogel - Duos W' Vocalists

Classical Clips

Students of Dan Fogel

Cocktail Music Clips

La leggierezza - Franz Liszt - Clip 3

La leggierezza - Franz Liszt - Clip 1

La leggierezza - Franz Liszt - Clip 2

Images Book I - Reflets dans l'eau - Claude Debussy - Clip 1

Images Book I - Reflets dans l'eau - Claude Debussy - Clip 2

Images Book I - Reflets dans l'eau - Claude Debussy - Clip 3

Images Book I - Reflets dans l'eau - Claude Debussy - Clip 4

Grieg Piano Concerto - 1st movement Cadenza

Grieg Piano Concerto - 1st movement - Clip 4

Grieg Piano Concerto - 1st movement - Clip 5

Grieg Piano Concerto - 1st movement - Clip 6

Grieg Piano Concerto - 1st movement - Clip 7

Grieg Piano Concerto - 1st movement - Clip 8

Grieg Piano Concerto - 1st movement - Clip 1

Grieg Piano Concerto - 1st movement - Clip 2

Grieg Piano Concerto - 1st movement - Clip 3

Passacaglia - Leopold Godowsky - Clip 6

Passacaglia - Leopold Godowsky - Clip 5

Passacaglia - Leopold Godowsky - Clip 3

Passacaglia - Leopold Godowsky - Clip 4

Passacaglia - Leopold Godowsky - Clip 7

This is a recording of my performance of the Scriabin's Piano Sonata No. 2 in G sharp minor, Op. 19 (Sonata-Fantasy) 1st movement - Andante, played at Saturday April 9th's Marathon Benefit Concert for Japan at the Three Village Church in Setauket.
Feedback &amp; comments are welcome :)
I think this has been one of my better performances as there are some beautiful moments, so I hope you enjoy it.
On the self-critical side, there is much work to do with tone quality (harshness), more diverse colors, dynamic balance (could use a less obtrusive filigree backdrop to allow a more delicate melody to emerge without being forced), clarity of runs on any piano, and of course brushing up on several disruptive lapses in memory.


Scriabin 2nd Sonata 1st Mvt - Dan Fogel

Autumn Leaves Take A

Private - All clips from Staller Center 12-15-12 samples session

I'll Be Home - B

Eugene Iovine performs Rachmaninov's Prelude in C# Minor.

Piano Lessons With Dan - Eugene Iovine - Rachmaninov Prelude In C# Minor

Piano Lessons With Dan - Eugene Iovine - Fantasia In D Minor - Mozart

one of the sporadic improvisations that happen once every year or three

Dan Improv on keyboard 9-11-08

Over The Rainbow Arr Shearing

Never Neverland

Moon River

Don't Cry For Me Argentina

As Long As He Needs Me

And This Is My Beloved

Piano Lessons with Dan - Abigail L - Girl With The Flaxen Hair -  Claude Debussy

Dan - Improvisation 2009 on Falcone Baby Grand - stream of consciousness so changes character suddenly throughout

I suppose if Tchaikovsky's 1812 overture were written in a hall off mirrors in an eerie circus dream with a music box  ...

Dan silly improvisation on a Celesta sample - September 2008

The first time we played with one another in ages, with more of the 2 of us to be featured and updated on http://soundcloud.com/extemporaneous-fantasy .  We both appreciated the plectrum plucked piano & guitar more, but this was fun & uncharacteristically upbeat

Dan and Mike Improv - Mallet Piano and Muted Clean Guitar - 9-6-12

To date, this is the nicest improvisation Mike & I have done together.  Even though we couldn't even see one another, there was some great musical communication.  

What resulted were diverse characters, ideas, imitations, transitions, & sections.  

The more I listen to it, the more I anticipate a myriad of happy accidents ;)     


We will continue to post updates on http://soundcloud.com/extemporaneous-fantasy

Dan and Mike Improv - Plectrum Plucked Piano Sample and Guitar - 9-6-12

Piano Lessons With Dan - William Sun performing Chopin's Nocturne In Db

Danny Boys - Beatles - Let It Be - clip

Danny Boys - Elton John - Candle In The Wind

Danny Boys - John Legend - All Of Me

Danny Boys - Holiday - Jazz - Let It Snow

Danny Boys - Sinatra - Fly Me To The Moon

Lean On Me

So Far Away by Carole King

Featuring a mix including All of Me, Candle in the Wind, Fly Me to the Moon, Lean on Me, Let it Be, and Let it Snow

All Of Me (by John Legend)

Don't Know Why - Clip

Moonlight - Gillock, William L

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