@notalovedoctor: wow that means a lot, thanks

A bit slow in my opinion, It sounds like a sad, ending soundtrack, i prefere adventure and action. Not bad at all!

that is matching my game of thrones after mood ; ) good stuff

The New England Conservatory Philharmonia led by guest conductor Jefferey Kahane at the keyboard, present Mozart's Concerto for Piano no 25 in C major. Recorded live in Jordan Hall November 6, 2013 by Alex Hug.

Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 25 in C major- Allegro maestoso

I'm away from the piano at the moment, so I thought I'd share this with everybody...

Compositional sketch for a modern Pastoral Appassionata String Quintet.  Primary composition sometime in November 2013.  Work in progress.

Somebody asked if this is a "sad" song.  Here is my answer:

It is not a "human emotion" song.   It is more a divine/nature/universe  song.  It does not have human emotions like happy/sad.  It has only what is.  It has only pure beauty. Like a waterfall.  Or a mountain.  Or a star. A waterfall is not sad.  Or happy.  It only is. It is simply pure beauty.

Pastoral = of or referring to nature or the creator

Appassionata = with passion  (but in this case, it is not passion like between a man and woman.  it is more passion of the creator for his creation or created for his creator.)

It is more of a spiritual music.  This is what I will do more of later in life. Like these guys:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_minimalism

I aspire to follow in their footsteps one day.

Somebody asked about the plug-ins used:

Solo Bass, Cello, Viola, Violin 1, & Violin 2 from NI Kontact (standard set from Komplete) for this sketch.  Sometime later I will ideally record the real thing... (Or at least use more advanced string libraries.) 6 Instances of 2CAudio Breeze (which I am the developer of) are used here to make the Kontact Strings sound reasonably good. 

http://2caudio.com/products/breeze

The strings samples themselves are not that good.  The reverb is!  :)  That's the trick here.



Many new solo piano compositions to share with you all soon!  Happy New Year!

Andrew Souter -- Pastoral Appassionata For String Quintet (Sketch)

Another collaboration with the fine musician (and friend!) Fivos.

See here for further details: http://soundcloud.com/fivosvalachis/ithaka

Ithaka (collaboration with Fivos Valachis)

When I first heard Lungi dance from the movie Chennai express, it's incredible peppy catchiness only meant one obvious thing - someone needed to make a Western classical remix version. Imagine frilly dresses, wigs, Austrian nobility and state-of-the-art Erode lungis. 

The Violin and Cello were recorded on the really impressive Yeti Blue microphone, which is so sensitive that if you listen really hard, you can occasionally hear the pigeon on my window sill making enquiries about the local availability of pretty single pigeonesses. 

In addition to the tracks I recorded on my instruments, some software layers were used to expand the soundscape to do justice to this most excellent song. 

Danse Macabre De Lungi

A suspenseful chase type song with strings, harp, English horn solo and violin solo, with a big string and brass build at the end.  

The Elusive Hideaway

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New England Conservatory piano major Chuang-Chuang Fang performs Beethoven's Sonata for Piano no 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata." Recorded live in Jordan Hall in Boston February 20, 2014.

Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 23 in F minor, Op. 57 Allegro assai

The New England Conservatory Chamber Orchestra performs Mozart's Symphony no 29 in A major, K 201. Recorded live February 26, 2014 in Jordan Hall, Boston.

Mozart: Symphony no 29 in A major Allegro moderato

Mozart: Symphony no 29 in A major Andante

David Loebel conducts the New England Conservatory Philharmonia in a performance of Hindemith's Symphony "Mathis der Maler". Recorded live in Jordan Hall, Boston March 5, 2014.

Hindemith: Symphony "Mathis der Maler"   Versuchung des heiligen Antonius

Studying history is like being shown a horror movie where people are constantly killing each other for stupid reasons and making the same mistakes over and over and over again. A never-ending futile madness.

The bad never learn, and the good suffer knowing.

Stepping Through History

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Eðvarð Egilsson is a composer hailing from Reykjavík, Iceland. He graduated with a B.A. degree in Classical Composition from the Iceland University of the Arts. His musical focus is a combination of classical and experimental electronic music, juxtaposing complex musical narratives with everything from soft-forming musical waves to hard knocking beats. 

Eðvarð has scored a number of feature films, most recently “Quake” in collaboration with renowned composer Páll Ragnar Pálsson, selected for Toronto Film Festival and is currently working on a documentary, “Smoke Sauna Sisterhood” with support from Sundance Institute Documentary Fund. Eðvarð’s background in television includes collaboration with celebrated choreographer Sonya Tayeh for “So You Think You Can Dance” and “Líf Kviknar”, winner of the Edda Awards.

Eðvarð is also a founding member of the music group Steed Lord, in which he was the music producer. Formed in 2006, Edvard and Steed Lord have performed all over the world, sharing the stage with many well-known artists.

Eðvarð is driven by his passion for music production and composition. With his electronic influence deeply rooted in synthesizers and sound manipulation, Eðvarð is able to create complex musical narratives that are rife with emotion by using a variety of rhythmic cadences – from soft-forming musical waves to hard-knocking beats. Through his clear and unfettered vision, Eðvarð produces precise musical scores that are progressive, relevant, and exceptional.

Broken City

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