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Robert Schumann
Cello concerto in A minor, op.129
First movement - Nicht zu schnell 

Cello concerto in A minor, op.129, Nicht zu schnell

A few months ago, my 12-year-old son introduced me to the epic anime, Demon Slayer, and I immediately fell in love. The artistry... the storytelling, it sucked me right in! I created this arrangement as an homage to this amazing anime, and I orchestrated using Embertone's Intimate Strings, and Walker Concert D Piano. Thanks for listening!

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Tanjirou Kamado No Uta by Go Shiina, featuring Nami Nakagawa
Cover Arranged & Produced by Alex Davis

Intimate Solo Strings Bundle - Demon Slayer - Tanjirou Kamado No Uta

I recently challenged myself to make an expanded string quintet arrangement around the theme from the popular anime, DEATH NOTE. My son got me hooked on a couple other shows, namely Demon Slayer and Attack on Titan. Death Note will be the next show I binge watch :).

The theme has an interesting meter (alternating 13/8 and 14/8), and it's extremely stark and transparent: just a melody and a bassline. I tried to make the orchestration as colorful and interesting as possible, using only solo strings. It takes on a much different vibe from the original - almost sounds like something Stravinsky would write!

And then after sitting on the arrangement for a while, I couldn't resist but to add a subtle bass synth pulse, just to fill out the bottom end.

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L's theme by Hideki Taniuchi and Yoshihisa Hirano
Cover Arranged & Produced by Alex Davis

Intimate Solo Strings Bundle - L's Theme from Death Note

Ariel Horowitz: Glazunov Violin Concerto in A minor, Op.82

Works highlighting Embertone's Fischer Viola

Fischer Viola - Memories of Home - by Alex Davis (YouTube Edit)

Robert Schumann - Cello Concerto in A-minor op. 129

A demo of Embertone's excellent "Friedlander Violin".  You can find the full review here: http://www.designingmusicnow.com/2016/08/15/solo-strings-review-series-review-friedlander-violin-embertone/

©2016 Lawson Madlener

Ein glücklicher kleiner Volkstanz

Composer: Antonio Vivaldi
Performer: Karin Matsunaga
Recordist/ Mixer: Kirill Belousov

Mics used:
Neumann KM-184
Sanken COS-11D
AKG C414 BL-II

A little bit of history:

"Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741), nicknamed il Prete Rosso ("The Red Priest") because of his red hair, was an Italian Baroque composer, priest, and virtuoso violinist, born in Venice. Vivaldi is recognized as one of the greatest Baroque composers, and his influence during his lifetime was widespread over Europe. Vivaldi is known mainly for composing instrumental concertos, especially for the violin, as well as sacred choral works and over 40 operas. His best known work is a series of violin concertos known as The Four Seasons.

Many of his compositions were written for the female music ensemble of the Ospedale della Pietà, a home for abandoned children where Vivaldi worked from 1703 to 1715 and from 1723 to 1740. Vivaldi also had some success with stagings of his operas in Venice, Mantua and Vienna. After meeting the Emperor Charles VI, Vivaldi moved to Vienna hoping for preferment. The Emperor died soon after Vivaldi's arrival, and the composer died a pauper, without a steady source of income.

Though Vivaldi's music was well received during his lifetime, it later declined in popularity until its vigorous revival in the first half of the 20th century. Today, Vivaldi ranks among the most popular and widely recorded Baroque composers.

A.Vivaldi - Concerto in A minor for Violin

This track is from the album Saint-Saens violin Concerto, Beethoven Triple Concerto and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/allaa

Camille Saint-Saens, violin concerto N.3 in B minor op 61, 2nd m

Virtualized by Jonathan Churchill.

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