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A recording of J.S. Bach's 'Preludie in C' played by Neil Balfour.

When J.S. Bach began working on his epic Well-Tempered Clavier in 1722, chances are he wasn't thinking that it would become one of the defining musical texts in keyboard history. But, somehow, it has - and the Prelude No. 1 in C Major is where it all starts.

The Well-Tempered Clavier (there are two volumes of it, each containing a prelude and a fugue in each musical key) kicks off in C Major, the most 'natural' musical key, so he obviously made sure that the first entry is a good one. Few pieces of keyboard music sound so delicate and fragile, but there's a very Bach-ian stability to it as well. 

It's a strikingly simple piece to begin with, gently phasing through different chords and registers, but it's one of those pieces that demands to be tinkered with. Consequently, you'll hear plenty of different interpretations of this much-loved work.

Prelude No. 1 In C Major | Bach

Due to everyone being so pleased with me putting up a recording of me performing Beethoven's 'Moonlight Sonata', I felt like it would be a nice idea to put up for free download other lovely pieces of music that have been in my performance repertoire over the years.  The Chopin Nocturnes I always particularly loved and are very beautiful.  Enjoy!!

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Chopin Nocturne Opus 9 No 1

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Chopin - Nocturne Opus 9 No1 (Glenn Morrison playing on a Steinway D Grand)

My take on Chopin's saddest little prelude.  Two and a half minutes of ache.


Chopin Prelude No. 4 In E Minor, Op. 28

Piano Sonata No 14 Moonlight Adagio/Presto - Beethoven

A cello quartet arrangement of the second movement of Vivaldi's Cello Sonata no. 3 in A minor RV43

Vivaldi - Cello Sonata III in a minor - Allegro

Practicing piano is something I NEED to do in order to keep my chops up and also give me inspiration for when I'm writing my own records.  This here was a favourite of mine many years ago when I was competing (though I'm more rusty at it now!).  Mendelssohn's beautiful Songs Without Words Opus 102 No. 4 or otherwise known as the The Sighing Wind.

I performed this on a Bechstein D 282 which gives it that metallic and powerful sound.

Hope you all like it

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Mendelssohn - Song Without Words Op.102, No.4 (performed on a Bechstein)

illustration: James Abbott McNeill Whistler - 'Nocturne in black and gold - The Falling Rocket', 1872-1877, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit

Frédéric Chopin - Nocturne in C sharp minor no. 20 'Lento con gran espressione' op. posth.

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Beethoven's fifth symphony is regarded as one of the most renowned symphonies in the entirety of classical music. Its consistently recurring and exceedingly iconic introductory tune, allows it to link the symphony's four movements together into the innovative, complex and emotionally arousing piece that it is universally acclaimed for. It is the perfect classical track to indulge into at any deserving moment. 

Symphony No. 5 - Beethoven

I was just practicing tonight and felt like recording one of the pieces.  Beethoven's Sonata No. 14 in C# minor Op. 27 No. 2, or otherwise known as 'Quasi una fantasia' or the 'Moonlight Sonata'.  I recorded this on a Steinway D and mastered it in my mastering studio www.alpinemastering.com  

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Classical Piano Pieces Volume I

Moonlight Sonata

Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata (Glenn playing on a Steinway D)

Johann Sebastian Bach: Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041

Thomas Gould, violin
Senesino Players

Johann Sebastian Bach: Violin Concerto in A minor: 1.

Theme from Schindler's List | Violin & Piano

Violin: Lelie Cristea
Piano Accompaniment: Tamilla Guliyeva
Sound Recording by Arthur Jogerst

John Williams | Theme from Schindler's List for Violin & Piano

With over 6 million streams on his recent classical piano recordings, we felt it was a wonderful touch to add some classically arranged and composed pieces of classic Christmas records.  Glenn Morrison used predominantly the Steinway D for the piano recordings, and the opening of the classical album is all choral voices from high end production software, NOT real voices! Using one of JS Bach chorales 'O Grosse Lieb' is an extremely dramatic way of introducing us to Glenn Morrison's headspace of 'A Classical Christmas', and for example with Heinrich Lichner's overtly emotional 'Silent Night Holy Night Opus 269 No 3'; soaring crescendos and minuetto's take over from the original choral work by Glenn.  Gustav Lange's 'To Christmas Fantastia' plays with several motifs of classic Christmastime songs which everyone can identify with, whilst at the same time having a creative interpretation which is all very classical in nature, composition, and arrangement.  Robert Leonard's Christmas Fantasia Opus 99 is a beautiful segway into more minimalistic holiday cheer, with melodramatic swells of emotion that subside to the more brooding heavy winter nights on MP Heller's 'Joy of Christmas'.  We gear towards a more major key positive uplifting Christmas spirit, which is really the essence of this whole album and release.  Keller's 'Christmas Fantasia' is expertly performed by Glenn, with subtle nuances that create an emotive and passionate experience.  Floating motifs abound of Christmas and the positive energy it provides for your holiday season, courtesy of Glenn Morrison and our last record release of the year under Wolfe Records.  Thank you for the overwhelming support over the past year, we are truly grateful.

A Classical Christmas

Robert Leonard Christmas Fantasia Opus 99

Glenn Morrison - Robert Leonard Christmas Fantasia Opus 99

A Side - Contact
B Side - Hydrology

All tracks written & produced by Glenn Morrison & Joel Zimmerman.
Published by Copyright Control 2007
Mastered by Chris Alexander at Heathmans Mastering 
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Glenn Morrison returns with his new single "Goodbye." 

Featuring the gorgeous vocals of Islove, this song is sexy, emotional prog pop, just in time for summer. 

The package includes everything from festival to deep house and everywhere in between. 

Check out the video here: 

http://youtu.be/pWOteRWovWA 


Glenn Morrison - Goodbye feat. Islove (Original Mix) (3.34)
Written by Glenn Morrison, Matt Lange, Islove.
Produced by Glenn Morrison, Matt Lange.
Lyrics Written by Glenn Morrison, Islove.
Mixed by Brian Cid at Sweetwater Sounds, New York City, USA.
Mastered by Glenn Morrison at Alpine Mastering, Toronto, Canada.
Published by Sony Music ATV.
Released Courtesy of Robbins Entertainment, 2013.

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Goodbye

Glenn Morrison feat. Islove - Goodbye

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Multi-platinum record selling musician and record producer, Glenn Morrison is the archetype of the modern DJ/producer star. The 37-year-old Toronto native is as happy rocking an underground house party as he is performing at an exclusive oceanic rooftop venue; as adept at composing an international club anthem like ‘Contact’ as he is at concocting a pop dance record that strikes to the Billboard Charts in America.  His single ‘Goodbye’ has been Certified Double Platinum and went Number 1 for 11 weeks in a row on the Canadian Billboard Chart, as well as going Number 1 in Russia’s Billboard Chart.  It wound up taking over Eastern Europe and became Number 1 in 7 Countries to date.

He is signed to Sony Records, Universal Music Group and Sony Music ATV as a writer, producer, & recording artist. He has been nominated for several Juno Awards in 2015, as well as Fans Choice Award / Dance Artist of the Year / Dance Record of the Year for Sirius XM Radio Music Awards, and won the SOCAN Dance Record of the Year 2015. 

Glenn has enjoyed the support of DJs as varied as John Digweed and Pete Tong to Dixon and Solomun. For three years he was resident at Ibiza’s Amnesia Club, and was a resident at Space in Ibiza for 1 year, as well as Space in Miami for 2 years.  Last year, Glenn added the latest addition to his residency repertoire in his monthly night being held in Las Vegas at the acclaimed Moon Nightclub at the Palms Casino.  And he is perfecting a sinuous, hooky sound that combines the eerie beauty of pure techno with light rains of melody and flashes of emotion.

In short, Glenn Morrison is one of the most dynamic and accomplished talents in electronic music today. Period.

Morrison is a difficult DJ to pigeonhole and that’s what makes him such a fascinating talent. One minute his sound is ruthlessly minimal and funky; the next it’s washed in color and vocals and emotion.

Glenn has had an unusual career path. He started off as a classical pianist, a preteen prodigy, performing  – and winning – competitions. Then came a life-changing encounter with electronic music.

Production continues apace in the new mastering studio Morrison has built in Toronto, entitled Alpine Mastering (www.alpinemastering.com). Be it sound design for video game companies like Nintendo, EA Sports, Activision or Rockstar, or his own productions, he simply doesn’t stop making and playing music.  His latest partnership with IMAX has been a thrilling experience, pushing the boundaries of electronic music to that of sound-scoring live theatre visuals.  Glenn & IMAX unveiled this concept with a 3 part show series at the 2012 ComicCon event held at the Ruben H Fleet Science Centre in San Diego, and it was a huge success. “It’s been a liberating transition for me to make music for all different stylistic purposes, and I’m very grateful for having the ability to do what I love for a living” says Glenn.

Watch this brilliant artist over the course of 2021 as he will be reshaping and redefining how we perceive electronic music through an ample amount of live shows, performances, and recordings.

Dom Phillips, author of ‘Superstar DJs Here We Go!’ - https://www.amazon.ca/Superstar-Djs-Here-We-Go/dp/0091926939

Glenn Morrison - Robert Leonard Christmas Fantasia Opus 99

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