Les Berceaux - G. Fauré

Been wanting to do this piece for a long time..
Also around 100 years since it was written so it's as good a time as any :P

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Maurice Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin, Prelude (2a03Mix)

"Сказка" (1928)
Allegro molto vivace al rigore di tempo e sempre leggierissimo
шесть сказок Op.51-1 (1928)
Composer ; Николай Карлович Метнер
Instrumentalist & Copyright by Soahc Labo

N.K.Medtner : Skazka(Fairy tale) Op.51-1 (1928)

Joseph Haspel organist

One of Brahms last compositions and the grandest of the set of chorale preludes opus 122. Translation - 'My Jesus, who has called me'. Performed and recorded in August of 2016.

Mein Jesu, der du mich, number 1 from 11 Chorale Preludes opus 122 by Johannes Brahms

Joseph Haspel organist

Performed/recorded January 2017

Toccata In D Minor, Johann Jacob Froberger

Mozart: Andante And Five Variations K501. Guy Maier & Lee Pattison In 1910's On Welte 7533.
Recorded 3 Nov 2017, by VViljanen - (by permission) from digitally simulatedreconstructed original reproducing piano roll Welte 7533, using on its playback a modeled grand revoiced & setup by VV.
ANY KIND OF COMMERCIAL USE PROHIBITED.
Photo: Guy Maier (1891-1956) & Lee Pattison (1890-1966) - "the Piano Twins", the both of them having been pupils of Carl Baermann (1839 -1913), a pianist who studied with Franz Liszt.

Mozart: Andante And Five Variations K501. Guy Maier & Lee Pattison In 1910's On Welte 7533

First movement of Sonata No. 2 from Albinoni's "Sinfonie a cinque", Opus 2. Originally scored for strings and continuo, the Violin I and II parts are played here on virtual Baroque oboes (from Wallander Instruments).

Albinoni: Sonata No. 2 in C Major, Op.2, No.3: 1. Largo - Oboe version (2018.01.07)

Bach's famous Passacaglia (and Fugue) in C minor, featuring the Toccata virtual pipe organ from Sonokinetic (https://www.sonokinetic.net/products/classical/toccata/). A very relaxing snippet of classical music performed on piano caught my attention while watching a dystopian sci-fi movie the other night; it turns out it was an excerpt from this Passacaglia. I wanted to replicate that feel, but it was originally written for pipe organ, and I felt that only an organ could do it justice. (I tried a couple other possibilities, but wasn't satisfied with them.) Nonetheless, I wanted to maintain as much gentleness as possible, and not resort to pulling out all sorts of stops, as many modern pipe organ players are prone to do. Actually, the score hinted that the drama would build up just fine without adding anything to it (except for some careful interpretation, of course). So, I used a very simple flute registration, and maintained it throughout the piece. Although some judicious registration could enhance the piece, I wanted the composition to speak for itself, and I think it works just fine "as is". For a very tasteful interpretation, with delightful registration, check out organist Ulf Norberg on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfAzR2Ut-jM; and at the other extreme, pipe organ superstar Cameron Carpenter does his fast and highly registrated take at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UxIcKJyZZE

Castle Consort plays Bach

Bach: Passacaglia & Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 (2018.01.20)

Szózat - Hungarian "second" anthem

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)

The last movement from Telemann's wonderful Concerto for 2 Chalumeaux in D minor. As you may know, the chalumeau is the Baroque precursor of the modern clarinet. In fact, I used the most mellow sounding of my virtual clarinets here, as the chalumeau has (typically) a softer, warmer sound than the modern clarinet. Other instruments used: 2 violins, viola, cello, bass, and organ; all played on wind controller.

Telemann: Concerto for Two Chalumeaux, TWV 52:d1 - 4. Allegro (2018.02.18)

Liciocontrapuncti.
Investigation for "Mimesis" in classical music, based on contemporary(VST etc.) instruments.
I advocated the previous origin than ancient Greek era, on the concept of "Mimesis".

N.K.Medtner : Skazka(Fairy tale) Op.51-1 (1928)

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