Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, conductor

Schumann Symphony No. 2 in C Major, Op. 61 (October 2021)

When Time Stops

When Time Stops - YashR

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Klaus Mäkelä, conductor

Sibelius: The Swan Of Tuonela from Four Legends from The Kalevala, Op. 22

Download "Mayflies" for Free on Bandcamp & Listen to the Dampener EP here:
https://williamryanfritch.bandcamp.com/album/dampener

Nils Frahm recently declared March 29th, "Piano Day" and in a strange coincidence, that exact day also happens to be William Ryan's birthday. Feeling inspired by this, Fritch compiled five very special piano led pieces. These pieces are a nice precursor to his upcoming album 'Music For Film Vol. I' 

For more information on Piano Day visit: http://www.pianoday.org

All songs composed, recorded, and mastered by William Ryan Fritch 
Recorded in his home studio in Petaluma, CA between 2014 - 2015 
Copyright William Ryan Fritch 2015 (http://williamryanfritch.com) 
Published by Settled Scores 2015 (ASCAP) 
Cover Photo by Joe Borreson (http://dustclouddesign.com)

Dampener

Mayflies

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William Ryan Fritch - Mayflies (Piano Day)(From the Dampener EP)

contemporary neotonal  chamber music for tenor sax arco bass and synthesizer 

Asking a question in the morning

Life’s journey is never a straight arrow but a set of continuous circles. Just as we are full of anticipation before embarking on a new journey, we soon find ourselves looking forward to coming back home with more gratitude, appreciation and a deeper understanding of what was already there. 

While my debut album was centered around core clarinet repertoire, in the three albums that followed, I ventured out into mainstream classical music, transcribing and arranging some of my favorite classical works that were originally written for other instruments. 

Through this experiment, I trained myself to sing through my clarinet like an opera singer, phrase long melodies like a concert pianist and play like a virtuosic violinist. It also created opportunities to reach out to modern day composers of different styles, accumulating many new clarinet pieces and a few of them are included here. 

Taking on different paths allowed me to stretch my imagination and collect wonderful musical ideas. Coming back full circle, I am delighted to present to you some of my favorite clarinet classics from a fresh perspective. Cheers!

Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op. 73: I. Zart und mit Ausdruck

D MAJ (for Pianoday 2019)

New England Conservatory students Zenas Hsu, Yina Tong, Livan perform Tchaikovsky's Trio for Piano and Strings in A minor, Op. 50. Recroded live in Jordan Hall, Boston, February 14, 2013

Tchaikovsky: Trio for Piano and Strings in A minor - Finale e coda  Allegro risoluto e con fuoco

Was It All A Dream, New age piano by Lisa Swerdlow from her latest album Lasting Impressions. #SCFIRST
© Lisa Swerdlow Music 2019
♫ www.lisaswerdlowpiano.com/
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Lasting Impressions

Was It All A Dream

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my first Nocturne from Tschaikowsky, I like it so much....
played on stage piano Roland RD-170

Peter I. Tschaikowsky Nocturne cis moll opus 19 Nr 4

The "Goldberg" Variations is the last of a series of keyboard music Bach published under the title of Clavierübung, and is often regarded as the most serious and ambitious composition ever written for harpsichord.  The Aria placed at the beginning of the "Goldberg" Variations.

Bach - Goldberg Variations: Aria (Glenn Gould, 1981 recording) with sound of rain

Experimental amateur musician, I like to explore new sounds and approaches, going beyond the usual ways of making music.

Bach - Goldberg Variations: Aria (Glenn Gould, 1981 recording) with sound of rain

Metin Kodzoko