A balm for my weary mind.

claudius ptolemy (2008)
for violin and cello
for Johnny Chang and Jessica Catron
NOTES ABOUT THE INTERPRETATION
Tempo is free: as swiftly as accurate intonation permits, but
taking time whenever necessary. Each pitch may be considered to
have a ‘virtual fermata’, which may be held whenever more time is
needed to clearly focus the indicated just interval ratio. For the
most part, overlapping tones produce ‘tuneable intervals’ which
may be precisely realized by ear.
There are only seven pitch classes used in this piece, forming a
D Major scale tuned according to Claudius Ptolemy’s tense diatonic
(5-limit just intonation). The four pitches G - D - A - E are tuned
as a chain of pure (3/2) fifths, matching the open strings of the
violin. The pitches B - F# - C# are tuned as pure (5/4) major thirds
above G - D - E, and are accordingly notated with downward arrows
to indicate alteration by a syntonic comma (81/80). The resulting
thirds should sound beatless and resonant, and care should be
taken not to exaggerate the extent of the comma!
The two individual voices may also be played as solo pieces for
violin and cello.
Berlin, 15 January 2008

Claudius Ptolemy (2008)

Tchaikovsky. Sleeping Beauty. Valse

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61

Noah Lee, Grand Prize Winner of the 2012-13 Ensemble 212 Young Artist Competition. 

Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op.33 [excerpt]

Suite for orchestra No 2 for flute : Menuet - Bach

It's been a while but here's my latest arrangement

Tourdion - 16th Century French Traditional

April’s Concert of the Month is the Mass in B minor by Bach from a concert performed in Storkyrkan the 10 Mars 2013 with with St Jacobs Chamber Choir  and REbaroque (Maria Lindahl, concertmaster)

Soloists: Hannah Holgersson (soprano), Mikael Bellini (countertenor), Michael Axelsson (tenor) and Håkan Ekenäs (bass).

Conductor: Gary Graden
Recording: Documentation made by the choir (simple equipment and microphone setup)

1. Kyrie Eleison -  Mass in B minor by Bach

Short modern classical piece for string quartet. Atonal style with patterns and musical phrases circulating from one instrument to another. 

Nightmare

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J.S. Bach Orchestral Suite n.2, BVW 1067 in B minor "Badinerie"

Hilary Hahn - Bach Sarabande in D minor-1475692717410

Hilary Hahn - Bach Sarabande In D Minor

Gavotte Bach Violin Sonata

It is the year 1998: What might have been the first decade in the history of pop music that was characterized by an overwhelming sense of fragmentation is drawing to a close. Anything goes: guitars & electro, retro sounds or wicked forays into the digitized future. Pop hasn’t sounded this optimistic and upbeat in a while, and there’s currently no need for Weltschmerz in Indie anymore. Gunnar Örn Tynes and Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason have been making music together as múm for about a year at this point – though it’s not like anyone really took note of them or cared back in 1998.
The two band mates are basically nomadic drifters: They are constantly moving from one basement studio to the next, traveling through Europe, recording anything and everything that comes to mind. Whenever they feel like getting some fresh air, they go out with their DAT recorders to do some field recordings – only to return to some unfurnished apartment in Reykjavík, Montpellier or Berlin in order to mix and combine all the recorded material. Accordingly, the duo indeed also pushes the level of fragmentation in music. However, múm do not have set ideas or a clear mission. All they do is sample, play around, mix, recombine things, and ultimately marvel at the results. And then, at a theater production, Gunnar and Örvar meet twin sisters Kristín and Gyða. And then there were four.
Early Birds is all about those days: It’s a compilation of 15 tracks, all of them recorded between 1998-2000 and long-lost or extremely rare, taken from demo tapes or limited edition vinyl releases. Accordingly, you’ll find not only a track from the aforementioned theater production, but also the yet-unreleased “Hvernig á að særa vini sína”, a fan favorite ever since, that was included on the soundtrack to the movie The Exploding Girl.
múm had a trademark even back in the earliest days: their compositions were all about melodies. Yet, that’s about the only thing these 15 songs have in common. Especially the first half of the compilation focuses more on the playful, “full of beans”-type of experimental tracks: pastiche and experimentation are key, and it’s anything goes indeed: they go from hyped-up pre-Electronica sound to jazzy Drum & Bass, and they aren’t even afraid to present a double-neck guitar solo à la Hair Metal done kiddie style. However, as said above, all the early experiments nevertheless share a certain signature sound. The second half of the album is comprised of those quieter, rather massive múm tracks, with only a few analog layers, harmonious and blissful, revolving around each other for minutes. These tracks are somehow reminiscent of minimal music, but then again they are simply too charming, too wistful and clearly not made for academics.
Early Birds ends with a contemplative piece that’s 10 minutes long and comprised of field recordings, harmonica, accordion, and lots of room for reverb (you could almost call it Dub). In this case the song title pretty much translates to “No one was listening to the fiddler, because the fiddle-strings were broken (why can’t you be good to your mother?)”. This final track ultimately became the “Ballad Of The Broken String” on múm’s debut album “Yesterday Was Dramatic – Today Is OK” (2001), though this early version is indeed quite different. When the debut dropped, múm had found their sound. The rest is history: The band was hailed as a key exponent of “Electronica”, and with every release they sounded more and more unique and complete – only to become what might be Iceland’s most original band today.
Early Birds showcases the formative years and perfectly illustrates this evolution, though at the same time it shows that things could’ve turned out quite differently. Plus, it also proves one other thing: Yesterday was OK, too.
The compilation album comes with nostalgic artwork by Ingibjörg Birgisdóttir who experienced the early days of múm first hand. Both the LP and CD version include a booklet that explains how each of the 15 (mostly instrumental) tracks came about.



múm - 0,000Orð

Ola Gjeilo - Northern Lights-[www flvto com]

The Milk Carton Kids   Michigan

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

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I'm a sucker for love songs and classic hip-hop(no candy rappers for me, only skilled Mc's).

Hilary Hahn - Bach Sarabande In D Minor

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