Enregistré en Live à Kyoto, au Japon. Très bel hommage de Toru Takemitsu à Olivier Messiaen.

Toru Takemitsu, Rain Tree Sketch II

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My warmest thanks to everyone stopping by for listening to my tracks, the most of the representing a  'REVIEW   OF THE PAST TIME PIANISTS' INTERPRETATIONS ON THE HISTORICAL PIANO ROLLS, and in addition to them, also to a minor but growing  LISTS of MY MY OWN RENDITIONS, all of the latter representing a variety of piano music, & some pipe-organ classics, - and  TO THE Growing LISTS OF (just lately done and reproduced)  TRANSCRIPTIONS OF VARIOUS CHAMBER MUSIC CLASSICAL PEARLS FOR TWO PIANOS.
A HEADSET IS RECOMMENDED for optimal sound experience!
This kind of 'touching' on these old pre-sound-rec. era works by the great performers of the past, and giving my sound to these old 'punch rolls',  makes me feel  deep humbleness, .and I wish that this modest attempt to bring these  performances alive will satisfy you listening to them!
To introduce myself...
I am a Finnish M.D., PhD. and Hand Surgeon (now retired), previously when young with 10 years of professionally orientated piano studies at Turku Conservatory in 1965-1975, partly  along with medical University studies. 
The digital sound techniques have become very familiar to me already from 1980's along with my university research work  
and my musical activities.
As continuation to my musical and professional experience, I have, during the last few years of my retirement, adopted a music historical challenge
to bring the past time major and minor pianists, prior to sound-recording era, onto the same 'start line' with the present pianists, by making their presentations, played onto 'punch rolls' i.e. piano rolls, audible with modern digital techniques. This wouldn't be possible without the pioneering  efforts of Richard Stibbons, Wayne Stahnke, Terry Smythe, Warren Trachtman, Spencer Chase, and others, who developed the optical digitizing techniques of the piano rolls, and digitized them.

The main part of my recordings here in SC consists of selection recorded by me from optically digitized piano-rolls** (from 1910's on or earlier, classical and 'vintage era'). These recordings of mine are not and will not be commercially unavailable. - The rolls were first optically scanned and converted into a digital form by diverse operators** (see also to the info of each piece). The pieces here were partly (minor part) picked from various open net sources, publicly available, but mainly from the huge archive (n=ca.5000) of digitized copies copies of the original reproducing piano rolls, made available to me by one of the pioneers of roll digitizing tehchniques (willing to keep anonymous), and then recorded from this archive mainly with virtual grand piano (called by me 'Bluethner Model One') modified/re-designed by me, as well as the rec settings. 
Also a minor selection of my own renditions among my records can be found here, included on my playlist 'Bach Goes Virtual', the name of the list telling something about the techniques used for getting the end result... The list includes various organ works by J.S.Bach and others, and also a few piano renditions of mine. Then there are included also various pieces which have been in my repertoire, but here played mainly by the  'guest' great players of the past (before the sound recording era).
MY MOST HUMBLE THANKS TO THE NOBLE DONOR  OF THIS INVALUABLE PIANO ROLL MATERIAL FOR MY USE!!!
My Sincere Thanks also to The Player Piano Group, UK, for providing me their permission to use the information about the piano rolls collected and provided on their web page ( https://rolls.playerpianogroup.org.uk ),  and for simplifying my short historical presentations of these renditions on their re-publication here!
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, MY MOST HUMBLE THANKS TO EVERYONE  OF YOU FOR LISTENING, AND FOR YOUR 'LIKES' & COMMENTS !
YOUR LISTENING & FEEDBACK IS TRULY APPRECIATED..!!.
Use of good headphones or speakers will make your music experience more enjoyable!
Best wishes, all the best
Veikko
These recordings are not commercially available, and ANY KIND OF THEIR COMMERCIAL USE IS PROHIBITED.

I am a professional mathematician and an amateur pianist and composer. I have many influences but impressionism is important to many of my compositions lately.

Pianiste né en 1978, a étudié le piano au Conservatoire de Lyon. Titulaire du CA de professeur de piano, et d'un master de recherche sur la musique pour piano de Toru Takemitsu.
Enseigne le piano actuellement à la Maîtrise de l'Opéra de Lyon. 

Concertiste, il a bénéficié des conseils de grands maîtres comme Martha Argerich, Roger Muraro ou encore Evgeni koroliov. Il s'est produit dans de nombreux festivals en France et à l'étranger.

La majorité des enregistrements proposés ici sont enregistrés en concert, pour privilégier la spontanéité et la continuité du discours musical. Ils ne sont donc pas retouchés, et peuvent présenter quelques imperfections...

Née en 1976 en Espagne, de père italien et de mère argentine, Samantha Barendson vit aujourd'hui à Lyon et travaille à l'École normale supérieure. Comme elle, ses textes voyagent d’une langue à une autre.

Samantha Barendson / Crédit photographique © Charlotte SantanaPoète et romancière, elle aime surtout travailler avec d’autres artistes, peintres, illustrateurs, photographes, danseurs ou musiciens. Elle aime ensuite déclamer, crier, hurler ou chanter ses textes sur scène, un peu frustrée de n’être pas une chanteuse de tango.

Elle fait partie du collectif Le syndicat des poètes qui vont mourir un jour dont le principal objectif est de promouvoir la poésie pour tous et partout. Elle fait également partie du collectif  Le cercle de la maison close qui propose des performances alliant poésie, musique et arts plastiques.

Depuis 2016, Samantha a intégré le projet Versopolis, sélectionnée par le Printemps des Poètes, pour partir en tournée dans plusieurs festivals européens.

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Samantha Barendson is a French, Italian and Argentinian poet. She was born in 1976 in Spain, grew up Mexico and finally settled in France, in Lyons. Like herself, her writing travels from one language to another, and sometimes get mix in a creative reinvention.

Author of poetry but also novels, she likes to work with other artists, painters, illustrators, photographers, dancers and musicians. Then she likes to declaim, perform or sing her poetry on stage, a little frustrated for not being a Tango singer.

She is an active member of the collective Le syndicat des poètes qui vont mourir un jour (The union of poets who will die someday) whose purpose is to promote poetry for everyone and everywhere. She is also member of the collective Le cercle de la maison close (The whorehouse society) which offers performances combining poetry, music and visual arts.

Since 2016, Samantha has been selected by the Versopolis project to attend several festivals across Europe.

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Nacida en 1976 en España, de madre argentina y padre italiano, Samantha Barendson vive ahora en Lyon donde trabaja en la Escuela normal superior. Como ella, sus textos viajan entre varios idiomas.

Autora de poesía y novelas, Samantha Barendson insiste en provocar encuentros con los demás artistas sean éstos poetas, músicos, bailarines, pintores o fotógrafos. Le gusta declamar, gritar o cantar en el escenario, un poco frustrada de no ser cantante de tango.

Forma parte del colectivo Le syndicat des poètes qui vont mourir un jour (La unión de los poetas que algún día morirán) cuyo objetivo es difundir la poesía para todos y por todas partes. También forma parte del colectivo Le cercle de la maison close (El círculo del prostíbulo) quien propone acciones artísticas uniendo poesía, música y artes plásticas.

Desde el 2016 Samantha forma parte del proyecto Versopolis que organiza varios festivales de poesía por toda Europa.

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Nata nel 1976 in Spagna, di madre argentina e padre italiano, Samantha Barendson vive ormai a Lione dove lavora alla Scuola normale superiore. Come lei, i suoi testi viaggiano tra varie lingue.

Autrice di poesia e romanzi, Samantha Barendson insiste in provocare incontri con altri artisti, siano questi poeti, musicisti, pittori, illustratori o fotografi. Le piace declamare, gridare o  cantare sul palcoscenico, un po' frustrata di non essere cantante di tango.

Fa parte del collettivo Le syndicat des poètes qui vont mourir un jour (Il Circolo dei poeti che un giorno moriranno) il cui obiettivo è di promuovere la poesia per tutti & ovunque. Fa anche parte del collettivo Le cercle de la maison close (Il Circolo del postribolo) che propone azioni artistiche unendo poesia, musica e arte plastica.

Dal 2016, Samantha forma parte del progetto Versopolis che organizza vari festival di poesia in tutta Europa.

Toru Takemitsu, Rain Tree Sketch II

Mathieu GREGOIRE, pianiste