Johann Sebastian Bach - Prelude BWV 998 (classical guitar)

when I was a child I remember how I could sense the coming rain by the smell of the asphalt and the wet air. Maybe you remember it too !?.... now as grown ups are our senses still good enough to feel the "scent of rain"....?

Scent Of Rain

J. S. BACH - DUET I: e minor, BWV 802

Sonata.m4a at Inside the Storm

UPDATE: My 'Inventions' album is officially releasing on Spotify & Apple Music on Jan 9! You can pre-save it here: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/michaeljcriss/inventions-2

This is No. 3 of my 6 Inventions. For me, composing is a form of recovery and discovery. I follow the musical idea and let it reveal its own emotional truth.

🎹 Are you a pianist? This recording is a digital realization (using NI's The Grandeur), and my goal is to have this music brought to life by talented performers like you. You can see a score video [coming soon!] and get in touch about the full PDF scores on my website: https://michaeljcriss.com

This music is part of my larger story of using art to heal. You can read more about my journey at michaeljcriss.com.

Invention3

op. 142/2025

Beethoven: Piano Classics - The Very Best of Beethoven

Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111, II. Arietta Adagio

J.C.F.  Bach  -  Allegretto F major

The “Waldstein Sonata” is one of Beethoven's most famous sonatas, and is an excellent example of one of his more Romantic sonatas. Its first movement is a sonata in somewhat standard sonata form; however, Beethoven modulates to the mediant when moving from theme I to theme II, which is not a typical key relation in a classical sonata. The development involves repeated instances of various themes from the exposition set over myriad modulations throughout various obscure keys.
	The second movement is an extremely slow introduction to the third movement. Its slow speed is not calm, but rather tense. The tension increases slowly throughout the piece, reaching a strong climax and then leading the listener to a suspenseful transition into the third movement. Most of the material of the piece is built on a simple dotted rhythm with a rising interval.
	The final movement of the Waldstein sonata is a long journey from a large variety of emotions, from dark and blisteringly fast, to soft and quiet. This is perhaps the most romantic of the movements of the sonata, with many blurred harmonies due to long pedal markings, dramatic moments, and extreme emotions. It achieves a sort of transcendental feeling found in compositions of the Romantic periods with its long pedal markings, shimmering textures, and its slow harmonic rhythm. These characteristics foreshadow elements of Beethoven's later sonatas where he capitalized on slow harmonic rhythm and muddied textures that seem to lose any melodic content.

This is from my senior recital on December 2, 2012.

Allegro Con Brio, Sonata No.21 in C major Op.53 "Waldstein" - Ludwig van Beethoven

1685 – Bach, Händel, Scarlatti - 75 for 75

J. S. Bach: Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826, Capriccio

Bach: Little Books

Praeludium, BWV 815a (Attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach)

Sonata.m4a at Inside the Storm

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