Summertime - Gershwin

A jazz prog rock tune about the multiverse.

Neurotic Insomniac

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All income of the track (whether streaming or download) is entirely donated to scientific research on Alzheimer!

Dedicated to all women & men suffering from Alzheimer disease. Dedicated to their loved ones, suffering their loss in life or death.
In memory of my father (1955-2020), who died during Covid19 quarantine! In honour of my mother!
"imagine falling endlessly into nothingness. being shed of all that once was you. departing from all you knew. silently dragged into unbearable lightness."

Unbearable Lightness

Flying angels

Flying Angels

Michael Drexler performs his original arrangement of Bohemia Rag by Joseph Lamb

Bohemia Rag

Listen to "Nowhere" (Instrumental) produced by Phucka Yu

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Face To Face (Instrumental)

Instrumental

"Nowhere" (Instrumental) produced by Phucka Yu

Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano
Duration: 20'
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PROGRAM NOTE (SHORT VERSION FOR PROGRAMS)
The first movement, Adagio – allegro con uno trotto – adagio begins and ends in a somewhat Romantic style, but with a twist: the end of the movement sounds like a record scratch, as if what you just heard is a track from an old vinyl LP. I became fascinated with the sound of record scratches when I noticed them in many commercials, although this is somewhat ironic since no one really plays records anymore.

The imaginary title of the second movement, Schizando (derived from ‘schizophrenia’) is a word I came up with to describe a musical style centered on fast, abrupt changes. This movement also reveals an obsession with sequences: sequence-like chord patterns decay by gradually becoming more dissonant as they evolve. These sequential sections alternate with “siesta daydream” sections, akin to channel surfing with a remote control. I was recently on the road for two months with my wife Victoria while she was touring, so on a personal level, traveling on the road to a different hotel every week probably influenced how I wrote this movement. We were never in the same place for very long and many of the hotels looked the same. Our lives were not that dramatic. I started craving drama, particularly in the music I listened to, and this probably spilled over into how I wrote this movement.

The third movement, Largo is slow and broad and inspired by the phrase "the weight of the past." There are time markers that delineate certain sections, reminiscent of the ticking of a clock. There are a number of composers whose works influenced me in this movement, such as the later works of Arvo Pärt and the slow movements of some of Beethoven’s sonatas. I was also pre-occupied with wanting to write a movement that contained mostly “open” notes, i.e. half notes, whole notes and double whole notes.

My main influences for the last movement, Allegro con moto are the early formal ideas of Igor Stravinsky, folk-style fiddle playing and jazz. There are a few false starts when piano chords come crashing down and a few somewhat humorous sections. Many of the themes from the previous three movements reappear in this movement.

As with many of my earlier works, my goal was to create a four-movement work in which all of the movements are quite different from each other. In a sense, I view this multi-stylistic approach as the result of wanting to embrace a variety of tools. As a result, as I wrote this I did not have an allegiance to any one particular style, as each one hopefully elicits a certain, distinctive emotional response.

Joy: Music for Violin and Piano

Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano - I. Adagio, Allegro Con Uno Trotto, Adagio

Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano - I. Adagio – allegro con uno trotto – adagio

In The Space Of Lost

Me and my friend https://soundcloud.com/ivan-kindiak (he wrote and played sax for this record), we've created the very first lo-fi metal song we ever heard! Check it out!

Demon 6 Isolated (feat. Ivan Kindiak)

Jimmy Reed did "Big Boss Man" which I truly like. Here is my follow up, "Bossy Old Man"

Bossy Old Man

A melancholic track. Featuring Piano, Strings and Oboe.

Photo by Michael Dziedzic on Unsplash

Sadness

Michael's recent piano solo project "Songs for Healing" features sounds, melodies and harmonies designed to lift our spirit, increase our conscious presence and promote our overall well-being.

Grammy Nominated Michael Drexler developed a unique style at the piano, combining soundscapes that bridge the gap between nostalgia and the freshness of the future.  

Award-winning pianist Michael Drexler has entertained crowds as big as millions of people to the humble intimate settings of piano bars. His influences range from Scott Joplin, Albert Ammons, and Meade Lux Lewis to Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock and modern pop artists. Drexler says, “Some people speak through words, I speak through piano keys.”

Bohemia Rag

Michael Drexler The Pianist