A most wonderful interpretation of this so beautiful piece...

Milana, your performance of this great classic epitomizes all that music has ever meant to me. Bravo & thanks!

Hermosa composición, hermosa interpretación

So awesomely *genius* .. love this ! dear Milana

Interestingly, your piece came after mine. Yours is wonderful.

Brodmann PE-187 grand piano. AKGPerception mics. Pro Tools recording.

Chopin Mazurka Fm op63no2

Edvard Grieg - Peer Gynt - Suite No. 1, Op. 46 - II. Aase's Death

Peter Boyer's Symphony No. 1 was commissioned by the Pasadena Symphony, and premiered by that orchestra under his direction in April 2013. The three-movement, 24-minute symphony is dedicated to the memory of Leonard Bernstein. This is the first movement, "Prelude."

The symphony is the centerpiece of a new recording of Boyer's music by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by the composer at historic Abbey Road Studio One in 2013. Released worldwide by Naxos in its American Classics Series in February 2014, the recording also includes four other Boyer orchestral works. It has been broadcast on over 150 radio stations around the U.S. and abroad.

"Boyer, who claims more than 300 performances by more than 100 orchestras, writes in a fluent, powerful style that fuses conservative American currents with Hollywood-ish size and populist sentiment... eloquent, spaciously recorded performances…"
-- Gramophone

"Like all of the music on this disc, the symphony is tuneful, expertly crafted, colorfully scored… Boyer knows what he wants, and how to do it. This very well engineered disc is lots of fun, and a really good listen."
-- ClassicsToday.com

"The performances here are simply superb, showing off [Boyer's] engaging and easily accessible cinematic style. This is certainly a recording that should have broad appeal, and one which you will likely find yourself returning to time and again. The music is brilliantly orchestrated with engaging thematic ideas and a fine sense of dramatic shape."
-- Cinemusical

"Classical music listeners apprehensive about 'new music' have nothing to fear, and everything to love, about Peter Boyer. The American composer writes music in a neo-romantic style with an unabashedly direct and popular appeal… His Symphony No. 1, a tribute to his muse Leonard Bernstein, is a stirring work, filled with soaring, 'American sounding' themes and propulsive rhythms… a recording that’s sure to win him many new fans."
-- WRTI (Philadelphia), New Releases

To purchase on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/boyer-symphony-no.-1/id804059505

Music © 2013 Propulsive Music. Recording © 2014 Naxos Rights US, Inc. Used with permission.

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Symphony No. 1 - Movement I: Prelude – London Philharmonic Orchestra/Peter Boyer, conductor

Hélène Grimaud - Ravel Piano Concerto In G  - Mov II  (Adagio Assai)

Vivace - No.1 - Grande Valse Brillant - Op.34

Vivace - No.1 - Grande Valse Brillant - Op.34 - Frederic Chopin

Mendelssohn Four Pieces For String Quartet Op. 81

Artea String Quartet
Thomas Gould, violin I
Rhys Watkins, violin II
Benjamin Roskams, viola
Ashok Klouda, cello

Champs Hill Records, 2014

02 Four Pieces For String Quartet Op. 81  II. Scherzo In A Minor, MVW. R 35

Gustav Mahler: Symphony No.5. in D major, 3. Rondo-Burleske

David Loebel leads the new England Conservatory Philharmonia in a performance of Shostakovich: Symphony no 8 in C minor, Op. 65. Recorded live in Jordan Hall, Boston, December 2, 2015 by Jeremy Sarna.

NEC Philharmonia, Loebel / Hay

Shostakovich: Symphony no 8 in C minor, Op. 65 Allegretto

Maurice Ravel - Sonatine (mvnt. I)

Video: https://youtu.be/Hkwc-CXJ0Oo
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For my mom who introduced me to the beauty in sounds and colours. For my father, who shaped my diverse musical tastes and pushed me into improvising. For my husband who inspired me to come back to music and keep going no matter what challenges I might face. And for my amazing children, who I love and hope to pass this tradition to...

These past months have been challenging for all. I've been into my musical cave working on my upcoming album - the most challenging album we've ever attempted to produce. Almost all the recordings are done: Hang, drums and other percussion, piano and cello, even vocal for some tracks. What is left is to finish all the vocal recordings, hopefully, next week. This album will feature Phil DiMercurio on the drums, Yamaha artist Yoed Nir on cello and Canadian singer-songwriter Alexa Ray on most of the vocals. And then it will all be mixed by Grammy-featured Matthew Shell. Such a cool lineup and we all hope that you will enjoy this album when it goes out on Halloween. The name is "Abracadabra!" and it's full of magic, enchanting spells and mysterious witchcraft. Stay tuned :)

Liebestraume No 3 (F. Liszt). Performed by Milana

Johann Heinrich Schmelzer
Sacro Profanus
Ensemble Masques

ZZT 334

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Johann Heinrich Schmelzer - Sonata IV a sei (Sacro-Profanus) - Ensemble Masques (Olivier Fortin)

Playing piano since I was four and studied in a musical school for ten years. Though, I always felt that playing by notes and singing in a choir is not enough to become a musician. I needed to be able to play anything I want by ear so, by starting improvising, I've found my own style of playing. When I teach children to play piano or sing, I offer them improvisation right from the beginning. I wish I was taught that way, since until my mid-30s I had hard times to relax and believe in my ability to create my own music. Twelve years ago my husband (@arty-sandler) finally convinced me to record some of my improvisations and we opened this account on SoundCloud - it happened in July, 2012.

You won't find a single particular genre on my cloud: my musical tastes are rather eclectic. Jazz and soft rock are my favorites but I also play blues, classical, folk, middle-eastern, New Age, ambient and others. Piano and vocal are my main instruments but together with my husband we also experiment a lot with different arrangements and orchestrations. 

When we started uploading our music to SoundCloud back in 2012, it was first shy attempts to record my improvisations straight from a keyboard. Many things have evolved since then. Over the years we've grown into a professional recording and composing studio, with a conservatory grand piano in an acoustically treated room and a bunch of microphones and other recording equipment. We scored a few documentaries, short films and animations. This year my orchestral and piano solo works were performed by Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra for Bryan Arias’s ballet show based on “The Little Prince” story. We've published three books with my original scores for solo piano and released twenty original full-length albums (solo piano, multi-instrumental and original songs in various genres) and numerous singles that have been streamed over 70 million times across multiple platforms.

I am glad you stepped by into my musical world and appreciate your comments and following me.

Liebestraume No 3 (F. Liszt). Performed by Milana

Milana Zilnik

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