Recorded at Boston University in 1999 one year after completing my studies at New England Conservatory.

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J.S. Bach -- D minor Prelude & Fugue / WTC II

Debussy -- Suite Pour Le Piano

Liszt -- B Minor Sonata

Recorded at Yale University in 2001 during my first year of graduate studies there.

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Mendelssohn -- Variations Serieuses

I recorded this piece in 1999 after close collaboration with the composer. In 1998, I was the second pianist ever to perform this piece, and it was very exciting and rewarding to play this wonderful, passionate music. Lee was very kind about my playing of it, especially considering I was still a student at the time, and he generously gave me a lot of his time to help me with it. I was thrilled when he invited me to perform the piece in Jordan Hall (Boston) as a professional "gig" after I had graduated.

I was so very saddened to hear of Lee's passing away a couple of months ago. It was too soon for him to leave us. As a tribute, I am sharing this recording publicly for the first time. I am confident that Lee would approve as he was very happy with my interpretation and was pleased by this recording.

The piece is called: "Riff and Transfiguration -- suite for piano solo" and is divided into seven movements which I list here with each one's start time.

00:00 - I - Exuberant
02:07 - II - Dream-like
05:56 - III - Cantabile con moto
08:31 - IV - Blunt and Rocking
11:26 - V - Leggiero
14:15 - VI - Quietly
15:58 - VII - Resolute and Driven

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Lee Hyla -- Riff & Transfiguration

This recording was made in April, 2014 using a Yamaha P-140 Digital Piano and True Keys American Grand software by VI Labs. The only editing done was the kind of piecing together of takes commonly done for traditional recordings. I am in the process of writing a blog post about my process.

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Chopin -- Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23

I'm a classical pianist and piano teacher living in Mahopac, NY. I have piano performance degrees from New England Conservatory and Yale School of Music.

Rachel I Jimenez

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