Solfeggietto in C minor (H 220, Wq. 117: 2) (yeah they used to name music like we name software) composed in 1770 by C.P.E. Bach, son of J.S.

Live video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJ8fyDSYaOI

Skinny Pete plays it in the music store scene in Breaking Bad season 5 episode 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQlAmtWHPII) and he makes more mistakes than me.

The instrument is Clavia Nord Stage 2 using a sampled Yamaha C7 grand piano and a few touches of synth.

Updated with a better take with less reverb on Feb 23, 2014.

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C.P.E. Bach - Solfeggietto [piano + synth]

This piece originates from Robert Schumann's 'Album für die Jugend' - a collection of 43 short works that were composed for his three daughters. The opus 68 'Album für die Jugend' is, unlike 'Kinderszenen', meant to be played by children, although the collection is divided in two parts - and the second is marked 'Für Erwachsenere', from no. 19, 'Kleine Romanze', onwards. 

'Wilder Reiter', or - as it is more commonly referred to, 'The Wild Horseman', is the eight piece of the collection. It is a short and easy, albeit wonderful piece due to its evocative, enthralling composition. It is essentially a lesson in staccato phrasing (one can really imagine the horseman trotting about), and teaches the pianist how to lead the cantabile with both hands, while accompanying with the other. The first section, where the melody is led by the right hand, is repeated. What follows is an intermezzo, if you will, where the left hand leads the melody - an inverse variation on the first section. The piece concludes with a third repetition of the first section. 

I am fascinated by the images that the piece conjures. Is the horseman clad in medieval armour, riding past you in a jousting roundabout? In measures 5 through 8 I deliberately retained some intensity in favour of conveying how the horseman has galloped past the listener (who is of course, stationary), and is making another pass. The second section, measures 9 through 16, seem to indicate the 'wild' in the horseman. Is he perhaps struggling to contain the horse, who has run amok? But then the first section is repeated, and the controlled, frivolous atmosphere reassures and consoles the listener. 

illustration: Géricault - 'Head of White Horse', ca. 1810, Musée du Louvre, Paris

R. Schumann - Wilder Reiter (The Wild Horseman) op. 68 no. 8 in A minor

Concert for the Armenian Community in Jerusalem, May 2014.

Khachaturian Violin Concerto, Jenny Hünigen, JSO, Frédéric Chaslin

Liszt - Piano Concerto no. 1

"Fantasia in B Minor" is a classical-style composition by Lisa Linsky that draws inspiration from renowned classical composers such as Beethoven, Chopin, Rachmaninoff, and others. By capturing the essence of their musical styles, "Fantasia in B Minor" embodies their dramatic and emotional intensity. 

Lisa has incorporated elements of virtuosity, intricate counterpoint, expressive themes, and a wide dynamic range. These characteristics aim to captivate and engage the listener, immersing them in the narrative of the piece.

"Fantasia in B minor" is anthem like in style, but deeply powerful, and a track that resonates with such a clever juxtaposition, darkness and light, shadow and sun, it’s all here in a solo piano performance that is simply fantastic.

Fantasia in B Minor - Lisa Linsky - Solo Piano

Vladimir Horowitz-Etude In C Minor Op 25 No 12 Chopin

Guest conductor David Lockington leads the NEC Philharmonia and student soloist Huijuan Pan in Franz LIszt's Concerto for PIano No. 1 in E Flat Major. The performance was recorded live on April 12, 2011 at NEC's Jordan Hall.
For more information about New England Conservatory: http://necmusic.edu

Liszt - Concerto for Piano No. 1 in E flat major  - Allegro marziale animato

DONALD RUNNICLES conducts
SIBELIUS Symphony No. 7

This performance was recorded during concerts January 18-21, 2018.

Franz Liszt: Concert Étude No. 3 in D-flat Major, "Un Sospiro"

McKenna, Ryan

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