Pieces I've learnt while learning to play again. You can also watch me play a few of the recordings on vimeo. https://vimeo.com/showcase/7313486

Though this is primarily a curated list of pieces added to track my progress of my return to playing the piano.

My curated progress

This is Alexis Ffrench's Bluebird played using VSL's virtual piano the Bösendorfer VC280.

You can watch me play on Vimeo https://vimeo.com/526637255

Alexis Ffrench Bluebird VC280

This is Mendelssohn's Songs Without Words Opus 19 No. 1. The very first piece in his collection of songs without words. This is played below the expected tempo, but honestly there is still a lot of beauty in this piece at this speed. Still a bit rough.

Songs Without Words Opus 19 No. 1

Mendelssohn Songs Without Words Op19.1 VC280

Piano transcription of Romance from Eine Kleine Nacht Musik.
Played using VSL's Bösendorfer Imperial virtual piano. K525.

Romance, Eine Kleine Nacht Musik

Mozart Eine Kleine Nacht Musik Romance K525 BI

This is Schumann's Von Fremden Ländern und Menschen from his series Kinderszenen, Opus 15 No 1. Played using VSL virtual piano the Blüthner 1895.

Von Fremden Ländern und Menschen

Schumann Von Fremden Ländern und Menschen Blüthner

The is Mendelssohn's Songs Without Words Opus 15 No. 1, played using VSL's virtual piano the Blüthner 1895.

You can watch me play here https://vimeo.com/561999863

Mendelssohn Songs Without Words Op19.1 Blüthner

This is the first of the Venetian Gondolier songs played using VSL's Blüthner virtual piano.

Venetian Gondolier

Mendelssohn Songs Without Words Op19.6 (Venetian Gondolier) Blüthner

This Moonbeams by Composed by Barbara Arens played using the Bösendorfer Imperial virtual piano by VSL.

Moonbeams

Barbara Arens Moonbeams No1 BI

This is Grieg's, In the Hall of the Mountain King, transcribed for the piano by Martin White.

In The Hall of the Mountain King

Grieg In The Hall Of The Mountain King Blüthner

An early attempt at a recording of this piano transcription of Stairway to heaven. This is still rough. Played using VSL's virtual piano the Bösendorfer VC280.

Composed by Page and Plant for Led Zeppelin. Arranged for Piano by Dan Coates.

Stairway to Heaven

Led Zeppelin Stairway To Heaven Arranged by Dan Coates for Piano VC280

Watchman's Song Lyric piece

Grieg Lyric Watchmans Song 12.3 VC280

This is Grieg's Waltz from his lyric series of pieces. Opus 12 No. 3.

Played using VSL's virtual piano the Blüthner

Waltz Opus 12 No. 2

Grieg Lyric Watchmans Song 12.3 Blüthner

This is Billy Joel's Piano Man played using VSL's virtual piano the VC280.

Piano Man

Billy Joel Piano Man VC280

A melancholy recording of this sweet piece.

Alexis Ffrench Wishing VC280

This is Clementi's Sonatina in D, Opus 36 No 6 part 1. Played using VSL's virtual piano the Bösendorfer Imperial. This is still a work in progress but I need to provide a recording for an online recital.

Sonatina in D Opus 36 no 6 p1

Clementi Sonatina In D Opus 36 No6 part 1. BI

This is a simple piano transcription of Mendelssohn's O for the wings of a dove. My recording in honour of my Mother.

20220514 Bösendorfer Imperial virtual piano from VSL.

Mendelssohn O for the Wings of a Dove BI

This is a recording of Brahms Waltz in D Minor. It is dark, depressing melancholy. Captured very much my mood when recording. I'll probably try again to remove the obvious mistakes, but I approve of the dark feel to it.

Waltz in D Minor

Brahms Waltz In D Minor BI

This is Brahms Waltz in D Minor played using VSL's virtual piano the Blüthner 1895.

Brahms Waltz In D Minor Blüthner

This is Brahms Waltz in D Minor played using VSL's virtual piano the VC280.

Brahms Waltz In D Minor VC280

Played using VSL's virtual piano the Bösendorfer Imperial.

Für Elise

Beethoven Für Elise BI

This piece in english called coloured leaves from Schumann's series Album leaves is lovely. This is the best I am going to get it to at my current skill level and I am going to leave it alone for a year when I hope I can learn to play it faster with greater regulation.

There are a couple of big mistakes in the playing of it but overall I am happy with the performance.

Casio AP-470

Schumann Bunte Blätter Op99.1 Casio AP-470

My first challenging piece I learnt. This is an updated recording from my Kawai MP11SE after a couple of days of practise to remember the piece.

I am hoping to learn to play many of the songs in Mendelssohn's songs without words series. This is one of the simplest.

Mendelssohn Song Without Words 30.3 MP11SE (Lieder Ohne Worte)

I think I have reached the limits of my technical ability with this now. I am happy with what I achieved and I think it is a decent representation of my current level.

Played using the Synthogy Ivory II American Concert D virtual piano.

I don't know which recording I prefer, this one or the Garriton CFX virtual piano recording. https://soundcloud.com/sheffieldkevin/chopin-nocturne-cminor-posth-20200110-garritan-cfx

Nocturne C#Minor

Chopin Nocturne C#Minor Posth ACD

This is the Garritan CFX version of Von Fremden Ländern und Menschen.

Schumann Von Fremden Ländern Und Menschen CFX

This is a track for comparison of different VSTs and DP sounds.

Schumann Von Fremden Ländern Und Menschen Casio AP-470

Schumann Der Dichter Sprichts Casio-AP-470

Mendelssohn Songs Without Words Op30.3 Casio AP-470

The second movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata. The least famous of the three. It is very much a wonderful piece of music in its own right.

This is my version of it played using the Ivory II American Concert D virtual piano. You can compare this to the version I recorded using Garritan CFX lite virtual piano here: https://soundcloud.com/sheffieldkevin/beethoven-moonlight-sonata-2nd-movement-272

Beethoven Moonlight Sonata 2nd Movement 27.2 ACD

This Chopin's Mazurka Op. 68 No. 3 recorded using the True Keys German grand.

Chopin Mazurka 68.3 TKGG

Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. posth.. Played using VSL's Vienna Imperial virtual piano VST.

P 1, No. 16, KKIVa/16

Lento con gran espressione

I have made my first video of my playing. You can watch it here https://vimeo.com/419322429

C sharp minor Nocturne Post.

Chopin C Sharp Minor Nocturne Opus Posthumous-VI

Chopin's Mazurka Opus 68 no. 3. Played using VSL's Vienna Imperial Virtual Piano.

Mazurka Opus 68 no 3

Chopin Mazurka 68.3 VI

Played using the Bösendorfer Imperial VST from vsl.

Schumann Von Fremden Ländern Und Menschem Op15.1 BI

Bluebird by Alexis Ffrench using the Bösendorfer Imperial VST from VSL.

Alexis Ffrench Bluebird BI

This is my recording of Bluebird composed by Alexis Ffrench using the Vienna Imperial piano VST by VSL. I've added an extra bonus bar to the recording. Let me know if you find it.

You can watch me playing this recording on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/431058166

Alexis Ffrench Bluebird VI

Recording of Moments composed by Alexis Ffrench. Played using VSL's virtual piano Vienna Imperial.

You can also watch me playing this on Vimeo.
https://vimeo.com/458039804

Moments

Alexis Ffrench Moments VI

My recording of Alexis Ffrench's composition Moments using VSL virtual piano Bösendorfer Imperial.

You can watch me play on vimeo https://vimeo.com/453079335/674eda4342

Alexis Ffrench Moments BI

This is my recording of this lovely song from Mendelssohn, Venetian Gondolier 30.6. This is recorded using the TrueKeys German Grand virtual piano.

Mendelssohn Songs Without Words - Venetian Gondolier Op. 30.6 TKGG

This is the main theme tune from the series Tales from the Loop composed by Philip Glass and Paul Leonard-Morgan. Played using the Vienna Imperial Virtual piano from VSL.

You can watch me play this on vimeo. https://vimeo.com/486994588

Philip Glass Tales From The Loop VI

This is another recording of Schumann's Of foreign lands and peoples piece Opus 15 No. 1 Recorded and played using VSLs Bösendorfer VC280 virtual piano.

You can watch me play on Vimeo https://vimeo.com/524807197

Schumann Von Fremden Ländern Und Menschen VC280

Mendelssohn's Songs Without Words Op30.6 otherwise known as the second Venetian Gondolier song. Played using VSL's Bösendorfer VC280 virtual piano.

You can watch me play on Vimeo https://vimeo.com/520639230

Mendelssohn Songs Without Words - Venetian Gondolier Op. 30.6 VC280

I think the virtual piano with a decent amount of reverb works perfectly with this VST. Played and recorded using VSL's Bösendorfer VC280 virtual piano and a configuration based on the ambient preset.

You can watch me play on Vimeo https://vimeo.com/510608422

Alexis Ffrench Bluebird VC280A

This is the second movement of Beethoven's Moonlight sonata. Played using VSL's Bösendorfer VC280 virtual piano. I'm using a modified version of the ambient preset.

You can watch me play on Vimeo https://vimeo.com/509566915

Beethoven Moonlight Sonata 2nd Movement 27.2 VC280A

Beethoven's first movement of Moonlight Sonata, played using VSL's Bösendorfer Imperial virtual piano.

You can watch me play on Vimeo https://vimeo.com/515045953

Moonlight Sonata, first movement

Beethoven Moonlight Sonata 1st Movement 27.2 BI

Progress of me learning the piano since November 2018 after a forty year break.  Just upgraded to an MP11SE

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