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Bach: Prelude no.1 in C major

Bach: Prelude no.1 in C major (The Well-Tempered Clavier)

12 Songs, Op. 21: V. Lilacs (Transcr. Rachmaninoff for solo piano)

Chopin: 12 Études, Opp. 10 & 25 - Trois Nouvelles Études

12 Études, Op.10: No. 6 in E-Flat Minor, Lament

Vagues et ombres

Suite bergamasque, CD 82: III. Clair de lune (Arr. for Ensemble by Thibault Bertin-Maghit)

恨, 꿈, 그리움

3 Songs, Op. 7: No. 1, Après un rêve (Arr. for Cello and Piano)

Preludes in E Minor, Op. 28 No. 4 'Suffocation'

Preludes in D Major, Op. 28 No. 15 'Raindrop' (Sheba Blake Edition)

April

C. W. Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30 Act II: Dance of the blessed spirits (feat. Charlotte Norholt)

Consolations, Six Penseés poétiques

Consolations, S 172: No. 3 Db-majeur, Lento placido

Glassworks Opening, composed by Philip Glass in 1982.

The original is piano solo. I try to play it with an additional Farfisa sound, and some heavily modulated synth choirs during the "chorus" inspired by his opera sound. I also played it just once, it's supposed to be repeated 3 times.

Live video: http://youtu.be/Ziq7mUNni1c

The instrument is a Clavia Nord Stage 2 using a sampled  Yamaha C7 grand piano, a simulated Farfisa organ, and modulated synth choirs.

Updated with a better take on July 4th, 2014.

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Philip Glass - Glassworks Opening [piano + Farfisa + modulated choirs]

LUDOVICO EINAUDI - I GIORNI (piano instrumental cover)

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Johann Sebastian Bach, transcribed by Dmitry Sitkovetsky: The "Goldberg" Variations, BWV 988

Britten Sinfonia directed by Thomas Gould, violin

Recorded live at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, 2010.

Johann Sebastian Bach, transcribed by Dmitry Sitkovetsky: The "Goldberg" Variations, BWV 988

The Masters of the Roll - Maurice Ravel

Jeux D'eau

On an Overgrown Path Series I 

Janacek: On an Overgrown Path - IX. In Tears

Pavane, Op. 50 arranged for organ/saxophone-trio (Gabriel Fauré)

The Two Arabesques (Deux arabesques), L. 66, is a pair of arabesques composed for piano by Claude Debussy when he was still in his twenties, between the years 1888 and 1891.

Although quite an early work, the arabesques contain hints of Debussy's developing musical style. The suite is one of the very early impressionistic pieces of music, following the French visual art form. Debussy seems to wander through modes and keys, and achieves evocative scenes through music. His view of a musical arabesque was a line curved in accordance with nature, and with his music he mirrored the celebrations of shapes in nature made by the Art Nouveau artists of the time.

Arabesque No. 1. Andantino con moto

This arabesque is in the key of E major. The piece begins with parallelism of triads in first inversion, a composition technique very much used by Debussy and other Impressionists which traces back to the tradition of fauxbourdon. It leads into a larger section which begins with a left hand arpeggio in E major and a descending right hand E major pentatonic progression.

The second quieter B section is in A major, starting with a gesture (E-D-E-C♯), briefly passing through E major, returning to A major and ending with a bold pronouncement of the E-D-E-C♯ gesture, but transposed to the key of C major and played forte.

In the middle of the recapitulation of the A section, the music moves to a higher register and descends, followed by a large pentatonic scale ascending and descending, and resolving back to E major.

Source:

Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deux_arabesques

Debussy Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/Claude-Debussy-Essential-Collection/dp/B00I6CEZQO/

Debussy Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/album/0Mmayh49XRWTXp53uf3jtF

Best of Debussy iTunes
https://music.apple.com/gb/album/claude-debussy-the-essential-collection/819582576

Debussy Compilation
https://listen.tidal.com/album/26275698

Claude Debussy
https://www.deezer.com/us/album/7429526

Best of Debussy Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXtAfPp-70I&t=76s

Claude Debussy - The Essential Collection

Deux Arabesques, L.66: No.1 Andantino con moto

Apple Music

Erik satie Classic for Prenatal Care

Erik Satie Gymnopedie No.1 - Lent Et Douloureux (With Rain Sound)

Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87: For Solo Piano, Vol. 2

24 Preludes & Fugues for Piano, Op. 87: Prelude No. 13 in F-Sharp Major. Moderato con Moto

Original sound recording used in "Babylon Berlin" TV Series (directed by Tom Tykwer)
YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBaQ5Di8DNk

Rarities and Masterpieces

Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book I, Op. 12: No. 1, Arietta

Bach “Cantata BWV 21, 'Ich Hatte Viel Bekummernis'” (Philippe Herreweghe • Collegium Vocale Ghent)

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