Allegro in D for Clarinet Trio, no. 79

A road, straight ahead, beauty all around. 
You can smell and pick the flowers or… why not leave them there grow and bloom cause that’s the nature’s way isn’t it?
Does everything have to have an end? Or there is an everything to an end too?!

Whatever and however it is, the time is now, not later, as later doesn’t exist, or it at least not yet!
Did we learn something from our past, did we applied what we learned, or better, how many did we in the practicality put the beautiful and oh so wise theory we blessed the others ears so many times!

We all did  s**t in our lives I think and I believe someone can really change after they truly and ultimately accept that and move on like a bird leaves it’s crib to learn and to grow and than? 

What is next? What is next…


Bon chance!

Bon Chance

The time of the pandemic was marked by countless endless, solitary wanderings through nature. This is captured in this piece for piano and bassoon: as footsteps move steadily through deep snow, memories drift past the mind’s eye— silent, fleeting, and profound.

Pandemic Suite – 09. Lonely Walk

She comes as light or as shadow, as storm or as breath. She appears and she disappears, untamed. 
Love, a fleeting spark that molds our soul, giving us strength, taking it again, and often she is just an echo lost in time's quite depth. 
A sensual saxophone, a contemplative piano, and a restrained string orchestra mourn the elegy of love. Behind the veil of tender notes and simple melodies and harmonies, there is a straining pulse, uneven, aching, drowned in melancholy. Deep within it is quietness, a love undone, too sad to tell.

Pandemic Suite – 11. Lost Love

This composition, "Memoriae Gregorianae," features three "Kyrie Gregoriani" themes:
The first was sung (and notated by me) at the Mass for the enthronement of Pope Leo.
The second theme is the Kyrie theme from the Mass "Cum Jubilo" (IX. - In Festis B. Mariae Virgis).
The third theme is taken from the Mass "In Dominicis Adventus et Quadragesimae" (XVII).
The themes are prepared, introduced, and varied by me very freely.

Questa composizione, “Memoriae Gregorianae” presenta tre temi di “Kyrie Gregoriani”:
il 1° è stato cantato (e da me annotato) nella S. Messa di intronizzazione di papa Leone.
il 2° tema è il tema del Kyrie della Messa “CUM JUBILO” (IX. - In Festis B. Mariae Virgis).
il 3° tema è tratto dalla Messa “In Dominicis Adventus et Quadragesimae” (XVII).
I temi sono da me preparati, introdotti e variati molto liberamente.

Memoriae Gregorianae

Excerpt from "Zanarkand" from the piano album of the Japanese video game "Final Fantasy." I love these epic, dramatic, highly complex, and beautifully arranged melodies and have been practicing it intensively for half a year

Zanarkand Q

“In everybody’s life there’s a point of no return. And in a very few cases, a point where you can’t go forward anymore. And when we reach that point, all we can do is quietly accept the fact. That’s how we survive.” - Haruki Murakami
I invite you to listen to my piano improvisation "Nowhere to Return".

The sheet music of my compositions can be downloaded from here:
https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/publishers/victor-birkan-sheet-music/3028943?isPLP=1

Listen to videoversion on my YouTube channel:
https://youtu.be/XxuJzgL0yqI


Nowhere to Return - Improvised Piano Piece



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🎶 Presentation of the Recording

Work & Artists

Antonín Dvořák – Romance No. 1, Op. 75

Violin: Roxana Pavel Goldstein

Piano: Monica Pavel


This performance is part of a broader recording project by the Goldstein Duo (Roxana Pavel Goldstein – violin; Elias Goldstein – violin & viola). In this album, they are occasionally joined by Monica Pavel (piano) and the DePaul Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Cliff Colnot.


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Context

Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904) composed his Four Romantic Pieces, Op. 75, in 1887. Originally written for two violins and viola, they were later arranged by the composer himself for violin and piano. The Romance No. 1 in this set is characterized by its melodic charm, lyrical warmth, and intimate dialogue between the soloist and accompaniment.

This piece, while modest in scale, reflects Dvořák’s gift for songlike melody and his ability to balance simplicity with emotional depth. It stands as a perfect example of his chamber writing, bringing a personal and poetic voice distinct from his symphonic works.


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Recording

Label: Pandora Records (founded in 1973, active for about a decade).

Distribution: Today, the entire Pandora archive, including this disc, is freely available for download via the Ibiblio server at the University of North Carolina, under an Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) license.

Preservation: Some tracks derive directly from original master tapes, while others were digitized from LPs when masters were unavailable.


This careful preservation makes it possible to rediscover rare chamber music performances that might otherwise have been lost.


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Album Contents

Directory: 2strings (violin + violin, or violin + viola)

1. Handel–Halvorsen – Passacaglia for violin and viola


2. Telemann – Sonata No. 1 for 2 violins – Movement I: Dolce


3. Movement II: Allegro


4. Movement III: Largo


5. Movement IV: Vivace


6. Corelli – Sonata No. 11 for 2 violins and continuo – Movement I: Adagio


7. Movement II: Allemanda (Presto)


8. Movement III: Giga


9. Sarasate – Navarra, Op. 33 for two violins and orchestra



Directory: 1string (violin or viola + piano)

10. Dvořák – Romance No. 1, Op. 75 for violin and piano (R. Goldstein & M. Pavel)


11. Dvořák – Romance No. 2, Op. 75 for violin and piano (R. Goldstein & M. Pavel)


12. Dvořák–E. Goldstein – Humoreske for viola and piano (E. Goldstein & M. Pavel)


13. Rachmaninoff–Press – Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14 for violin and piano (R. Goldstein & M. Pavel)




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Particularity

The Goldstein Duo recording embodies the very essence of chamber music intimacy: two family musicians exploring the repertoire for string duo and violin/viola with piano, supported by careful collaboration with Monica Pavel and, in one case, orchestra.

The Pandora Records release, preserved and shared under open access, represents not only an artistic achievement but also a cultural legacy, allowing this delicate interpretation of Dvořák’s Romance No. 1 to continue reaching new audiences in the digital age.


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Dvorak, Romance Number 1 Opus 75 for violin and piano

my take on Yanni’s One Man’s Dream 🎹🎻
Piano, woodwinds, brass, and strings, all performed, arranged, and mixed by me in a full weekend!😅

One Man's Dream

The Changing Winds
Poem and Music by Jennifer L. Jones

The skies are clear; the winds are calm.
I trust the sea to cradle me from harm.
Through playful gusts, I grip and slide.
Yet, the fickled winds, they twist and churn.
I’m out of control at every turn.
The skies have darkened; waves of doubt arise.
Fear and fright sit at my side. 
Yet through the storm, I remain,
Clinging to hope, through fear and strain.
Holding tight, through every bend, 
I whisper to the changing winds:
Let it be smooth—let peace begin.

Jennifer L. Jones
Music Dreams Poductions
September 2025

Changing Winds

Realized using Notion and Studio One featuring VSL Synchron Elite Strings. Shortened version, full length coming soon!

25-11 - Glazunov - Theme and Variations Op 97

I waded into virtual orchestration about 2013, with the intent of composing.  I started programming recordings of other's compositions and have been loving it.  I'm committed to perfecting my craft and I enjoy especially producing music by late nineteenth and early twentieth century English composers.  Something about the music of that time and place speaks to me...  

I also arrange and produce strings in collaboration with other artists and songwriters.  Always fun!

25-11 - Glazunov - Theme and Variations Op 97

Tensivity