Name: Bogoroditse Djevo - Arvo Pärt by Northwestern Choir/Tim Sawyer
Duration: 1 min 28 s
Description: Bogoroditse Djevo by Arvo Pärt, performed by Evangelion (Minnesota, USA) at Matejus draudze, Riga, Latvia. Timothy Sawyer, conductor

Bach: Brandenburg Concertos

Brandenburg Concerto no. 6 In B flat major, BWV 1051: Allegro

when I was a child I remember how I could sense the coming rain by the smell of the asphalt and the wet air. Maybe you remember it too !?.... now as grown ups are our senses still good enough to feel the "scent of rain"....?

Scent Of Rain

Passio was recorded in S:t Jacobs church march 27, 2010.

Jesus, Staffan Alveteg
Pilatus, Michael Axelsson 

Evangelist/solo quartett:
Linda Öhlin, soprano
Carina Aronsson, alto
Carl Slettengren, tenor
Gustav Nordlander, bass

Instrumental ensemble:
Hanna Helgegren, violin
Christina Wirdegren Alin, cello
Hedvig Marklund, oboe
Marie Nilsson, basson
Ulf Norberg, organ

Photo: Adriano Scognamillo

Pilatus Ecce Adduco Vobis Eum Foras

موسیقیِ جیووانی باتیستا پرگولِزی که در فیلم «آینه» آندری تارکوفسکی در سکانس پرواز بالن و ورق زدنِ نقاشی‌های داوینچی شنیده می‌شود

Stabat Mater De Pergolese - Jaroussky - Gens

Hey,
this year has been a journey—profoundly moving and filled with change, both in the world around us and in my own life. As an artist, I often find myself sitting at the piano with no clear plan, letting the music unfold on its own.

This time, something unexpected happened. I started playing in a major key—a rarity for me—and the piece turned out light, almost childlike. As I played, an unplanned memory popped into my mind: a little scene of riding my bike as a child. It’s strange how music can stir up such vivid, unexpected feelings. Has that ever happened to you?

Thank you for being part of this small corner of the internet where we can connect through sound.
2025 is just around the corner—I hope to see you here again in the new year. Wishing you all the best, and until next time!

Yours truly,
Sebastian

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Improvisation: Day 365, 2024

Bogoroditse Djevo by Arvo Pärt, performed by Evangelion (Minnesota, USA) at Matejus draudze, Riga, Latvia. Timothy Sawyer, conductor

Bogoroditse Djevo - Arvo Pärt

< ALCESTE, OU LE TRIOMPHE D 'ALCIDE> 
Opéra  Français de XVIIe Siécle

Jean-Baptiste Lully <Alceste> 1673:   2ème Air  "Les Démons" - Jordi Savall & Le Concert Des Nations

Lost Skies

The “Waldstein Sonata” is one of Beethoven's most famous sonatas, and is an excellent example of one of his more Romantic sonatas. Its first movement is a sonata in somewhat standard sonata form; however, Beethoven modulates to the mediant when moving from theme I to theme II, which is not a typical key relation in a classical sonata. The development involves repeated instances of various themes from the exposition set over myriad modulations throughout various obscure keys.
	The second movement is an extremely slow introduction to the third movement. Its slow speed is not calm, but rather tense. The tension increases slowly throughout the piece, reaching a strong climax and then leading the listener to a suspenseful transition into the third movement. Most of the material of the piece is built on a simple dotted rhythm with a rising interval.
	The final movement of the Waldstein sonata is a long journey from a large variety of emotions, from dark and blisteringly fast, to soft and quiet. This is perhaps the most romantic of the movements of the sonata, with many blurred harmonies due to long pedal markings, dramatic moments, and extreme emotions. It achieves a sort of transcendental feeling found in compositions of the Romantic periods with its long pedal markings, shimmering textures, and its slow harmonic rhythm. These characteristics foreshadow elements of Beethoven's later sonatas where he capitalized on slow harmonic rhythm and muddied textures that seem to lose any melodic content.

This is from my senior recital on December 2, 2012.

Bogoroditse Djevo - Arvo Pärt

Northwestern Choir/Tim Sawyer

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