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Happy Piano Day!

88th day of the year again today, same as the number of the keys on a piano, and the pandemic is still a reality! Piano Day was invented to let likeminded people, piano lovers, piano players, tuners, builders, movers and of course, listeners, communicate with each other. But more importantly, to spread a message of hope and a proof that we can still celebrate life, and escape whenever we want into the safe universe of music.

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“Celestial” is my contribution for this year’s piano celebration! Being filmed on “Spring Equinox”, the first day of astronomical spring (aka the moment the Sun crosses the celestial equator), in a one-shot camera circular movement, reminiscent of a planet’s orbit…Do you think we are important? Do you think covid19 is worth the hype? Let’s take a step back and realize the impact that planetary movements have to human-scale reality. Just the right tilt, in the right time, and we have this orchard of blooming beauty.

video:
https://youtu.be/7xFd-VOqtmA

shot by: Eirini Karavangeli 
peach orchard by: Evans Karaindros 
ac power in the middle of nowhere by: Fotis Zannos 
- thank you all so much 🙏✨-

"Celestial" will be soon available as a digital release, so stay tuned ;)

Celestial

Celestial (Piano Day 2021)

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, pianophiles, and adventure seekers alike, prepare to embark on an auditory journey like no other. Today, the great pianist Archie Chen will perform Leopold Godowsky's mesmerizing Study no. 4 in A minor "Ignis Fatuus" – a composition so delightfully treacherous it will leave you questioning the very limits of human dexterity.

From the mind of Godowsky, the mad scientist of piano, comes a set of 53 arrangements that would make even Chopin's most nimble fingers tremble in fear. Schonberg once quipped that they are "the most impossibly difficult things ever written for the piano," and we dare say he wasn't far off the mark!

But what's all this about Ignis Fatuus, you ask? A term that conjures images of spectral lights and ghostly marshes, it refers to the deceptive luminous phenomena that have haunted folklore for centuries. These mischievous lights, known as Will o' the Wisps or Jack o' Lanterns, have been said to lead travelers astray, luring them to their untimely doom. Whether the spirits of the drowned or the souls of unbaptized infants, these eerie orbs have captured the imagination and terror of many a night wanderer.

And so, the stage is set for Archie Chen's spellbinding rendition of "Ignis Fatuus." Listen in awe as he transfers Chopin's already devilish right-hand etude into the left hand – a feat of pianistic prestidigitation that would leave even Houdini gasping for breath. As the haunting melody flits and flickers like the enigmatic lights it emulates, you may find yourself lost in its bewitching allure.

But fear not, dear listener! For Archie Chen is your guide through this labyrinth of notes, and he shall lead you safely back from the brink of pianistic pandemonium. So sit back, relax, and let the otherworldly beauty of Godowsky's Study no. 4 in A minor "Ignis Fatuus" wash over you like a mysterious, flickering flame.

And remember, don't follow the light... unless, of course, it's Archie Chen's dazzling fingers dancing across the keyboard!

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Unedited live recording
Piano: Hamburg Steinway B
Piano Technician: Martin Walsh
Recording Engineer: Joey McDonald
Piano provided by Pianos Plus

Frédéric Chopin Etude in A minor op. 10 no. 2+Leopold Godowsky Study no. 4 in A minor "Ignis Fatuus"

The First Tree (Original Soundtrack from the Video Game)

Josh Kramer - Where the Light Goes

Artwork by Katja Lang: katja-lang.com

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Fluid

Bertrand Cuiller, clavecin
Stradivaria - Daniel Cuiller 
Mirare - MIR 085

Concerto en Ré min BWV 1052 - III "Allegro"

Credit to Eric Christian https://youtu.be/unv_mWyPFbo?si=74NWAic8TBZYqeTe

Valse Sentimentale No.2 in G Minor - Eric Christian von Fricken

Ludovico Einaudi - Primavera

251114 Chosxceyhrajme

ONCE I  LOVED

Fight Song - Rachel Platten (Piano Arrangement)

The first track from Lucy Claire's upcoming EP, String Works, out 9th March 2018 on 1631 Recordings! 

Violin - Marie Schreer, John Garner 
Viola - Francis Gallagher
Cello - Naomi McLean
Double Bass - Gwen Reed
Piano - Lucy Claire

Santé à Chopin

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