Masterpieces from the Master of Melancholy Piano

MELANCHOLY CHOPIN

This Is Chopin

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Performed by Alexis Ffrench and the Gagliano Strings, from the album Stolen Lullabies out now on 2NX.

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Alexis Ffrench is renowned for his evocative solo piano work, combining a contemporary feel with classic sensibility; the embodiment of beauty and calm in an otherwise frantic world.

This new collection of works for piano and chamber strings brings with it an emotional intensity that looks set to cement Alexis' reputation as a composer of rare and contemplative beauty - with powerful contrasts, epic landscapes and, above all, timeless melodies.

The delicate, motivic interplay between parts is at times reminiscent of Fauré, while the graceful minimalism recalls more recent works, such as that of Max Richter and Clark's Black Stone from his 2012 release Iradelphic on Warp Records.

Stolen Lullabies also includes four brand new bonus arrangements of some of the highlights from his previous albums, The Secret Piano and Piano Karma, both of which were 'Albums of the Week' on Classic FM Radio and have gone on to enjoy great popularity with Classic FM listeners.

"a knack for writing beautifully contemplative piano music" - Classic FM

"Beautifully simple music, leaving room for the listener to experience the magic for themselves" - Classic FM

Recorded at the Paul David Music Studios, Uppingham School, Rutland
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Executive Producer: Arun Sethi
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Cover Art: Taz Mattar

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Alexis Ffrench - A Wondrous Path (2NX003)

Chopin: The Four Ballades and Beyond

2 Waltzes, Op. posth. 69: No. 2 in B Minor

2 Waltzes, Op. posth. 69: No. 1 in A-Flat Major, “Valse de l'adieu”

Mazurkas, op. 50: No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor, Moderato

Rev. 5. 2014-06-06. Includes timpani parts as big booming whooshes of thunderous sheet metal. Improved pitch bending. The mix still needs some work. And I am missing some percussion parts.

"Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity," Gustav Holst, The Planets, Op. 32, Movement 4 of 7

http://syntheway.net - Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 (Johann Sebastian Bach) using Syntheway Organux, a antique, classic, vintage and modern virtual organs in VST, VST3 and Audio Unit plugins format plus EXS24 and KONTAKT Sample Libraries for Windows and Mac.

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* The Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565, is a piece of organ music attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach. First published in 1833 through the efforts of Felix Mendelssohn, the piece quickly became popular, and is now one of the most famous works in the organ repertoire. The attribution of the piece to Bach, however, has been challenged since the 1970s by a number of scholars.
Attribution: Some of the earliest publications to raise the authorship question were articles by Walter Emery (1966) and Friedrich Blume (1965), and Roger Bullivant's book Fugue (1971). Ten years after Bullivant's volume, a paper by musicologist Peter Williams was published, dealing specifically with BWV 565 and outlining a number of stylistic problems present in the piece.

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Chopin: Nocturne No. 21 in C minor, Op. posth.

"1. Allegro" from "Symphony No. 5 in C minor Op. 67" by Ludwig van Beethoven

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The great Polish composer Frédéric Chopin wrote this marvelous work when he was about twenty. It is widely regarded as Chopin's most famous piece, and is regularly featured in films, television programs and video games, e. g.  

- Bones (TV series) (2009)
- 127 Hours (2010)
- The Raven (2012)
- Mad Men (2013)
- The Purge: Anarchy (2014)
- BioShock Infinite (2013)
- Hetalia Axis Powers (2007)
- Muse's "Collateral Damage" is the same as Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2 in Eb, with slight modifications, a handful of changed notes, an added string section, children's laughter and jet fighters. (from Wikipedia)

Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne in E-Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2

Chopin - Nocturne op.9 No.2 (255 Million+ Views YouTube Legend)

Rarities and Masterpieces

Frederic Chopin: Mazurka in A Minor, Op. 17, No. 4 (Live)

"A tear"

Raw recording, no effects, no mastering.

Wanted to play this after hearing it featured in an episode of The Walking Dead.


Modest Mussorgsky - Une Larme (Live recording on Kawai CA-15)

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Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major), K. 525, is a 1787 composition for a chamber ensemble by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. 

The German title means "a little serenade," though it is often rendered more literally but less accurately as "a little night music." The work is written for an ensemble of two violins, viola, and cello with optional double bass, but is often performed by string orchestras.

This first movement is in sonata-allegro form. It opens with an ascending Mannheim rocket theme. The second theme is more graceful and in D major, the dominant key of G major. 

The exposition closes in D major and is repeated. The development section begins on D major and touches on D minor and C major before the work returns to G major for the recapitulation. There is a brief coda.

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Orchestral samples included in this recording from the Vienna Symphonic Library.

Best of Mozart

Serenade No.13 in G Major, K. 525 "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" I. Allegro

Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2, Nocturnes, Barcarolle & Scherzo

Nocturne No. 20 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. Posth.

Horizons

Impromptu No. 1 in A-Flat Major, Op. 29

Chopin: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2

Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 4: I. Allegro maestoso

Gabriela Montero: Piano Recital

Nocturne No. 8 in D-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 2

Stabat Mater, RV 621  I. Stabat Mater dolorosa

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.3, Etc.

Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien, Op.45

M028-Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – The Marriage Of Figaro (Overture)

Mozart: Keyboard Music, Vol. 2
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Mozart: Rondo in A Minor, K. 511 (Mozart: Keyboard Music, Vol. 2)

Chopin: Fantaisie-Impromptu In C Sharp Minor, Op. 66

Chopin: Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66

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This is the best arrangement I've heard so far, and it's been stuck in my head for a while. I learned this in around 1 week. Tempo may not be that stable, but I think I pretty much nailed the notes.

Ed Sheeran - Perfect, with a La La Land twist. Arranged by Jon Schmidt/The Piano Guys, cover by me. Played on a Roland RD-2000. Sound/patch: 0001 - Concert Grand

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Ed Sheeran - Perfect (arr. by The Piano Guys), piano cover

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:
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Claude Debussy - The Essential Collection

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

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Gabriel Yared - Generique Fin

Sara Burns - soprano
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Ave Maria - Charles Gounod

Francisco Mignone; Lundu (arr. BGQ)

Recorded in 1999 by the Brazilian Guitar Quartet (Paul Galbraith, Edelton Gloeden, Tadeu do Amaral and Everton Gloeden, guitars)

From the album "Essência do Brasil" (DE3245)

Francisco Mignone; Lundu

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Chopin: Balladen

Fantaisie-Impromtu in C Sharp Minor, Op. 66

Chopin - Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-sharp minor op. 66

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Frederic Chopin: Mazurka in A Minor, Op. 17, No. 4 (Live)

Vadim Chaimovich