Victoria - William Byrde (c1540-1623)
I'll be honest, I disliked early music in my youth—now, I can't get enough of it. This particular piece was most likely written for the spinet virginal (a keyboard instrument and predecessor of the piano). It's fun playing around with the counterpoint here, finding the main theme so expertly hidden by the composer within each of the short variations.
June 27, 2022
I'll be honest, I disliked early music in my youth—now, I can't get enough of it. This particular piece was most likely written for the spinet virginal (a keyboard instrument and predecessor of the piano). It's fun playing around with the counterpoint here, finding the main theme so expertly hidden by the composer within each of the short variations.
June 27, 2022
Aria from The Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 - Johann Sebastian Bach
A slow Bach piece after a long day—there's nothing as joyous and peaceful.
May 11, 2021
A slow Bach piece after a long day—there's nothing as joyous and peaceful.
May 11, 2021
Grand Piano Sonata in G, Op. 37a, Mvt. I: Moderato e risoluto - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
This one took a great deal of work, due to length more so than anything else.
My memory is clearly not what it used to be. By the time I had a third of it memorized, I had already forgotten a previous chunk.
Note to self: stay away from these long pieces. (I have already ignored this advice.)
May 8, 2021
This one took a great deal of work, due to length more so than anything else.
My memory is clearly not what it used to be. By the time I had a third of it memorized, I had already forgotten a previous chunk.
Note to self: stay away from these long pieces. (I have already ignored this advice.)
May 8, 2021
Sonatina in G, Op. 20 No. 2, Mvt. I - Friedrich Kuhlau
Sonatinas are short and a lot of fun to play!
October 7, 2020
Sonatinas are short and a lot of fun to play!
October 7, 2020
Piano Sonata in D, K. 311, Mvt III - W. A. Mozart
I miss the beautiful sound of this piano from the 1800's, but the hammers kept sticking to strings and instantly muting them.
You can hear it happening all throughout this performance.
Apologies for the hoodie too; wasn't expecting company!
November 22, 2019
I miss the beautiful sound of this piano from the 1800's, but the hammers kept sticking to strings and instantly muting them.
You can hear it happening all throughout this performance.
Apologies for the hoodie too; wasn't expecting company!
November 22, 2019
Toccata - Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
Came across this interesting early Baroque piece in an anthology.
I had to record it, or risk forgetting its existence!
June 2, 2020
Came across this interesting early Baroque piece in an anthology.
I had to record it, or risk forgetting its existence!
June 2, 2020
Poem, Op. 31 No. 2 - Alexander Scriabin
October 7, 2020
October 7, 2020
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