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Is it possible to make Bach sound brand new? To revitalize Rachmaninov? Berkeley pianist Andrys answers these questions with an emphatic 'yes.' Her warm, subtle renditions of classic pieces knead the stiffness from their joints and infuse them with new intimacy, all the while staying true to their basic tonal richness.
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Schumann Fantasie in C, Op 17 Mvmt 3 - Langsam... (9:32)


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This final movement of Robert Schumann's famous Fantasie in C is unusual in that it's not a fast movement but a meditative and dream-like ballade with moments of elation in it. Peaceful and hopeful, it's one of my favorites.

Genres: Classical » Romanticism (1810-1910).


Rachmaninov Prelude Op 23 No. 6 - Take 3 (3:25)


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The 2nd half of this less-familiar Rachmaninoff prelude includes some exquisite progressions. Rachmaninoff spelled his name with 'noff' at the end when in the U.S., but CD titles are often spelled "Rachmaninov"

Genres: Classical » Solo Instrumentals.


Amy Beach - Dreaming, Op.15 No. 3 (1892) (4:58)


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Amy Beach, a concert pianist at age 16, wrote "Dreaming" in 1892, and it opens with the feel of a dream pulling us. Beach's progressions can surprise and the music sounds as if written yesterday. Very modern in feel.

Genres: New Age » Solo Instrumental.


Chopin Nocturne 20 in c# (The Pianist) (3:49)


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This is one of the nocturnes published after Chopin's death. It contains several melodic ideas that later turn up in the Concerto in f minor. I've seen 3 "manuscript" versions of this nocturne and have used the choices I liked best from the 3.

Genres: Classical » Solo Instrumentals.


Chopin Nocturne 8 in D-flat Maj, Op27, No2 (5:08)


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This was used as the soundtrack for the short-film 'The Recluse' screened at Cardiff's Screen Festival 2005. http://tinyurl.com/2qrprj I tried a tempo closer to Chopin's odd metronome markings of dotted-quarter = '50' in two urtext editions.

Genres: Classical » Romanticism (1810-1910).


Schubert Impromptu in G-flat Op90 No3 (6:25)


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This famous Impromptu in G-flat Major is played here on an old spinet, the odd tone closer to the more raspy sound of the fortepianos of its time :-) This was transposed to easier G Major and meter reduced when first published.

Genres: Classical » Romanticism (1810-1910).


Rick Robertson Romance in D flat (1:57)


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This wistful, flowing, neo-romantic piece was composed by Rick Robertson. On the staff of a music school in Georgia, he composes pieces for his students and runs the classical '88son78s' yahoogroup. Sheet music is available from pno4tay@yahoo.com

Genres: Classical » Romanticism (1810-1910).


Chopin Prelude No. 20 in c minor (1:45)


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The quality of the sound that continues between the chords in this piece, even on the lightest pianos, has always interested me.

Genres: Classical » Romanticism (1810-1910).


Beethoven Moonlight Sonata [i] (5:32)


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This slow movement is so well known that we can forget how beautiful it is. I first remembered this when viewing the film in which Neeson's 'Beethoven' is shown with ear to piano due to declining ability to hear the beauty he heard in his mind.

Genres: Classical » Solo Instrumentals.


Ginastera - Danza de la moza donosa (3:08)


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The ruminative 'Danza de la Moza donosa' by Ginastera. about a wanderer who pauses for awhile on a hillside to watch a rural woman doing her daily chores outside. Wistfully melancholy with some sunlight. [Harry Fox Agency License #: 1020000033]

Genres: Classical » General 20th Century Classical.