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Over the past year, I've transcribed all of Beethoven's piano sonatas up to the final 32nd. And starting this year, I've decided to tackle the 8th and 14th, which I hadn't transcribed yet. First up is the 8th, "Pathétique." It seems he composed it before reaching the age of 30, while his later years...

　Last October, my teacher gave a recital at Mitaka Performing Arts Center Kaze no Hall, where he performed the complete Goldberg Variations.　It was quite a wonderful performance, so I thought it would be nice to share it with you. https://youtu.b...

　　Happy New Year!　May this year bring you peace and tranquility! I have been thinking about how to proceed with DTM this year. 1. making a CD of Beethoven's piano sonatas I have been working on a CD of Beethoven's piano sonatas from his later years to give to a friend in Germany....

The three sound libraries show different qualities in polyphonic and harmonic writing.

Comparison of Three Sound Libraries: Synchron D-274, Ivory3, and Pianoteq 8

　I uploaded Bach's Goldberg Variations, Aria (piano version) to YouTube and immediately received the following two copyright infringement claims from SME (Sony Music Entertainment).　Again, I immediately filed an objection, but this time to a rather curious copyright infringement claim...

This is the piano version of Bach's Goldberg Variations "Aria." I've been working on string trio and harpsichord arrangements up until now, but I've finally arrived at the piano version. Initially, I tried arranging it for piano, but handling the polyphony proved quite difficult and scattered...

　The original title of the Goldberg Variations is "Aria and Various Variations for Clavicembalo with 2-step keyboard".　This time, I decided to play the theme aria on harpsichord. 　Nowadays, since Glengrood, most of the arias are probably played on the piano...

　Beethoven's piano sonatas number up to 32 in total, but especially the later three, Nos. 30, 31, and 32, the more I listen to them, the more profound and atmospheric they are.　I happened to meet up with an old friend in Germany and decided to put together a CD of these three pieces that I had composed myself...

　I managed to type the aria from the Goldberg Variations.　I realized that a string trio is much more difficult than I had thought.　While playing, I felt that unless each soloist's sound blended well with each other, there would be no music at all...