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Beethoven Piano Sonata No.8 "Pathétique"
BeethovenBy last year, I had worked my way through Beethoven's piano sonatas up to the last 32. And from this year, I decided to work on No. 8 and No. 14, which I had not played before. I started with No. 8, "Pathetique. It seems to have been written when he was less than 30 years old, and it was in his later years.... -
Small Talk-23 My teacher's recital Goldberg Variations
BachLast 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... -
New Year's Day, 2024
BeethovenHappy New Year! May this year bring you peace and tranquility! I've been thinking about how to proceed with DTM this year. 1. compile Beethoven's Piano Sonatas on CD I've been working on a CD of Beethoven's Piano Sonatas to give to a friend in Germany. -
Sound Source-7 Piano Sound Source Comparison (2)
midi typingI'm currently typing Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 8 (Pathetique), but before proceeding, I did a sound source comparison on this piece as well. The pinoteq is indeed PC-computed and pronounced... -
Sound Source-6 Piano Sound Source Comparison (1)
midi typingNow, my teacher commented that he was concerned about the attack strength of Bach's Goldberg Variations when he was typing the aria. I have heard this comment from time to time when I was playing Beethoven's Piano Sonata, and I tried to deal with it in various ways, but... -
Quiet - 22 Again YouTube Crams on Copyright Infringement But it's funny!
BachI 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... -
Bach Goldberg Variations "ARIA" (Piano)
BachThis is a piano version of Bach's Goldberg Variations "Aria". I have been playing string trio and harpsichord, but finally arrived at piano. At first, I tried to type it on piano, but it was difficult to handle polyphony and scattered... -
Bach Goldberg Variations ARIA(Harpsichord)
BachNow, since the original title of the Goldberg Variations is "Aria and Various Variations for Clavicembalo with 2-step keyboard", I decided to try to play the first aria on the harpsichord. Nowadays, most of the arias are played on the piano since Glengrood... -
Digitally Performed Beethoven Piano Sonatas
BeethovenBeethoven's piano sonatas number up to 32 in total, and 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... -
Bach Goldberg Variations for String Trio "ARIA
BachI 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...