Top 10 Classical ...
1984 Solo piano work
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Soft Stillness And The Night This is a gentle and thoughtful piano solo written during a darker phase of my life.
It is dedicated to anyone who promotes peace and tranquillity. |
Etude Amabile A sweet little piano solo on the (very broad) crossover between jazz and 'classical'.
Studies are often unpleasant to practice, like scales and arpeggios. This is my attempt to capture that warm inner feeling that comes when you finally get it right! The picture is by Renoir. |
Trompe L'Oeil This piano solo is 'impressionistic' in style.
It's about light, its refractions and reflections, dappled pathways, picnics in the forest - definitely for romantics! Trompe L'Oeil was improvised at the piano in a single take, but I had to edit out one note that jarred. There's a section from a piece by Poulenc in there in case anyone else out there likes him as much as I do! |
Meragio Meragio is a French dialect word from which we get the word "merry-go-round" (I think!).
The story of this tune goes like this: A little girl sits on a merry-go-round in anticipation. As it begins to spin her world goes round and round at an ever-more dizzying pace. Just as she is beginning to make sense of the confusion, it seems to spin faster again ... A bit like life I suppose. |
Toccata In F (C-M Widor) The Toccata from Symphony 5 pour Orgue (op. 42 no. 5 - fa) by Charles-Marie Widor is one of the most popular works in the classical organ repertoire.
It's a truly inspiring piece of musical grandeur. As I don't have an organ with pedals, I had to cheat with the feet. |
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 Number 18 in site chart.
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Staccato Dances Number 21 in site chart.
Staccato Dances is a short piano solo in D major for a little extra brightness.
It is a series of little themes which vary in tempo and time signature to represent an imaginary procession of dancers. The last one trips as she leaves the stage. The image is from a painting by Edgar Degas. |
Cracked DandelionsBeautiful modern classical arrangement
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Winter StoryA modern classical piece
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