As I was playing Gymnopedie No. 1, my piano teacher suggested that the addition of natural ambiences such as rain sounds would create the most calming and relaxing experience ever. I was then motivated to create such atmosphere. I started compiling six of the most beautiful rendition of the piece. Since then, this work of art itself has been calming me for the past weeks and is helping me to cope with my anxiety. It is truly a stress relief…
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Gymnopédie No. 1 by Erik Satie:
17:25 — Katsuhiro Oguri www.youtube.com/watch?v=wP1fB-eXHBU
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* The Gymnopédies, published in Paris starting in 1888, are three piano compositions written by French composer and pianist Erik Satie.
These short, atmospheric pieces are written in 3/4 time, with each sharing a common theme and structure. Collectively, the Gymnopédies are regarded as an important precursor to modern ambient music — gentle yet somewhat eccentric pieces which, when composed, defied the classical tradition.[citation needed] For instance, the first few bars of Gymnopédie No. 1 consist of an alternating progression of two major seventh chords, the first on the subdominant, G, and the second on the tonic, D.
The melodies of the pieces use deliberate, but mild, dissonances against the harmony, producing a piquant, melancholy effect that matches the performance instructions, which are to play each piece «painfully», «sadly» or «gravely».
From the second half of the 20th century on, the Gymnopédies were often erroneously described as part of Saties body of furniture music, perhaps because of John Cages interpretation of them.
* Éric Alfred Leslie Satie (pronounced: [eʁik sati]) (signed his name Erik Satie after 1884) (17 May 1866, Honfleur — 1 July 1925, Paris) was a French composer and pianist. Satie was a colourful figure in the early 20th century Parisian avant-garde. His work was a precursor to later artistic movements such as minimalism, repetitive music, and the Theatre of the Absurd.
An eccentric, Satie was introduced as a «gymnopedist» in 1887, shortly before writing his most famous compositions, the Gymnopédies. Later, he also referred to himself as a «phonometrician» (meaning «someone who measures sounds») preferring this designation to that of a «musician», after having been called «a clumsy but subtle technician» in a book on contemporary French composers published in 1911.
In addition to his body of music, Satie also left a remarkable set of writings, having contributed work for a range of publications, from the dadaist 391 to the American culture chronicle Vanity Fair. Although in later life he prided himself on always publishing his work under his own name, in the late nineteenth century he appears to have used pseudonyms such as Virginie Lebeau and François de Paule in some of his published writings.
00:00:00 3 Sarabandes (1887): No. 1
00:05:33 3 Sarabandes (1887): No. 2
00:10:33 3 Sarabandes (1887): No. 3
00:14:47 3 Gymnopédies (1889): No. 1: Lent et douloureux
00:18:27 3 Gymnopédies (1889): No. 2: Lent et triste
00:21:45 3 Gymnopédies (1889): No. 3: Lent et grave
00:24:37 Gnossiennes 1-3 (1890): No. 1
00:28:45 Gnossiennes 1-3 (1890): No. 2
00:30:45 Gnossiennes 1-3 (1890): No. 3
00:34:11 Gnossiennes 4-6 (1889-1897): No. 4
00:37:02 Gnossiennes 4-6 (1889-1897): No. 5
00:39:53 Gnossiennes 4-6 (1889-1897): No. 6
00:41:26 2 Préludes du Nazaréen (1892): No. 1, assez lent
00:46:09 2 Préludes du Nazaréen (1892): No. 2, assez lent
00:49:15 Prélude de la porte, Héroique du Ciel (1894)
00:53:00 2 Pièces Froides (1897): No. 1: Airs a faire fuir: D’une manière très particulaire
00:55:59 2 Pièces Froides (1897): No. 1: Airs a faire fuir: Modestemente
00:57:42 2 Pièces Froides (1897): No. 1: Airs a faire fuir: S’inviter
01:00:44 2 Pièces Froides (1897): No. 2: Danses de travers: En y regardent à deux fois
01:01:38 2 Pièces Froides (1897): No. 2: Danses de travers: Passer
01:02:25 2 Pièces Froides (1897): No. 2: Danses de travers: Encore
01:03:47 Petite ouverture à danser (1900)
01:05:18 Poudre dOr, valse (1902)
01:09:53 Le Piccadilly (1904)
01:11:24 Véritables préludes flasques (1912): Sévere reprimande
01:12:07 3 Véritables préludes flasques (1912): Seul a la maison
01:13:16 3 Véritables préludes flasques (1912): On jou
01:14:02 Chapitres tournés en tous sens (1913): Celui qui parle trop
01:15:05 Chapitres tournés en tous sens (1913): Le porteur de grosses pierres
01:17:22 Chapitres tournés en tous sens (1913): Regrets des enfermés
01:18:58 3 Descriptions automatiques (1913): Sur un vaisseau
01:20:31 3 Descriptions automatiques (1913): Sur une lanterne
01:22:22 3 Descriptions automatiques (1913): Sur un casque
01:23:18 Embryons desséchés (1913): D’Holothurie
01:25:30 Embryons desséchés (1913): d’Edriopthalma
01:27:30 Embryons desséchés (1913): de Podophthalma
01:29:14 Heures séculaires et instantanées (1914): Obstacles venimeux
01:30:55 Heures séculaires et instantanées (1914): Crépuscule matinal (de midi)
01:32:09 Heures séculaires et instantanées (1914): Affolements grantiques
01:33:04 Sports et divertissements (1914): Choral inappétissant
01:33:52 Sports et divertissements (1914): La balançoire
01:34:32 Sports et divertissements (1914): La chasse
01:34:50 Sports et divertissements (1914): Le comédie italienne
01:35:25 Sports et divertissements (1914): Le réveil de la mariée
01:35:52 Sports et divertissements (1914): Colin-Maillard
01:36:28 Sports et divertissements (1914): La pêche
01:37:09 Sports et divertissements (1914): Le yachting
01:38:01 Sports et divertissements (1914): Le bain de mer
01:38:31 Sports et divertissements (1914): Le carnaval
01:38:58 Sports et divertissements (1914): Le golf
01:39:30 Sports et divertissements (1914): Le pieuvre
01:39:57 Sports et divertissements (1914): Les courses
01:40:19 Sports et divertissements (1914): Les quatre-coins
01:40:58 Sports et divertissements (1914): Le pique-nique
01:41:22 Sports et divertissements (1914): Le waterchute
01:41:59 Sports et divertissements (1914): Le tango
01:43:04 Sports et divertissements (1914): Le traineau
01:43:27 Sports et divertissements (1914): Le flirt
01:44:01 Sports et divertissements (1914): Le feu d’artifice
01:44:24 Sports et divertissements (1914): Le tennis
01:45:00 3 Valses distinguées du précieux dégoute (1914): Sa taille
01:45:54 3 Valses distinguées du précieux dégoute (1914): Son bincole
01:47:14 3 Valses distinguées du précieux dégoute (1914): Ses jambes
01:48:08 Avant-dernières pensées (1915): Idylle
01:49:21 Avant-dernières pensées (1915): Aubade
01:50:54 Avant-dernières pensées (1915): Méditation
01:51:53 Sonatine buraucratique (1917)
01:55:50 Nocturnes (1919): Doux et calme
01:58:58 Nocturnes (1919): Simplement
02:01:02 Nocturnes (1919): Un peu mouvementé
02:04:04 Nocturnes (1919): No. 4
02:06:31 Nocturnes (1919): No. 5
A beautiful collection of over 40 piano works by Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff. Rachmaninoff was a piano virtuoso, conductor and composer. Some of his works are among the most popular of the Romantic period.
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Track list:
00:00:00 Prélude, Op. 3: II. Lento in C-Sharp Minor played by Lukas Geniusas
00:04:09 3 Nocturnes: III. Nocturne in C Minor played by Elisa Tomellini
00:08:12 Études-tableaux, Op. 33: VII. Moderato in G Minor played by Zlata Chochieva
00:12:11 Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3: V. Sérénade in B-Flat Minor played by Alexander Ghindin
00:15:32 Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3: I. Elégie in E-Flat Minor played by Alexander Ghindin
00:20:18 Suite No. 2 in C Major, Op. 17: II. Valse played by Nikolai Petrov and Alexander Ghindin
00:26:34 Moments musicaux, Op. 16: V. Andante sostenuto in D-Flat Major played by Alexander Gavrylyuk
00:29:57 Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto played by Anna Fedorova
00:42:06 Suite No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 5: I. Barcarolle played by Nikolai Petrov and Alexander Ghindin
00:51:00 Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: III. Allegro scherzando played by Anna Fedorova
01:03:28 4 Pieces: III. Mélodie played by Elisa Tomellini
01:06:31 Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3: III. Mélodie in E Major played by Alexander Ghindin
01:10:27 Moments musicaux, Op. 16: I. Andantino in B-Flat Minor played by Alexander Gavrylyuk
01:17:35 Études-tableaux, Op. 39: III. Allegro molto in F-Sharp Minor played by Zlata Chochieva
01:20:27 10 Preludes, Op. 23: V. Alla marcia in G Minor played by Lukas Geniusas
01:24:12 Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: I. Moderato played by Anna Fedorova
01:35:40 10 Preludes, Op. 23: X. Largo in G-Flat Major played by Lukas Geniusas
01:39:12 13 Preludes, Op. 32: II. Allegretto in B-Flat Minor played by Lukas Geniusas
01:42:19 4 Pieces: I. Romance played by Elisa Tomellini
01:44:18 13 Preludes, Op. 32: XII. Allegro in G-Sharp Minor played by Lukas Geniusas
01:46:46 Études-tableaux, Op. 33: IV. Moderato in D Minor played by Zlata Chochieva
01:49:46 Études-tableaux, Op. 33: II. Allegro in C Major played by Zlata Chochieva
01:52:07 10 Preludes, Op. 23: IV. Andante cantabile in D Major played by Lukas Geniusas
01:56:39 Moments musicaux, Op. 16: III. Andante cantabile in B Minor played by Alexander Gavrylyuk
02:03:04 3 Nocturnes: II. Nocturne in F Major played by Elisa Tomellini
02:07:08 7 Morceaux de salon, Op. 10: II. Valse played by Elisa Tomellini
02:10:26 7 Morceaux de salon, Op. 10: VI. Romance played by Elisa Tomellini
02:14:34 Moments musicaux, Op. 16: II. Allegretto in E-Flat Minor played by Alexander Gavrylyuk
02:17:43 10 Preludes, Op. 23: I. Largo in F-Sharp Minor played by Lukas Geniusas
02:20:43 Suite No. 2 in C Major, Op. 17: III. Romance played by Nikolai Petrov and Alexander Ghindin
02:27:19 Suite No. 2 in C Major, Op. 17: IV. Tarantelle played by Nikolai Petrov and Alexander Ghindin
02:33:41 10 Preludes, Op. 23: VI. Andante in E-Flat Major played by Lukas Geniusas
02:36:20 13 Preludes, Op. 32: V. Moderato in G Major played by Lukas Geniusas
02:39:32 10 Preludes, Op. 23: III. Tempo di minuetto in D Minor played by Lukas Geniusas
02:42:45 3 Nocturnes: I. Nocturne in F-Sharp Minor played by Elisa Tomellini
02:46:10 Études-tableaux, Op. 39: V. Appasionata in E-Flat Minor played by Zlata Chochieva
02:51:35 Études-tableaux, Op. 39: II. Lento assai in A Minor played by Zlata Chochieva
02:57:41 7 Morceaux de salon, Op. 10: I. Nocturne played by Elisa Tomellini
03:02:28 10 Preludes, Op. 23: II. Maestoso in B-Flat Major played by Lukas Geniusas
03:06:02 13 Preludes, Op. 32: XI. Allegretto in B Major played by Lukas Geniusas
03:08:20 7 Morceaux de salon, Op. 10: III. Barcarolle played by Elisa Tomellini
03:13:10 10 Preludes, Op. 23: VIII. Allegro vivace in A-Flat Major played by Lukas Geniusas
03:16:40 13 Preludes, Op. 32: X. Lento in B Minor played by Lukas Geniusas
03:22:04 Piano Sonata No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 28: II. Lento played by Zlata Chochieva
03:30:10 Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3: IV. Polichinelle in F-Sharp Minor played by Alexander Ghindin
03:33:55 Études-tableaux, Op. 39: IX. Allegro moderato in D Major played by Zlata Chochieva
The Best of Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov (18 March [O.S. 6 March] 1844 — 21 June [O.S. 8 June] 1908)
Rimsky-Korsakov believed, as did fellow composer Mily Balakirev and critic Vladimir Stasov, in developing a nationalistic style of classical music. This style employed Russian folk song and lore along with exotic harmonic, melodic and rhythmic elements in a practice known as musical orientalism, and eschewed traditional Western compositional methods. However, Rimsky-Korsakov appreciated Western musical techniques after he became a professor of musical composition, harmony and orchestration at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory in 1871. He undertook a rigorous three-year program of self-education and became a master of Western methods, incorporating them alongside the influences of Mikhail Glinka and fellow members of The Five. His techniques of composition and orchestration were further enriched by his exposure to the works of Richard Wagner.
For much of his life, Rimsky-Korsakov combined his composition and teaching with a career in the Russian military—at first as an officer in the Imperial Russian Navy, then as the civilian Inspector of Naval Bands. He wrote that he developed a passion for the ocean in childhood from reading books and hearing of his older brothers exploits in the navy. This love of the sea might have influenced him to write two of his best-known orchestral works, the musical tableau Sadko (not his later opera of the same name) and Scheherazade. Through his service as Inspector of Naval Bands, Rimsky-Korsakov expanded his knowledge of woodwind and brass playing, which enhanced his abilities in orchestration. He passed this knowledge to his students, and also posthumously through a textbook on orchestration that was completed by his son-in-law, Maximilian Steinberg.
Rimsky-Korsakov left a considerable body of original Russian nationalist compositions. He prepared works by The Five for performance, which brought them into the active classical repertoire (although there is controversy over his editing of the works of Modest Mussorgsky), and shaped a generation of younger composers and musicians during his decades as an educator. Rimsky-Korsakov is therefore considered «the main architect» of what the classical music public considers the Russian style of composition. His influence on younger composers was especially important, as he served as a transitional figure between the autodidactism which exemplified Glinka and The Five and professionally trained composers which would become the norm in Russia by the closing years of the 19th century. While Rimsky-Korsakovs style was based on those of Glinka, Balakirev, Hector Berlioz, and Franz Liszt, he «transmitted this style directly to two generations of Russian composers» and influenced non-Russian composers including Maurice Ravel, Claude Debussy, Paul Dukas and Ottorino Respi
Scheherazade:
0:00 The Sea and Sinbads Ship
9:59 The Story of the Kalander Prince
22:52 The Young Prince and the Young Princess
33:31 Festival at Baghdad — The Sea — Shipwreck
Capriccio Espagnol:
46:36 Alborada — Vivo e strepitoso
47:47 Variazioni: Andante con moto
52:34 Alborada. Vivo e strepitoso (II)
53:45 Scena e Canto Gitano: Allegretto
55:20 Fandango Asturiano
1:01:22 The Flight of the Bumble Bee
1:02:45 Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op.36
This CD set presents the complete works for piano solo by Claude Debussy. It includes the piano reductions of the Ballets (Khamma, Jeux, La boite a joujoux), the solo piano version of Six Épigraphes Antiques, and several alternative version of well‐known compositions, all by the composer himself. Debussy’s piano works count among the most original and influential works of the 20‐th century piano literature. The innovative piano writing, the keen sense for colour and timbre and the emotional impact of each individual piece show the hand and mind of a true genius. Christopher Devine (born 1982) was born in the Netherlands to a German mother and Scottish father. After his education at the The Hague Conservatory he furthered his development with Maria Joao Pires, Elisso Virsaladze, Janina Fialkowska and Leslie Howard. His immense repertoire includes over 1000 solo works and 30 concertos. His close affinity to Debussy’s sound world is proven in this magnificent recording of the complete works, clearly a labour of love.