MMmusic

To the left is a jukebox containing a variety of mp3's that I've posted as part of my multimedia musing mission. A smaller version of this jukebox resides on the MMmusing homepage. The first eight selections function almost like a little piano recital - then things start getting strange. Clicking on the titles below will lead you to the original blog post context.

1. Bach: Concerto in G Minor, II

SONGS WITHOUT SINGERS (SWS)

A series of art songs recorded in impromptu versions for piano alone, intended to highlight beautiful accompaniments, although the vocal line is generally woven in as well.

2. Charles Stanford: The Blue Bird
3. Lee Hoiby: The Lamb
4. Franz Schubert: Nacht und Träume
5. Richard Strauss: Morgen
6. Francis Poulenc: Fleurs
7. Ernest Chausson: Le colibri

GENERAL PIANO BLOGGING*
8. Francis Poulenc: Trois mouvements perpétuels

#1 (videoblogged here)
9. Heart and Soul and Polytonality

LIVE RECITAL PERFORMANCES
10. Alexander Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 10
11. Alexander Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 4

CANONS FROM THE MUSICAL OFFERING

(featuring audio trickery)
12. J.S. Bach: Modulating Canon

(Shepard Tone technique)
13. J.S. Bach: Crab Canon

(Voice 2 is simply reversed audio of Voice 1)

AMPHETEPOLLINI
Artificially enhanced recordings by virtuoso pianist, Maurizio Pollini.
14. Chopin: Etude in C-sharp Minor
15. Stravinsky: Danse russe (from Petrouchka)
16. Beethoven: Fugue from Hammerklavier Sonata

VIRTUAL SINGERS
17. Hey Jude
18. On Top of the World
19. Nessun dorma
20. Three's Company

AUDIO MASHUPS
21. The Heavens are Telling Oklahoma
22. Tchaikovsky/Mendelssohn Concerto
23. Neverending Tchaikovsky
24. Lady Billows Could Have Danced All Night
25. The Rite of Springfield
26. Carmen Goes to the Circus

A LITTLE NARRATED MUSIC
27. Yegue tells a story over Mozart

* Piano blogging is here defined as "informally recorded performances that are posted in the same spirit as written blog posts - more about making a point than perfection of execution." (e.g. the piano isn't always tuned; the music isn't necessarily rehearsed, etc.) Note that the Songs Without Singers qualify here as well.