Saturday, 25 May 2024

Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto 2 Movement 2 (Music Minus One)

The second movement of Rachmaninoff's piano concerto number 2, played with the "music minus one" recording of the orchestra (the first bit is the end of the first movement). The second clip is the final section of the movement.

Saturday, 18 May 2024

Scriabin piano concerto

A couple of sections from the 2nd and 3rd movements of Scriabin's piano concerto. This video shows my piano after three years of wearing it in.

Saturday, 19 June 2021

Scriabin and Rachmaninoff on the Yamaha S7X

A few snippets of Scriabin sonata 3 and Rachmaninoff piano concerto 2 on my new Yamaha S7X.

Saturday, 25 July 2020

Finale of Rachmaninoff's second piano concerto.

The famous finale of Rachmaninoff's second piano concerto, played with the "music minus one" recording of the orchestra.

Monday, 29 June 2020

Thursday, 9 October 2014

Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto 3

A recording of the beautiful piano solo from the first movement of Rachmaninoff's 3rd piano concerto. I actually have a recording of the orchestra for this piece (without the piano). I'd love to record myself playing with the orchestra, but I haven't yet figured out the best way to put them together. It's especially tricky because the recorded orchestra doesn't take cues from the pianist anymore.

Wednesday, 24 September 2014

Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto 3 (again)

The third concerto again! This time we have a recording of the beginning section of the second movement. This piece would really benefit from being performed on a concert grand piano for the power and clarity in the bass section.