At the risk of being bashed, I just wanted to poke my head outta the wood-work and mention Jeremy Soule, a living Composer that usually backs Bethesda's Elder Scrolls Game Sound Tracks, among other titles.The Oblivion OST is unbelievably memorable, despite not having played much Oblivion personally I often return to the OST for both a trip down memory lane, and to bathe in the... innocence and serenity of the music. "Wings Of Kynareth", "Watchman's Ease" and "Auriel's Ascension" are a few pieces I'd note.(Late) Edit: I'd also concur with another poster mentioning Rautavaara, I've listened to a few of his works, mostly for Piano & Orchestra, and they are fantastic.
Another one for me would be Yasunori Mitsuda. He scored Chrono Trigger and Xenogears, not to mention he helped compose the soundtrack for the recently released (in NA anyway) Xenoblade And while I'm on the subject (of people who worked on Xenoblade's soundtrack), Yoko Shimomura.... Wow, she's amazing. And she's composing the score for the upcoming FFvsXIII too? ...If only it would ever release
Does anyone know how to find sheet music of living composers? IMSLP doesn't have them because they're not dead yet.
Belgian neo-romantic composer Carl Verbraeken.
Also, this pianist has no clue what he's doing...he keeps looking around...? If he's not performing don't post him as if he is...
I know why this guy isn't famous. He's copying the harmonies of Chopin and Liszt and the music isn't original or interesting. Also, this pianist has no clue what he's doing...he keeps looking around...? If he's not performing don't post him as if he is...
which is, IMHO, just pure ignorance.
MYSELF, other than that I like Chopin and Liszt, Mozart was the first of my favorite composers. Bach sucks.
LOL are you the new the89thkey? or are you the same guy?
It certainly is humble...too humble for your own good I'd say. I have no idea what you're talking about in that post, but I do know what I'm talking about, and I know that music is straight from Chopin, Liszt, maybe Rachmaninov or Ravel or Scriabin or other composers. If you are trying to make the point that this guy writes better music than Chopin or Rachmaninov or any of the other greats, you don't even deserve for me to listen to you.
Your music is bad.
OH MAN! this is going to be EPIC! 2 titans collide as they fight for the supreme control of the Piano Street Forums and for their musical superiority!
Yeh, it will be battle of the bullshitters.Thal
For starters, I prefer music that sounds like Chopin or Liszt. Secondly, if you think it is an imitation of either's style, you are wrong. The composer, at the time, was performing Rachmaninoff's 3rd and that work was the inspiration for the Waltz from his Romantic Suite op. 10. Carl Verbraeken is the chairman of the Belgian composer's association and has written hundreds of works including string quartets and other chamber music, and a vast body of romantic piano music. All of which is available for free, to anyone, if you were to send him an e-mail.Furthermore, regarding your comment on Geert Dehoux' performance: you should check out his other videos (which include a good studio recording of Liszt's Mazeppa, and some rarely recorded virtuoso work by Villa-Lobos) before saying something like that, which is, IMHO, just pure ignorance. The man is a former student of Cziffra (and one of his favourites too, I've seen the letter of recommendation he wrote for him after his studies, which you can in fact see yourself if you Google for his name) and has taught at Rio de Janeiro's Conservatoire for years.
This Dehoux is a joke man.If I want inspiritation I turn to Gilels,Sokolov,Piotr Anderszewski,Libetta,Perrahia,Fiorentino,Gieseking,Francois,Yves Nat,etc.etc.etc...I've listened to Dehoux's Polonaise.What a massacre!!The poor guy does not have a clou.FF from the beginning to the end.Unbearable noice..the octave passage is way too fast AND too loud...but hey..thats ok for an amateur..its easy to ignore Chopin's indications than to follow them I guess...Geert Dehoux?..forget about him..there is much more interesting talent in the world..I've been told that he's completly ignored in his own country?..strange..
For starters, I prefer music that sounds like Chopin or Liszt. Secondly, if you think it is an imitation of either's style, you are wrong. The composer, at the time, was performing Rachmaninoff's 3rd and that work was the inspiration for the Waltz from his Romantic Suite op. 10. Carl Verbraeken is the chairman of the Belgian composer's association and has written hundreds of works including string quartets and other chamber music, and a vast body of romantic piano music. All of which is available for free, to anyone, if you were to send him an e-mail.Furthermore, regarding your comment on Geert Dehoux' performance: you should check out his other videos (which include a good studio recording of Liszt's Mazeppa, and some rarely recorded virtuoso work by Villa-Lobos) before saying something like that, which is, IMHO, just pure ignorance. The man is a former student of Cziffra (and one of his favourites too, I've seen the letter of recommendation he wrote for him after his studies, which you can in fact see yourself if you Google for his name) and has taught at Bogota Conservatoire for years.
Horoblitz
The Chopin Polonaise is heavily edited.One can see that the famous LH Octave passages has been copied.He plays it only once and some bad editor did a terrible job.If you want I can give you a complete account with "timeline"details.Cutting up these Masterworks and putting them later together during the editingprocess............people with REAL achievements and not some heavily edited recorded pieces.Incompetent pianist.
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Resurrecting this thread after 10 months just to talk crap about this video I posted because it was recorded by Geert Dehoux; I recognise you in the flash of an eyelid Walter Schuermans. Frustrated your previous troll-profile 'the89thKey' was banned? When you get the chance, buy some adult nappies because you will need them, as you act like a dissatisfied toddler. For Pete's sake stop acting out yourfrustrations on people you are just jealous of!
I have no idea what pianist you are talking about..... and I don't really care. I just thought that several of the things you said in this paragraph revealed a shocking lack of knowledge about what it takes to make good recordings.
Made my day!
"...several things I said etc.etc...."..."shocking lack of ...blablabla...etc.." another pathetic attempt and childish,puerile attempt to cover up the modus operandi from your "protege"...ridiculous beyond belief.... Meanwhile I've been looking more indepth at this guy's acivities on f.e.YT...as far as I can see he is very much disliked by many genuine music lovers. To most of us he looks a bit like the little man on top of the wedding cake... Anyway...enjoy the music
I'm not sure what incoherent nonsense you seem to be babbling here, kaleidoscope007.You aren't expressing yourself very clearly at all!