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Offline ronde_des_sylphes

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Two contrasting improvisations
on: December 18, 2019, 10:36:07 AM
Two contrasting improvisations. Some annoying background noises in the first, which I've not been fully able to remove. I've got video for the second and may post that later in addition to the mp3.

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Re: Two contrasting improvisations
Reply #1 on: February 17, 2020, 12:28:52 AM
I feel the background adds context to the music in this case.  It is lived music, and I can imagine Parisian streets immersed in both day to day life as well as the artistic life that surrounded it. 

The second piece I found very direct in its character, darkly beautiful.
Made a Liszt. Need new Handel's for Soler panel & Alkan foil. Will Faure Stein on the way to pick up Mendels' sohn. Josquin get Wolfgangs Schu with Clara. Gone Chopin, I'll be Bach
 

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