N-am mai ascultat de mult timp Floyd, dar faceam ordine ieri prin niste cd-uri vechi si am dat peste Syd Barrett (cel mai mult mi-au placut primele albume scoase de Floyd, cand era si el in trupa). S-ar putea discuta o gramada despre asta, dar multi ar fi probabil de acord ca Barrett e omul care i-a influentat cel mai mult pe cei din Pink Floyd. La inceput, cand a cantat cu ei, dar si dupa aceea.
Dar cine l-a influentat cel mai mult pe Syd Barrett?
So, here is Beethoven’s 20th piano sonata (and we still have 12 more sonatas to go). Its story is the same with that of the sonata we wrote about last week, except for the names of its movements, which are “Allegro, ma non troppo” and “Tempo di Menuetto” (yes, it also has only two parts), so we won’t bother you with that. Happy listening!
As usual, we want to thank Bunji Hisamori for his kind permission to post the above audio rendering on our blog. The midi file was downloaded from The Classical Music Archives. The previous sonatas from this series are here.
This has only two parts (Andante and Rondo), so it’s not actually a sonata. Beethoven probably wrote it as an excercise for his students and didn’t want it to be published. His brother, however, thought it should be, and nowadays this little piece is included among Beethoven’s other sonatas, so we thought you might want to give it a try.
We want to thank Bunji Hisamori for his kind permission to post the above audio rendering on our blog. The midi file was downloaded from The Classical Music Archives. The previous sonatas from this series are here.
Acum aproape doi ani (in februarie 2007). Am mai durat ceva timp pana cand a fost autentificata ca apartinand lui Mozart si pana a fost descifrata, iar ieri a fost cantata pentru prima data in public de Daniel Cuiller, directorul ansamblului baroc Stradivaria din Nantes. Daca sunteti curiosi sa auziti cum suna, here you go:
[via PresseOcéan.fr]
We don’t know why this sonata is called ‘The Hunt’, but it wasn’t Beethoven’s idea. Anyway, would you believe that the guy who wrote the Fifth Symphony is the same guy who wrote something as playful and happy as this? 🙂 If you don’t know what we mean, listen for yourself:
We want to thank Bunji Hisamori for his kind permission to post the above audio rendering on our blog. The midi file was downloaded from The Classical Music Archives. The previous sonatas from this series are here.
Beethoven’s biographer Anton Schindler said that this sonata was inspired by Shakespeare’s play The Tempest. This claim is, however, disputed by other music scholars (see here).
That aside, the first part may remind you of a storm, but the second doesn’t seem to have anything to do with weather, being a bit boring. The third, on the other hand, is quite lyrical and very beautiful and if you haven’t heard it already, then you should, ’cause you’ll like it a lot. Or not, but in that case you don’t like classical music. 🙂
Enjoy your listening:
We want to thank Bunji Hisamori for his kind permission to post the above audio rendering on our blog. The midi file was downloaded from The Classical Music Archives. The previous sonatas from this series are here.
Happy New Year everybody! Here is the 16th piano sonata written by Ludwig van Beethoven:
The midi file rendered here by Gramo was created by Bunji Hisamori, who has kind enough to give us the permission to post it on our blog (thank you, Bunji!). The file was downloaded from The Classical Music Archives. Here are the other “concerts” from this series.
Remember ideea lui Brian Eno de muzica generativa? Acum cateva zile ma jucam cu Boodler si mi-am adus aminte Koan Pro (il foloseam acum 5-6 ani, intre timp a devenit Noatikl) si am facut asta:
Sunetul de fundal e luat de aici, sunetele de cutie muzicala au fost generate (nota cu nota) pe baza soundfont-ului Musica Theoria, daca vreti sa vedeti scriptul pe care l-am facut pentru Boodler (e in Python), just ask.
LE: Toate materialele pe care le-am folosit, inclusiv scriptul pentru Boodler sunt aici.
This sonata was called (by Beethoven’s publisher) the Pastoral, maybe due to its sense of tranquility and simple joy. Gramo’s favourite is the last part, which escapes this calm atmosphere, without becoming dark. Happy listening (and happy holidays, btw):
The midi file rendered by Gramo here was created by Bunji Hisamori, who has kind enough to give us the permission to post it on our blog. The file was downloaded from The Classical Music Archives. Here are the other “concerts” from this series.
p.s.: For a short, but interesting analysis of this sonata’s musical structure you may read this post.
Today we’ll be listening to Beethoven’s most famous piano sonata, the Moonlight. Although the first part is beautiful, it doesn’t suit Gramo’s personality, so the last part is our favourite. Enjoy your listening:
The midi file was created by Bunji Hisamori. We thank him for kindly allowing us to post an audio rendering of it on our blog. The file was downloaded from The Classical Music Archives. Here are the other “concerts” from this series.