I have the alarm next to my bed set to turn on to the local classical music radio station. When I woke up today it was to the sounds of this gorgeous piece. I immediately came here to the computer to learn more about it.
It's a neoclassical piece written in 1977 by the Estonian, Arvo Pärt. The foundation is a 9-chord mathematical phrase with a percussion bridge. It starts out harsh. Get yourself past the first 75 seconds of that and listen to what comes after... it keeps getting better and sweeter.
Jil, I sit silently in the background reading your blog. I know you are a phenomenal keyboard user (typing)and you attribute it to your piano playing skills so you will appreciate this video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wx1uTzA4hu4&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL
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Great link Mike. That was a lot of fun to watch. I especially loved the percussion pedals. I tried watching some of her other videos (YYZ by Rush) and they weren't as good because she was using programmed drums, which kind of spoils it for me.
ReplyDeleteI thought you might appreciate it. I too was a little disappointed by the others but if you notice she has improved dramatically over the years, my selection being the latest of her vids and the first one I heard. I am hoping that she does more soon and keeps improving.
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