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LaValse, very nice work on the piece by Schumann.

Ladypayne and Augustina, love those duets!!! Lots of fire in that one!

Augustina, nice work on Simple Gifts. I've grown very fond of that tune because of the version that Aaron Copeland incorporated into "Appalachian Spring". Someone extracted the Simple Gifts section and posted in on Youtube here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiLTwtuBi-o


Ed

Elssa, holy cow, I used to play Brazil too, and in a style not unlike yours! Great listening!

OK, here are a couple of recordings I resurrected. On this one you can hear how much I liked to work in a lot of tension and drama:

Jealousy
http://www.box.net/shared/t1n45rfppn


And on this one I was really really into creating counterpoint:

My Funny Valentine
http://www.box.net/shared/2g16zc9yc5

Again, the recording quality was very poor. I tried to do a bit of equalization with Audacity, but I don't think it helped much. All the lower tones seem to get mixed into a generic blob of sound, so the pedal and LH have a rhythmic effect, but the individual tones are often hard to make out.

Ed

Riddler We played Appalachian Spring one year in marching band. I think I was in 9th grade. That is about when I fell in love with the song:)

BTW, if you love Appalachian Spring and also love The Rite of Spring, you will really get a kick out of this:

The Rite of Appalachian Spring
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwrtgoDVA7w

Ed

That wasn't as good as Appalachian spring but I liked it:)

Just wanted to chime in and share with yall this piece which I'm sure you've all heard of! Learned it in a day since it was the easy version lol.

Right Here Waiting......

Wow, you sound like a real pro on the organ, Ed! Loved the way you played "Jealousy" - very vivacious! That was always one of my favorites, though I never played it on organ. "My Funny Valentine" was terrific, too - very smooth runs & fills, cool counter-melodies, etc.

Got any more recordings around? Lady of Spain? I think your sound quality is better than mine. Encore!

Well, here's one more, playing for one of my local clubs, also around 1980 - with the same lousy recorder (sorry):

[b][color:#6600CC]CUMANA[/color][/b]

z32, nice job on an oh-so-familiar song. You have captured the haunting beauty of the song quite well.

Ed & Elssa, I am enjoying all the organ pieces. Cumaná was especially nice. I like a bit of Latin flavor in the morning. I had better since I married a Cubana.

z32 ... not my favorite song (actually I don't like it!) but I thought you did a real nice job with it anyway. Particularly that last rolled chord!

Thanks again, Dennis. I have a lot of fun playing these rhythms.

"crazy in the noggin'" http://www.box.net/shared/9tnmsmj7p0

Elssa, another of my favorites. Great fun!

Larry, it's rather a surprise to hear your digital rather than the L. Nice composition with an interesting texture and flow. Another great listen.

Thanks Dennis. But that was the L. I guess it's time to voice the hammers!

Bach's Invention n. 1.
Hope you like it. It's a work in progress though.

Larry, I wonder if you used a different mic placement or set the recording level differencty or something? That recording sure has the "digital" sound to my ears, but what do I know? Not much, evidently.

mcasl, Bach's inventions aren't easy. This sounds nice.

Dennis, yes, I frequently experiment with mic placement and recording levels. If I can't get it the way I like it, I may have to break down and buy some better mics.

MCASI - Very nice job on the Bach! It is definitely recital-worthy.