 I was worn out today from editing Ausra's Buxtehude video with multiple camera angles so didn't want to start practicing energy demanding Kauffmann before tomorrow. But I knew I couldn't miss a day without recording just because I'm tired. So I really had three choices - to play Ave Verum by Mozart, Prelude by Langlais from his Organ Book or to record Gymnopedie I by Erik Satie. The Langlais piece required an organ with a swell box and I haven't yet installed one. Mozart could have worked but I felt drawn to Satie. This famous Gymnopedie I reminds me of a summer in a lake - I'm sitting in a boat. A little breeze is rocking the boat. And I'm dreaming... It was really fun to play Gymnopedie No. 2 by Erik Satie. It's probably less well-known than No. 1 which I recorded yesterday but nonetheless very beautiful. This sample set worked very well - gentle and sweet. I wanted to complete this set of all 3 Gymnopedie's by Erik Satie. Out the three, this last one is the least known to me. I don't think I've heard it before. But the character and the structure is very similar to the preceding two. I hope you will enjoy it!
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Drs. Vidas Pinkevicius and Ausra Motuzaite-Pinkeviciene Organists of Vilnius University , creators of Secrets of Organ Playing. Don't have an organ at home? Download paper manuals and pedals, print them out, cut the white spaces, tape the sheets together and you'll be ready to practice anywhere where is a desk and floor. Make sure you have a higher chair. |
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