Imagination
This tumblr is an archive of inspiration. Works of art and literature, poetry, photography, quotes, etc. I also maintain another tumblr for science, and yet another for the occasional piece of personal writing.
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Listening to a piece by Hauschka can be deceiving: What sounds like an ensemble of musicians and instruments is just one man, performing at one piano. His real name is Volker Bertelmann, and he hails from Dusseldorf, Germany, where he works with his “prepared piano.” He wrests disruptive sounds from the instrument’s 88 keys by outfitting the strings or mallets with objects such as ping-pong balls, aluminum foil and leather. His new album is titled Foreign Landscapes, and he recently visited NPR’s studios to demonstrate his craft. (via NPR)
Also, in this video he talks about his work.
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Grieg Cello Sonata 2nd Movement performed by Julian Lloyd Webber and Bengt Forsberg
if you’ve never heard this one you’re really missing out.
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Audio post reblogged from Aporia
[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]This track has had 1,152 playsPrélude in C Sharp Minor, Op. 3, No. 2 by Sergei RachmaninoffSergei Rachmaninoff playing his Prélude in C Sharp Minor, Op. 3, No. 2.
Rachmaninoff recorded many of his compositions on piano rolls -then the most accurate way to capture and reproduce piano performance- during the first decades of the 20th century. This piece, which he wrote when just 19 years old, was committed to roll between 1919 and 1929.
Many composers thusly established authoritative versions of their work before audio recording and reproduction technology obsolesced the player piano. Just over two years ago, Topherchris posted George Gershwin’s piano-roll-recorded performance of his famous Rhapsody in Blue, used so memorably in Woody Allen’s Manhattan.
