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For Jennifer, who found me on the "discard" pile of life, and for some reason thought I should be in the "keep" pile, for which I'll be eternally grateful.
First part is very straight-forward, harmonically, followed by a variation that stretches out a little more. Jumps from C to Eb in the middle section, but my favorite part is the chromatically-descending double bass line that follows when it switches to double time. It descends for something like 19 consecutive semitones, which seems highly suspect, but for some reason it all works. Middle section ends up in Eb minor, then there's a modulation back to C, and the main theme comes back.
Played by my friends Kristina Szutor (pno) and Trish Reid (bass) at a concert during a new music festival here in mid-February, 2006, during a blizzard.
Assigning a number for the "Production/Performance" category presents a bit of a dilemma. On the one hand, it's a live recording using a single, stereo ceiling microphone, so it could certainly be better recorded. On the other hand, the performers are two fantastic musicians, both seasoned professionals with multiple CD recordings, and in my view, at least, they played this beautifully. So, I guess I'm making a plea to not let the fact that it's a live recording detract too much from your assessment of the performance quality.
First part is very straight-forward, harmonically, followed by a variation that stretches out a little more. Jumps from C to Eb in the middle section, but my favorite part is the chromatically-descending double bass line that follows when it switches to double time. It descends for something like 19 consecutive semitones, which seems highly suspect, but for some reason it all works. Middle section ends up in Eb minor, then there's a modulation back to C, and the main theme comes back.
Played by my friends Kristina Szutor (pno) and Trish Reid (bass) at a concert during a new music festival here in mid-February, 2006, during a blizzard.
Assigning a number for the "Production/Performance" category presents a bit of a dilemma. On the one hand, it's a live recording using a single, stereo ceiling microphone, so it could certainly be better recorded. On the other hand, the performers are two fantastic musicians, both seasoned professionals with multiple CD recordings, and in my view, at least, they played this beautifully. So, I guess I'm making a plea to not let the fact that it's a live recording detract too much from your assessment of the performance quality.
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screamalexz
a beautiful piece. i think the eb minor change is the part that caught me. there's a part near the beginning i really like and i think that's it. when the speed picks up it's a nice change to the sad emotion. the bass could be a tad louder i think. a good piece.