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Scotland the Brave Scotland the Brave
Posted by: sparkyfry

Video duration: 384 seconds

Scotland the Brave performed by members of the Twin Cities Metro Pipe Band with drummers and dancers at the 2006 Minnesota Renaissance Festival. Recorded 9/24/06.

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Bagpipe and Didgeridoo Duet (Jigs) Bagpipe and Didgeridoo Duet (Jigs)
Posted by: sparkyfry

Video duration: 480 seconds

Members of the Twin Cities Metro Pipe Band perform jigs with a didgeridoo player, as well as drummers and dancers at the 2006 Minnesota Renaissance Festival. Recorded 9/24/06.

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Khachaturian Piano Concerto - II. Andante con anima Khachaturian Piano Concerto - II. Andante con anima
Posted by: sparkyfry

Video duration: 611 seconds

This is me playing with myself, so to speak. I had previously recorded the orchestra part (more or less) on my keyboard. This is me playing the piano part (more or less) while the orchestra part played back. Let me know what you think, and what I can do to improve.

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Notturno for Piano Quartet Notturno for Piano Quartet
Posted by: sparkyfry

Video duration: 659 seconds

Schubert's Notturno (originally for Piano Trio). I'm playing the piano, and wrote the viola part.

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J.S. Bach: Passacaglia (arr. Weiss) J.S. Bach: Passacaglia (arr. Weiss)
Posted by: sparkyfry

Video duration: 552 seconds

Josef Weiss' piano arrangement of Bach's Passacaglia for organ, from the Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 582. I had a photocopy of this arrangement for a long time, but knew nothing about it. I actually found some information about Weiss here:
http://www.bach-c antatas.com/Lib/Weis s-Josef.htm

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Beethoven/Alkan: Cavatina Beethoven/Alkan: Cavatina
Posted by: sparkyfry

Video duration: 329 seconds

This is certainly no substitute for the original, but I've always been intrigued by transcriptions of this nature. This is the Cavatina from Beethoven's Opus 130 String Quartet arranged for solo piano by Charles-Valentin Alkan. Let me know what I can do to improve.

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Alexei Sultanov on Late Night Alexei Sultanov on Late Night
Posted by: sparkyfry

Video duration: 307 seconds

The late, great Alexei Sultanov plays Prokofiev during "Hal Gurnee's Network Time Killers" on Late Night With David Letterman circa 1989. (Sultanov is likely the most over-qualified person to ever perform during this segment.) Paul messes up the transition. Then we get a better-than-average Top Ten List.

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Dvorak: Piano Trio In B-Flat, Op. 21. Dvorak: Piano Trio In B-Flat, Op. 21.
Posted by: sparkyfry

Video duration: 473 seconds

Piano Trio in B-Flat Major, Op. 21, II: Adagio molto e mesto, by Anton Dvorak. Performed in the keyboard class at Interlochen's Adult Chamber Music Camp on 8/20/07.

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Amazing Grace Amazing Grace
Posted by: sparkyfry

Video duration: 382 seconds

Members of the Twin Cities Metro Pipe Band perform Amazing Grace with drummers and dancers at the 2006 Minnesota Renaissance Festival. Recorded 9/24/06.

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Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 7, Op. 11 Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 7, Op. 11
Posted by: sparkyfry

Video duration: 332 seconds

Excerpts from Piano Trio No. 7 in B-Flat Major, Opus 11, by Ludwig van Beethoven. Performed in the keyboard class at Interlochen's Adult Chamber Music Camp on 8/19/07.

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Jefferson Starship - Harp Tree Lament Jefferson Starship - Harp Tree Lament
Posted by: sparkyfry

Video duration: 310 seconds

From Jefferson Starship's Galactic Reunion Tour, March 3, 2006, at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota. David Freiberg on vocals. Dana Freiberg on bagpipes.

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The People United Will Never Be Defeated! The People United Will Never Be Defeated!
Posted by: sparkyfry

Video duration: 166 seconds

Thema #2 from The People United Will Never Be Defeated! (36 Variations on ˇEl Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido!) by Frederic Rzewski. Let me know what I can do to improve.

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Alkan: Marche Funčbre, Op. 26 Alkan: Marche Funčbre, Op. 26
Posted by: sparkyfry

Video duration: 483 seconds

March Funčbre, Op. 26, by Charles-Valentin Alkan. Let me know what I can do to improve.

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Burying The Keg (Lord Lovat\ Burying The Keg (Lord Lovat's Lament)
Posted by: sparkyfry

Video duration: 183 seconds

Members of the Twin Cities Metro Pipe Band assist the tavern owner with closing by performing Lord Lovat's Lament. Recorded 9/24/06 at the 2006 Minnesota Renaissance Festival.

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Finale (4/4\ Finale (4/4's)
Posted by: sparkyfry

Video duration: 185 seconds

Members of the Twin Cities Metro Pipe Band perform several 4/4's as the finale with drummers and dancers at the 2006 Minnesota Renaissance Festival. Recorded 9/24/06.

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