REVOLUTIONARY

It's no secret that I sometimes post videos of my piano music in order to astound and enthrall you 
(he says with sarcasm).

Here is my latest YouTube video. I usually post my piano recordings on SoundCloud, because it's a much easier process.
Making a video for my music is always a big pain in the ass. I had to tax my creative abilities for this video. What the heck kind of visuals can I use for Chopin's Revolutionary Etude??

After much thought and deep pondering, I decided to enhance the music with clouds.
Don't ask Why?, because I have no plausible explanation. Perhaps because they look dramatic.

This is Frederic Chopin's (famous) etude for piano in C minor, op.10 no.12 known as the Revolutionary Etude.

Chopin wrote it in 1831 when he was about twenty. It was inspired by the 1831 Russian attack on Warsaw.

When I was a music student in Los Angeles I performed nearly all of Chopin's 24 piano etudes and recorded several of them.

Unfortunately, this performance  of the C minor etude is the only one of my Chopin etude recordings that has survived.

For best visual impact, view video full-screen

My YouTube channel Jayveesonata 

FROM BEETHOVEN TO YOU

 Ludwig van Beethoven

(1770-1827)

I recorded at least a dozen of Beethoven's piano sonatas and I still (fortunately) have most of the tapes.

This is the Sonata in F sharp major, op. 78 (the first movement). Although it's one of his lesser known sonatas (and one of the shortest) it was among his personal favorites. It was written in 1809, when Beethoven was already completely deaf.

This has always been one of my favorite Beethoven sonatas. It is not only technically brilliant, it's also extremely satisfying to perform.

I recorded this in Los Angeles when I was in my early 20's. I remember that, at the time, I had bronchitis and a strep throat. 
(in my flaming youth I could work when I was sick. Nowadays I have trouble navigating when I'm well)

I recently transferred the old original tape to a WAVE file. Unfortunately there are a few annoying "skips" and "jumps" that weren't in the original recording, but I don't think it sounds too bad.
(I posted this on SoundCloud)