Piano Rhapsody

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Welcome to the Piano Rhapsody podcast, an amateur's guide to classical piano. This is your entry level guide to sounding intelligent about classical music at a cocktail party.“The piano keys are black and white but they sound like a million colors in your mind.”Twitter: @PianoRhapsodyEmail: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com

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2.5: Preludes (Ravel) 02.02.2021 12:34

We mark the end of the prelude series with a sightreading test by Ravel. We discuss Prelude honorable mentions, Debussy vs. Ravel, and somehow Taylor Swift makes her way into an episode (again). Ondine: https://youtu.be/T_-1qMPDf-A Une Barque sur l’Ocean: https://youtu.be/5O5wMctUSAM Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording a...

Des Pas Sur La Neige (Footsteps in the Snow), Preludes Book 1, no. 6 - Debussy 26.01.2021 4:42

Listen for the cycle of tension/resolution and for the small intervals that represent footsteps across a snowy field. Sheets(p. 22-23): https://musopen.org/music/4509-preludes-book-1/ Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!

2.4: Preludes (Debussy) 26.01.2021 18:20

Winter is coming! This week we explore a snowy prelude by Debussy. We will discuss how to form a natural minor scale, consonance/dissonance, and why Debussy hated the term "Impressionist." Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!

Preludio, No. 1, Op. 165, España- Albéniz 19.01.2021 1:47

Take a trip to the Spanish countryside. Listen for the guitar imitation highlighting the Spanish Phrygian scale. Sheets(p. 1-3): https://musopen.org/music/14161-espana-op-165/ Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!

2.3: Preludes (Albéniz) 19.01.2021 13:48

We are headed to Spain this week, exploring a prelude from Isaac Albéniz. We will discuss the Phrygian dominant scale, flamingos, and why Londoners love Spanish sound. Granada by Albéniz in Vicky Cristina Barcelona: https://youtu.be/hPHuBgEUO6U Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!

Prelude In A Major, Op. 28, No. 7 - Chopin 12.01.2021 1:07

One of Chopin's idyllic preludes. 1...2...3...4...5...6! Sheet(p. 8): https://musopen.org/music/82-preludes-op-28/ Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!

Prelude In E Minor, Op. 28, No. 4 - Chopin 12.01.2021 2:16

Chopin's reflection on death. Listen to the left hand hammering out minor chords, chromatically dropping. Sheet(p. 5): https://musopen.org/music/82-preludes-op-28/ Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!

2.2: Preludes (Chopin) 12.01.2021 15:48

The prelude series continues with not one, but TWO preludes from Chopin's Opus 28. We discuss #4 and #7, Chopin's interesting paramour George Sand, and the intersection between death and 50 Shades of Gray. Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!

Prelude in C Major BWV 846, Well Tempered Clavier Book 1 - Bach 05.01.2021 2:25

The OG prelude. May this offer a moment of meditation to ponder the great things to come in 2021. Sheets(p. 4-5): https://musopen.org/music/43466-the-well-tempered-clavier-book-i-bwv-846-869/ Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!

2.1: Preludes (Bach) 05.01.2021 16:39

Piano Rhapsody is back with weekly episodes in 2021! This is the first episode in a series of preludes, starting with the infamous "Prelude in C Major" by Bach. We'll discuss the importance of the Well Tempered Clavier, modulation, and how to build a C Major chord. Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com

1.1: Welcome To Piano Rhapsody 04.01.2021 19:15

(Please excuse the soft audio in the first episode. This problem was fixed in future episodes.) Welcome to Piano Rhapsody, an amateur pianist’s journey with the intended goal of performing Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue one day. Join the ride as we dissect one piece every week, learning and building our classical appreciation from the ground up. Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gma...

“Für Elise” Bagatelle No. 25 in A Minor WoO 59 - Beethoven 03.01.2021 3:08

Here come the Taiwanese garbage trucks! See if you can identify the Rondo form of ABACA while you listen. Sheets: https://musopen.org/music/8658-bagatelle-no-25-fur-elise-woo-59/ Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!

Holiday Update 2020 15.12.2020 12:32

Since the podcast released several weeks early, I wanted to drop a holiday episode to help fill the gap. In this special episode we will briefly discuss some of the foundations of jazz music and listen to my recording of "Christmas Time is Here" by Vince Guaraldi of A Charlie Brown Christmas fame. Have a great holiday season and a happy new year! Piano Rhapsody will return 1/5/21 for its original...