Prodigious
pianist. Composer.Prodigious
pianist. Composer.
Subj: Re: quick reply Date: 11/14/2005 11:32:10 PM Eastern Standard Time From: ppmartorella@cox.net To: Dizozza600@cs.com Received from Internet: click here for more information
Hi Peter, My current repertoire: Currently working on various works: Goldberg Variations-Bach, Third Concerto for Piano and Orchestra-Rachmaninoff, Second Sonata (Revised)- Rachmaninoff, Sonata No. 7-Prokofieff, Toccata; Etude-Prokofieff, Sonata (B flat Major, Op. 22)-Beethoven, Rondo:Rage Over a Lost Penny-Beethoven, Etudes- Chopin, Sonata-Barber, Masques (piano solo from "Age of Anxiety")-Bernstein, Variations on a Theme of Paganini (Books 1 and 2)- Brahms, Toccata-Schumann, Etude-Moszkowski, Preludes (selected)-Rachmaninoff, L'Isle Joyeuse-Debussy, Etude- Stravinsky and chamber music with the RI College Trio (violin, violoncello and piano) and piano duos: Mozart, and works of mine for violoncello and piano (Nocturne); Variations on the Theme of Chopsticks by yours truly for 4 hands at one piano. Those are just some of the works I am either currently working on or plan to work on very soon. -Philip ----- Original Message ----- From: Dizozza600@cs.com To: ppmartorella@cox.net Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 12:48 PM Subject: Re: quick reply
Thanks for the good news all around. That Model O belongs with you. What pieces are in your repertory today? In a message dated 11/13/2005 10:56:53 PM Eastern Standard Time, ppmartorella@cox.net writes: Peter, OK. I just burned one copy for you of Relax and Dream. I almost could have done it via computer with mp3's. I decided that I will mail it to you instead along with a tape of an old recording of mine at my old Baldwin piano of the Scriabine Sonata No. 5 and the Prokofieff Sonata No. 2 (dminor). I kind of miss that old Baldwin piano since I sold it just before moving to Rhode Island. I now own a beautiful Steinway and Sons grand piano. It's a model O. Kind of rare and one of its kind. I'm fortunate to own it. It is really exquisite in tone and appearance. The old recording is of poor quality; however, you'll get some idea as to how I played those works. Best, Philip
Correspondence:
PD: I wish I had you playing Scriabin's 5th...
PM: I used to play that piece. It's a great work with all those luscious chords that Scriabine so amazingly built. I probably have it on an old tape. Not sure if I can promise you that recording though....Well, maybe. ?? I'd have to find it and that could be very time consuming because I didn't label everything on each tape, unfortunately. Oh, well. I'll do my best.
From: Dizozza600@cs.com To: ppmartorella@cox.net Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2005 6:07 PM
Subject: Re: does this work (Philip playing #7 of Seven Piano Pieces, The Suicide Sonata)
Yes. Thank you. Way cool. In my own house too. Very cool. Forgot I did that. -Philip
Also: Pianist on the one extant recording of "The Loved One."
