TheExarion

I came across this video essay, and the way Manuel explains things here is so incredibly easy to understand despite these nuances being difficult to communicate at times. Consider giving it a watch, especially if you like thinking about the context of where you're playing a piece :)

1 month ago | [YT] | 8

TheExarion

and is "paganini's original tempo" in the room with us right now"?

2 months ago | [YT] | 7

TheExarion

Now that I've made a substantial amount of progress, I can finally let you all know that I have finally continued progress on the Original Compositions video that was supposed to be posted in December 2024. I want to sincerely for not working on this or publishing it sooner; I am currently in a PhD program that has demanded much more of my time than I thought it would.

I am now 1/3 of the way through people's submissions after having revisited this project in the last week. I do not want to promise any sort of publication date for the video, but rest assured that this project is being worked on.

If you shared your email with me, PLEASE CHECK IT. There are some submissions with YouTube links that are now defunct or with terminated channels, so email is the only route for me to contact some of you.

Thank you all for your patience and understanding.

3 months ago | [YT] | 40

TheExarion

bro wtf can we get ‪@thealkansociety8513‬ aka the YouTube channel for The Alkan Society to 1000 subscribers please?

4 months ago | [YT] | 16

TheExarion

Finally found Robert Henry's performances of some of the Chopin-Godowsky studies, thanks to the Wayback Machine/Internet Archive. I consider these to be some of the best performances of these studies - which is saying something, coming from me lmao. Give them a listen!!

4 months ago | [YT] | 12

TheExarion

For those who have listened to Jon Batiste's "Beethoven Blues": Thoughts?

For those who haven't listened to it and are interested, find the album at the links below and report back!
open.spotify.com/album/3eXr4s3rCLxNJpxqaIDyqJ
www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

7 months ago | [YT] | 12

TheExarion

What are some pieces that, if you changed their key, you would fundamentally change the identity of the piece?

An example that comes to mind is the Wedding March from a Midsummer Night’s Dream.

8 months ago | [YT] | 6

TheExarion

They said it couldn't be done...
(no one said that.)

Score video: https://youtu.be/I8Eoy-_x2ZY
Score: musescore.com/user/11218816/scores/22467481

9 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 27

TheExarion

Hi everyone.

This is a small update regarding the Original Compositions Video that 99 of you submitted to. Thank you all again for your submissions. Long story short, I have not had much time to work on this for various reasons. The video will have to be released at some point in 2025, and I will of course let you all know well in advance when I plan on posting it. I apologize for my tardiness up to this point.

While we're here, I wanted to gauge your thoughts on something: Would you be okay with me incorporating sponsored ads into the Original Compositions Video? I don't have any companies or businesses in mind at the moment, although I'm sure I could reach out to some. Otherwise, at the very least, I would like to shout out some music businesses that are doing some cool stuff. I'm thinking a 30- or 60-second advertisement for every hour of the video would be good. What do you all think?

9 months ago | [YT] | 20

TheExarion

if I ever open a casino, Liszt’s Transcendental Etude No.1 is gonna be the jingle of every slot machine idc

11 months ago | [YT] | 42