I'm in love with his music from my very first listening. Once i've heard "Perugia" on internet radio, and Brad's music has called out in my mind so strong feelings... Oh, he is so special... Regards from Poland!
Finally! I've ben looking for this piece forever. It's a wonder that he's able to get all that out of only two hands. He really shows off his chops here, and 2:57 is really a magical moment: seems to me like he sustained the notes on his left hand, and let his right hand just glide over the keys. It felt smooth as silk, and I love that it got a reaction from 2 audience members in particular - Stoic man on the right, and 2nd last lady on the left. Impressive work. Now, if we were able to get a live version of "My Favorite Things" (Jazz a vienne), my life would be complete
Of course, the most amazing part of the song is the inversion that happens at 4:11. If someone knows exactly what happens here, please explain. It feels as if a window is finally opened up and the mood of the song shifts to a new place.
I think it boils down to the fact that up to that point he has played mostly in E major, thoroughly planting that key in the mind of the listener, then he shifts abruptly to Eb major, a half-step down, so everything that follows sounds "flatter" and more laid back, also the turnaround has more of a classic vibe to it, being basically an incomplete circle of fifths.
All that expensive studio space, microphones, diffusers, etc. and the sound of the piano is clipping... Prof. Daniel Dettwiller should learn how to prep audio with proper levels for RU-vid .Brad is a genius by the way.
The clipping could have happened anywhere between the recording, mixing, mastering, and not to mention the youtube file conversion. Speaking from experience. I've uploaded piano music to spotify that weren't clipping at all, and when it was up, it was clipping. Solo piano seems to be super sensitive to certain conversion algorithms. If you don't want to pull your hair out, at some point you just say "f it, it's good enough".
It's funny watching the two folks in the front row doing exactly what I do when he comes to town... just completely vibing with head bobbing, eyes closed, smiling, shaking the head, and just generally tapping into the great universal life spirit as shaman Brad and his two brains dance with each other and take us on a musical voyage. The dude is such a gift.
Been a major fan of brad’s for 15 years now…but wow, this is amazing. It portrays his classical training and proficiency combined with an intuition for jazz and rhythm. Everything is so crisp and on point, it’s ridiculous
Do it yourself! That’s the best way to internalize it. There are a ton of programs that allow you to slow music down without altering the pitch. No point in waiting for others to study for you!
I also like the way he braces his left hand from the piano at the end of the piece and slides it off the keys. Glenn Gould does something similar sliding off the key.
I dont know how I was hearing this nine days ago but my ears sometimes hear the maths in different ways in on different kistenings. The simpliest way I hearbit now is that its a 7/8 that has a two part 16th note geouping clave. 8/16 and 6/16. The ostinato riff played throughout is a syncopation that falls on counts; 1,3,5 of the 8/16s and then counts: 1,3,4 of the 6/16s. i original heard a 7 over four due to the form of the piece and the writing of b section with a chord displacent in thats parts rhythm . Im still figuring itnout and happy to share if of worth
