Archive for the ‘Podcasts’ Category
Symphony No. 7, op. 92 – IV Allegro con brio (complete movement)
December 10th, 2008 by Paul Henry Smith in Building Beethoven's 7th, Recordings
Recorded December 11, 2008, Paul Henry Smith, conducting
Symphony No. 7, Op. 92 - IV Allegro con brio [8:04m]: Early test of the Wii baton
May 6th, 2007 by Paul Henry Smith in Building Beethoven's 7th
This short video shows my first test using the Nintendo Wii controller, or “Wii-mote,” to affect the playback of a short passage. The motion and position of the controller tells the computer to select from among pre-recorded samples of musicians playing loud or soft.
Wii Test 1 [4:09m]: Symphony No. 7, op. 92 – Allegretto (complete)
April 25th, 2007 by Paul Henry Smith in Building Beethoven's 7th
In this episode you can hear the complete performance of the second movement, Allegretto, of Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony. Performed by the Fauxharmonic Orchestra.
Hidden clarinet melody?
April 24th, 2007 by Paul Henry Smith in Building Beethoven's 7th
A “hidden” melody in the middle of the second movement of Beethoven’s 7th Symphony is uncovered and performed by the Fauxharmonic Orchestra. The melody has actually only been “hidden” in plain sight, for it is clearly written in the score.
The hidden clarinet [7:19m]: