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Pompeii – Ballet in four acts

admin — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 18:17:37 +0000

We’re proud to announce the completion of the world premiere recording of Michael Staley’s evocative new ballet Pompeii (2011).

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“Lucifer Rising” – New piano concerto recording

admin — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 18:04:16 +0000

We’ve completed our performance and recording of Mike Barnett’s tour-de-force concerto for piano and orchestra, “Lucifer Rising.”

Lucifer Rising, for piano and orchestra, by Mike Barnett (20 minutes)

Contact Mike if you’d like to play or commission a new work: Mike Barnett

New Recording: Moon River

admin — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 17:44:37 +0000

Moon River, for strings arranged by Donald McDonnell

Danny Boy (for strings)

admin — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 07:02:44 +0000

Danny Boy (arr. for strings)

We just finished recording a lush string orchestra accompaniment for Danny Boy, arranged by Romeo Cascarino. We’re reminded again just how important smart arranger-chops are to getting a great performance.

Orchestral accompaniment for Kölner Opernkiste

admin — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 17:47:53 +0000

The Little Magic Flute, Mozart (clips)

Stefan Moseman of Kölner Opernkiste, a small opera troupe presenting musical theater for kids in and around Köln, Germany, asked us to create a short version of Mozart’s Magic Flute for their singers to perform with.

Ballet Waltz, for orchestra

admin — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:41:13 +0000

Barry J. Cohen’s “Ballet Waltz” is reminiscent of Ravel. Check out our just-completed recording!

Composer Barry Cohen says:

The Fauxharmonic produced amazing results. Far better than the one ‘analogue’ performance of the piece a couple of years ago. The musical sophistication of Paul Henry Smith and his staff allowed them to bring enormous intelligence and subtlety to their performance of Ballet Waltz.

Decade, for concert band

admin — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:27:17 +0000

Decade, by Tony Cheseaux performed by the Fauxharmonic Orchestra.

Decade, for concert band, was written in 1996 for the “Angelo Bearpark Brass Ensemble” on the occasion of its 10th anniversary.

The music is based on the theme of the number “10,” which you can hear, for example, in the two quintuplets in the low brass at the end.

Score and parts are available from the publisher.

About Tony Cheseaux, composer.

Abenzoares for trumpet and piano

admin — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 14:57:35 +0000

Abenzoares, by Tony Cheseaux

Recent piano recording projects

admin — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 02:59:31 +0000

It’s not “all orchestra, all the time” here at The Fauxharmonic. Lately we’ve been working on some very interesting and powerful new piano music.

Dario Agazzi’s piece, “Ping Pong” is squarely in the absurdist tradition of the avant-garde. (For one thing, it has one of the longest rests this side of John Cage.) We recorded this duet for two pianos using a physically modeled virtual copy of a piano by Sébastien Erard, a half grand (2 m), serial number 109 933 (1922), and a virtual copy of a piano by Carl Bechstein, a half grand (2.1 m), serial number 79 676 (1896). Thanks to PianoTeq for creating these amazing virtual instruments.

Ping Pong (excerpt)

Ben Kim’s fascinating exploration of pianistic color and motivic development has been a refreshing musical world in which to have spent some time playing.

Petrichor – 1st Movement

And, although it’s not finished yet, and it’s not just piano (it does include a big orchestra part), Mike Barnett’s piano concerto “Lucifer Rising” is just a hell of a lot of fun to play. So, we have to give you a sneak peek at our work so far …

Lucifer Rising (excerpt)

Ride of the Valkyries – Coming to Rock Band Network

admin — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:07:42 +0000

We’re preparing this recording performed by Paul Henry Smith and the Fauxharmonic Orchestra to be used in the video game Rock Band this fall.

Ride of the Valkyries

Let us know if you’d like us to send you a note when it’s ready to play in Rock Band. (Notify me!)