Impromptu in G minor – unplanned improvisation
This short improvisation has a slightly bleak, but beautiful melancholy feeling. A subtle passionate undercurrent drives its evolution to a sombre resolution.
How do you feel as the tempo gets slower and slower?
When we listen actively to music with a clear groove which slows down gradually, we relax, unwind and feel ease. In this video, I improvise using a pulse that constantly slows down. Notice how it makes you feel!
What kind of music sounds good on Pianoteq’s C. Bechstein DG Snappy?
In this video I explore the refreshing, clear sounds of the Pianoteq C. Bechstein DG Snappy preset and improvise to illustrate how its qualities really shine to create great musical textures in two different types of piano arrangement.
Impromptu in E flat – unplanned improvisation
In this short improvised piece, Phil explores romantic impressionism, with some jazz influences in the harmonies. The feeling is tender with a certain urgency that resolves into warmth with a hint of melancholy by the end.
‘A light of hope in the gloom’, an improvisation on Pianoteq’s Grotrian Intimate
Improvisation on Pianoteq’s beautiful Grotrian Intimate preset (mics moved to audience position). This improv is exploring feelings of melancholy arise from living in this slightly troubling world of ours but it also tunes into the light of hope that is clearly there for us…
‘Prelude in C minor’ improvisation on Pianoteq’s Bluethner
‘Prelude in C minor’, an improvisation with a reflective, melancholy mood on Pianoteq’s Bluethner.
The courage to transform
Music can give us strength as we dig deep in order to find the courage to transform. Metamorphosis might be painful but ultimately it is beautiful.
Grieg’s ‘Butterfly’ + ‘First Butterfly of Spring’ piano improvisation on Pianoteq’s Bechstein
The joy we feel at the sighting of a butterfly when the warm weather arrives after the long, dark cold of winter is a very special feeling. Music can bring us this joy whenever we need it!
‘Untouchable beauty’ piano improvisation on Pianoteq’s Steingraeber Intimate
My ‘Untouchable Beauty’ piano improvisation on Pianoteq’s Steingraeber Intimate. Nature is bigger than human beings. We arrogantly try to capture and control everything. Like trying to catch a butterfly, our exploits can easily cause harm or destruction. Some things are better left alone, in their natural state, untouchably beautiful!
‘Beautiful symmetry’ piano improvisation on Pianoteq’s Bechstein Cinematic
Musical tonality has a beautiful symmetry to its structure, especially when we see it within the piano keyboard. The shimmering patterns that this creates are like some of the most spectacular patterns in nature, such as we see when watching a butterfly slowly opening and closing its magnificent wings.
