bEETHOVEN

For recordings of his 9

Symphonies click here.

The orchestral marches were amongst the first to respond well to my early percussion treatments for Beethoven MP3 recordings. In particular the Marimba and Steel Drums let you hear the Military March in a really new ways. The colours of the new world instruments create a different atmosphere for and emphasis to the music. This is highlighted in the Turkish March where Hammond organ, Harp and Bells are added to the instrumentation. The Piano works like the Moonlight and Pathetique Sonatas and one of the Rondos have been tackled in a variety of ways - most recently including the use of a Gamelan orchestra with the steel band and marimba set up. Whereas the Peasant Dance and the G Major Rondo use an Vibraphone instead and the Emperor Concerto relies heavily on the steel-band for both the orchestra and piano parts supported by Ocarinas for the woodwind and Gamelan instead of Brass. The famous Rondo from the Violin Concerto replaces the violin with an Ocarina and Flute combination accompanied by an expanded piano transcription of the orchestral part on steel drums and Marimba. Recordings like this of all nine of Beethoven’s Symphonies can be found on this page.

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