“December”(Composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek) I did not grow up in a house where classical music was listened to. I came to that music on my own. My first exposure was to more modern composers like Ravel, Bartok, and Stravinsky. I then sort of worked myself backward in time. Along the way I discovered Chopin. Chopin resonated with […]
“Through Rose Colored Glasses”(Composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2015 copyright) For the past several years I have been attempting to expand my solo guitar repertoire. One of the things I wrote for this endeavor was this song “Through Rose Colored Glasses.” The main line of the piece is slightly reminiscent of Chopin’s riff from his “Barcarolle.” I also
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“Etude in E Major”(composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2012 copyright) Vladimir Horowitz once said that it is not always the finger-twisting fireworks pieces that wow an audience that are difficult to perform and control but often it is the more concentrated things like a “Mozart Adagio.” I have heard similar anecdotes from other virtuoso performers. A few years
This video is of Patty Peterson and me playing the Cole Porter song live in the KBEM studio. Kevin O’Connor of KBEM recorded on his phone. I have played with Patty’s brother Billy and her family, in general, is the a Twin Cities royal family of Jazz. link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGCZNRAB5KY
“Amber Dawn”Composed by Reynold D. Philipsek copyright (all rights reserved) guitars, bass-reynolddrums-J.R. Hammond This is an unusual tune for me. I don’t know how you would classify it. For one thing I use effects on the guitar which is rare for me. The reason I sort of rediscovered this one is because my niece told me it is her favorite
“Sasha and Dinu”composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2013 copyrightZino-Rephi Music (BMI) C Sharp Minor is a key that always puts me in mind and feeling of Slavic melancholy. Slavic melancholy is a condition that permeates a lot of music by musicians of that particular origin with myself included. This “melancholy” is not all sad because a certain nobility