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  Pianonoise /Index of MP3 recordings updated October 20, 2009
The latest recordings are generally found in Music from the Yellow Room

This index is an alphabetic list (by composer) of all the musical selections on this site. It does not include musical examples or excerpts. Recordings of a religious nature are catalogued in their own alphabetical index below. Where certain works might be construed as both religious and secular, they appear in both indices. To the right of the listed selection is a link to the location of the file on this site; the music itself can be experienced simply by clicking on the blue title, but selecting the "location" option will allow you to read any connected bits of commentary I've posted about the piece, its composer, the style of the piece, its history, or...who knows?

Composer Title Size of File Date posted other locations on site
Bach, J. S. Duetto no. 1 in e minor  B.W.V. 802

Duetto no. 2 in F  B.W.V. 803

Duetto no. 3 in G  B.W.V. 804

 Duetto no. 4 in a minor  B.W.V.  805 		3.1 MB
3:19 		Nov 06  
Bach, J. S. Fantasia in G  B.W.V. 572 (organ) 9 MB 
9:33 		Jul 06  And now, a word from our friend, Mr. Bach: Some friendly, or perhaps not-so-friendly advice about organ playing.
Bach, J. S. Pastorale  B.W.V. 590  (organ)         movement 1 

movement 2

movement 3

movement 4
2 MB 
2:11
2.7 MB
2:52
2.8 MB
3:00		 Dec 04  And now, a word from our friend, Mr. Bach: Some friendly, or perhaps not-so-friendly advice about organ playing.
Bach, J. S. Prelude and Fugue in G, W.T.C. II B.W.V.  884 (organ) 4 MB 
4:15		 Oct 05  
Beethoven. Ludwig van Eroica Variations, op. 35
part one
 5.4 MB
3:50
 Apr 05 Looks Aren't Everything, Unless you are a Legend  -- what did Beethoven really look like?
Beethoven. Ludwig van Sonata for Piano and Cello in F
II. Allegro Vivace		 9.5 MB
6:56		 Jul 09 Looks Aren't Everything, Unless you are a Legend  -- what did Beethoven really look like?
Brahms, Johannes Sonata in C major, op. 1 
   III: Scherzo

   IV: Allegro con fuoco
7.4 MB

10.2 MB
 7:16		 Jan 07 It's Only the Truth If You Can Yell the Loudest  Brahms writes a letter to the editor
Confrey, Zez  Kitten on the Keys 2. 8 MB 
3:01		 Aug 05 My Assistant a page about one of the nicest, most musically astute cats you are ever going to meet
Debussy, Claude The Snow is Dancing 2. 2 MB
2:19		 Dec 03  
Handel, Georg Chaconne in G 14. 4 MB  10:13 Sept 05 The Solace of Noble Minds: The Strange Employment of Domenico Scarlatti
Scott Joplin's piano works: (arranged chronologically)
Joplin, Scott
 The Crush Collision March 5.5 MB
4:47		 Oct 09 Respecting Mr. Joplin Joplin's battle to bring dignity to his person and his art
Joplin, Scott
 Combination March 3.8 MB
3:18		 Oct 09 Respecting Mr. Joplin Joplin's battle to bring dignity to his person and his art
Joplin, Scott Harmony Club Waltz 3.7 MB
6:21		 Oct 09 Respecting Mr. Joplin Joplin's battle to bring dignity to his person and his art
Joplin, Scott
 Original Rags 4.9 MB
4:15		 Oct 09 Respecting Mr. Joplin Joplin's battle to bring dignity to his person and his art
Joplin, Scott
 Maple Leaf Rag 3.3 MB
2:51		 Oct 09 Respecting Mr. Joplin Joplin's battle to bring dignity to his person and his art
Joplin, Scott
 Peacherine Rag 4.4 MB
3:50		 Oct 09 Respecting Mr. Joplin Joplin's battle to bring dignity to his person and his art
Joplin, Scott
 The Augustan Club Waltzes 5.6 MB
4:54		 Oct 09 Respecting Mr. Joplin Joplin's battle to bring dignity to his person and his art
Joplin, Scott    The Easy Winners 3. 5 MB
3:45		 Nov 04 Respecting Mr. Joplin Joplin's battle to bring dignity to his person and his art
Joplin, Scott   
 Cleopha: March and Two-Step 3.9 MB
3:27		 Oct 09 Respecting Mr. Joplin Joplin's battle to bring dignity to his person and his art
Joplin, Scott   
 A Breeze From Alabama 5.9 MB
5:08		 Oct 09 Respecting Mr. Joplin Joplin's battle to bring dignity to his person and his art
Joplin, Scott   
 Elite Syncopations 3.8 MB
3:17		 Nov 09 Respecting Mr. Joplin Joplin's battle to bring dignity to his person and his art
Joplin, Scott   
 The Entertainer 5.4 MB
4:43		 Nov 09 Respecting Mr. Joplin Joplin's battle to bring dignity to his person and his art
Joplin, Scott
 March Majestic 4.3 MB
3:47		 Nov 09 Respecting Mr. Joplin Joplin's battle to bring dignity to his person and his art
Joplin, Scott The Strenuous Life 5.3 MB
4:35		 Nov 09 Respecting Mr. Joplin Joplin's battle to bring dignity to his person and his art
Joplin, Scott
 Weeping Willow 4.8 MB
4:12		 Nov 09 Respecting Mr. Joplin Joplin's battle to bring dignity to his person and his art
Joplin, Scott
 Palm Leaf Rag 4.4 MB
3:51		 Nov 09 Respecting Mr. Joplin Joplin's battle to bring dignity to his person and his art
Joplin, Scott
 The Favorite 5.1 MB
4:28		 Nov 09 Respecting Mr. Joplin Joplin's battle to bring dignity to his person and his art
Joplin, Scott
New!		 The Sycamore 3.9 MB
3:23		 Nov 09 Respecting Mr. Joplin Joplin's battle to bring dignity to his person and his art
Joplin, Scott The Cascades      
Joplin, Scott The Chrysanthemum      
Joplin, Scott Bethena      
Joplin, Scott Rosebud      
    Above: the first half of the Joplin catalogue as posted in fall 2009. The rest to follow probably fall 2010. Two recordings from the later works below:
Joplin, Scott    Pineapple Rag 3. 4 MB
3:36		 Nov 04 Respecting Mr. Joplin
Joplin, Scott    Solace 6. 4 MB
6:47		 Nov 04 Respecting Mr. Joplin
 
Kotzwara, Franz The Battle of Prague 7 MB
12:56		 Sept 05 Topping the Charts     An Uberpopular cell phone ringtone signals the decline of civilization for those who like to lament this sort of thing
Satie, Erik    Embryos Desseches
The Holothurian

The Edriophthalma

 The Podophthalma
1.8 MB
1:57
2.2 MB
2:17
1.4 MB
1:29		 June 05 Erik Satie, the Individual / The Gymnopedie Project: students take on the eccentric Frenchman by writing their own Gymnopedies
Satie, Erik    Gymnopedie no. 1

Gymnopedie no. 2

Gymnopedie no. 3  		3.2 MB
3:25
2.2 MB
2:24
2.3 MB
2:45		 June 05 Erik Satie, the Individual / The Gymnopedie Project: students take on the eccentric Frenchman by writing their own Gymnopedies
Satie, Erik    Gnossienne no. 1

Gnossienne no. 2

Gnossienne no. 3		 3.1 MB
3:15
1.9 MB
2:02
2.5 MB
2:41		 June 05 Erik Satie, the Individual / The Gymnopedie Project: students take on the eccentric Frenchman by writing their own Gymnopedies
Satie, Erik    Home Alone (from pieces for a dog")    1.2 MB
1:16		 June 05 Erik Satie, the Individual / The Gymnopedie Project: students take on the eccentric Frenchman by writing their own Gymnopedies
Satie, Erik    Vexations (organ) 1.5 MB
1:34		 Feb 04 Erik Satie, the Individual
Scarlatti, Domenico Sonata in D Major, k.492 1 MB
2:31		 Aug 04 The Solace of Noble Minds: The Strange Employment of Domenico Scarlatti
Scarlatti, Domenico Sonata in G Major, k. 494 . 9 MB
2:28		 Aug 04 The Solace of Noble Minds: The Strange Employment of Domenico Scarlatti
Scarlatti, Domenico Sonata in f minor, k. 519 2.3 MB
2:23		 Aug 04 The Solace of Noble Minds: The Strange Employment of Domenico Scarlatti
Schubert, Franz  Sonata in D Major:
           II.  Con moto

           III.  Scherzo

           IV.  Finale
11.7 MB
10:16
7.7 MB
8:11
7.1 MB 
7:36		 May 07
Schumann, Robert
 Arabesque 7 MB
6:04		 Sep 09 Music from the Yellow Room
Schumann, Robert Grosse Sonata no. 1 in f# minor      
            II. Aria

            III. Scherzo e Intermezzo
2.7 MB
2:54
5 MB
5:17		 Mar 05 It's Only the Truth If You Can Yell the Loudest  Brahms writes a letter to the editor
Schumann, Robert        
Unknown Chinese composer Crossing the Lake 2.3 MB
2:28		 Nov 04  
Unknown Chinese composer Theme and Variations 5.1 MB
5:25		 Nov 04  
Widor, Charles Marie Toccata (organ) 5.4 MB
5:47		 Mar 05  


 Godmusic  archives

Bach, J. S. Ein Feste Burg ist Unser Gott  B.W.V. 720
(A Mighty Fortress Is Our God)		 3.1 MB  3:17 Oct 04 And now, a word from our friend, Mr. Bach: Some friendly, or perhaps not-so-friendly advice about organ playing.

How to register a Complaint (a discussion of organ registration)
Bach, J. S. Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend   B.W.V. 655a
(Lord Jesus Christ, turn toward us)		 3.1 MB  3:16 May 07 And now, a word from our friend, Mr. Bach: Some friendly, or perhaps not-so-friendly advice about organ playing.
Bach, J. S. Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ  B.W.V. 639
 ( I call to You, Lord Jesus Christ)		 2.9 MB  3:02 Mar 06 And now, a word from our friend, Mr. Bach: Some friendly, or perhaps not-so-friendly advice about organ playing.
Bach, J. S. Komm, Heilgier Geist  B.W.V. 652a  (Come, Holy Spirit) 3.1 MB 2:36 Aug 04 And now, a word from our friend, Mr. Bach: Some friendly, or perhaps not-so-friendly advice about organ playing.
Bach, J. S. Prelude and Fugue in G, B.W.V. 884 ( W.T.C. II) 4 MB  4:15 Oct 05  
Bach, J. S. Prelude in Eb, B.W.V. 552, "St. Anne"
Fugue in Eb, B.W.V. 552, "St. Anne"		 7.7 MB  8:12
5.8 MB  6:11		 Nov 05 And now, a word from our friend, Mr. Bach: Some friendly, or perhaps not-so-friendly advice about organ playing.
Bach, J. S. Toccata in C, B.W.V. 564 6.8 MB
5:55		 Sep 07  
Brahms, Johannes Es Ist Ein Rose Entsprungen   (Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming) 1 MB  2:25 Dec 04
Buxtehude, Dietrich Ein Feste Berg (A Mighty Fortress Is Our God) 2.5 MB 2:44 Oct  07 What a Long, Strange Trip It Must Have Been:  Bach travels 250 miles to hear Buxtehude
Buxtehude, Dietrich How Brightly Shines the Morning Star 7.7 MB  8:11 Dec 06 What a Long, Strange Trip It Must Have Been:  Bach travels 250 miles to hear Buxtehude
Buxtehude, Dietrich Toccata in G 2.8 MB  2:59 Nov 06 What a Long, Strange Trip It Must Have Been:  Bach travels 250 miles to hear Buxtehude
Dupre, Marcel Prelude no. 1 in B, op. 7 2.6 MB  2:46 Nov 06  
Grollen, Karl  Are We There, Yet?   (On Jordan's Stormy Banks I Stand) 2.5 MB  2:38 Nov 04  
Grollen, Karl  What A Fellowship!   (Leaning on the Everlasting Arms) .8 MB  1:59 Nov 04  
Grollen, Karl  Let Us Rejoice!  (All Creatures of Our God and King) 3.4 MB  3:36 Nov 04  
Marteau, Michelle All Creatures of Our God and King 9.5 MB
8:16		 Oct 07  
Marteau, Michelle Assurance (Blessed Assurance) 6 MB
5:15		 Apr 08  
Marteau, Michelle Come!   (Come, Thou Font of Every Blessing) 3.1 MB  3:16 Apr 05  
Marteau, Michelle For the Beauty of the earth (piano) 5.9 MB  6:18 Nov 06  
Marteau, Michelle What A Friend We Have in Jesus (piano) 1.8 MB  4:28 Jul 04
Marteau, Michelle Invitation  (Good Christian Men, Rejoice!) 1.2 MB  3:02 Dec 04  
Marteau, Michelle Nativity    (Come Ye Lofty, Come Ye Lowly/ The First Noel) 4.9 MB  5:11 Dec 04  
Marteau, Michelle "Scripture Reading" from Pianomass 4.9 MB
5:22		 Apr 08  
Marteau, Michelle Shall we Gather at the River (piano) 5.7 MB  6:04 Oct 06  
Mendelssohn, Felix Sonata for organ, no. 4 in Bb major
I. Allegro
II. Andante religioso		 3.6 MB  3:48
2.5 MB  2:36		 Jul 06  
Muffat, George Toccata no. 6 in F 7.5 MB  8:00 Dec 06  
Pachelbel, Johann Nun Komm, der Heiden Heiland (come, Savior of the Gentiles) 2.7 MB  2:54 Dec 06
Normal, Bob My Father's World 1.3 MB  3:03 Aug 04  
Normal, Bob Holy Wings 2.4 MB  2:31 Nov 04  
Praetorius, Hieronymus Veni Creator Spiritus 
 (Come, Creator Spirit) Verse 1
                                            Verse 2
                                            Verse 3		 1.4 MB  1:30
1.8 MB  1:57
2.1 MB  2:13		 May 05 'The Three Mayors': Michael, Hieronymus, and Jacob Praetorius in the digital age

How to register a Complaint (a discussion of organ registration)
Praetorius, Jacob Grates nunc omnes (Let us all give thanks) 1.7 MB  1:45 Dec 05 'The Three Mayors': Michael, Hieronymus, and Jacob Praetorius in the digital age

How to register a Complaint (a discussion of organ registration)
Praetorius, Jacob Huic opertet 1 MB  1:05 Dec 05 'The Three Mayors': Michael, Hieronymus, and Jacob Praetorius in the digital age
The Complete Organ Works of Michael Praetorius (1571-1621):
Praetorius, Michael A Solus ortus Cardine 2.3 MB  2:28 Dec 06 'The Three Mayors': Michael, Hieronymus, and Jacob Praetorius in the digital age

How to register a Complaint (a discussion of organ registration)
Praetorius, Michael Alvus Tumescit Virginis
(Veni, Redemptor Gentium verse 3)
("Come, Savior of the Nations")		 1.3 MB  1:25 Dec 06 'The Three Mayors': Michael, Hieronymus, and Jacob Praetorius in the digital age
Praetorius, Michael Christ, Unser Herr, zum Jordan kam 17.2 MB  18:25 Mar 05 'The Three Mayors': Michael, Hieronymus, and Jacob Praetorius in the digital age
Praetorius, Michael Ein Feste Burg ist unser Gott 8.7 MB  9:30 Oct 05 'The Three Mayors': Michael, Hieronymus, and Jacob Praetorius in the digital age
Praetorius, Michael Nun Lob, Mein Seel, Den Herren ("Now Praise the Lord, My Soul!") 4.9 MB  5:10  May 05 'The Three Mayors': Michael, Hieronymus, and Jacob Praetorius in the digital age
Praetorius, Michael O Lux Beata Trinitas 3.8 MB  4:01 Jun 06 'The Three Mayors': Michael, Hieronymus, and Jacob Praetorius in the digital age

How to register a Complaint (a discussion of organ registration)
Praetorius, Michael Summo Parenti Gloria
 (Veni, Redemptor Gentium verse 8)
  ("Give Glory to God")		 3.5 MB  3:46 Dec 05 'The Three Mayors': Michael, Hieronymus, and Jacob Praetorius in the digital age
Praetorius, Michael Te mane laudem carmine
(O Lux Beata Trinitas, verse 2)
"This morning, God, We praise You"		 2.7 MB  2:50  Apr 07 'The Three Mayors': Michael, Hieronymus, and Jacob Praetorius in the digital age
Praetorius, Michael Vita Sanctorum: hymnus in festo resurrectionis (the holy life: a hymn for the festival of the resurrection)   2.4 MB  2:33 Apr 06 'The Three Mayors': Michael, Hieronymus, and Jacob Praetorius in the digital age
Praetorius, Michael
 Wir glauben all an einem Gott
(we all believe in one God)		 13.7 MB
11:45		 Oct 09 'The Three Mayors': Michael, Hieronymus, and Jacob Praetorius in the digital age
 
Satie, Erik  "Priere pour le salut de mon ame"   from   Messe des Pauvres  ("Prayer for the health of my friend"   from   Mass for the Poor)   Organ version                                                          Piano version 2.1 MB  2:11
2.1 MB  2:11		 Sept 05 Erik Satie, the Individual
Satie, Erik  Prayer of the Organ from Mass for the Poor 3.7 MB  3:54 Apr 07  
Sonoreaux, Pierre The Time of Testing
O Jerusalem!
Jesus and the Pharisees
The Last Supper
Gethsemane
The Place of the Skull 		4.5 MB  4:47
2.5 MB  2:40
3.8 MB  4:01
3.6 MB  3:48
3.7 MB  3:59		 Feb 05
Sonoreaux, Pierre God Hath Spoken By the Prophets 4.7 MB  5:01 Nov 04  
Sonoreaux, Pierre Guide Me   (Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah) 4.8 MB  5:07 Feb 05  
Vaughan-Williams, Ralph        
Weinberger, Jaromir  Lord Jesus Walking on the Sea from Bible Poems for Organ 2.6 MB  2:45 Oct 05  
Widor, Charles Marie Toccata from Symphony no. 5 5.4 MB  5:47 Apr 05 How to register a Complaint (a discussion of organ registration)



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