go homeThis was my first performance of this brand new arrangement, played as part of our From The Top live taping as hosted by the International Institute for Young Musicians at the University of Kansas, 2008.07.15 @ the Lied Center in Lawrence, KS.
This was my first performance of this brand new arrangement, played as part of our From The Top live taping as hosted by the International Institute for Young Musicians at the University of Kansas, 2008.07.15 @ the Lied Center in Lawrence, KS.
beautiful
what influenced you the most when transcribing this song because it sounds very haunting.
dennis-
i think the simplicity of the song, with the harmonic progression identical yet discreet between verse and refrain gives it an inevitability and at the same time a passacaglia-like circularity. it inspires a kind of variation style that you might hear in a chaconne.
i'm trying to work on another song now and i still can't get 'the rip' out of my head. i'll be making a video of it for NPR's website when we do our show at aspen in early august.
best,
chris
Posted by: dennis | July 19, 2008 at 06:03 PM
Absolutely beautiful, I love it
thanks for all your music chris, i love all your versions some of them more than the original ones
greetings from Argentina
Posted by: nikolazrble2 | July 26, 2008 at 09:21 PM
Just found you when looking for wedding music (ravel transcribed for solo harp)
Hope you are well-
Natalie
Posted by: Natalie Elise Rushing | August 10, 2008 at 09:22 PM
Being a fan for quite some time I have to say this is one of my favorite pieces. Almost like slowly free falling!
wes-
so glad you liked it. i think 'the rip' was one of the best songs of the year.
best,
chris
Posted by: Wes | November 08, 2008 at 03:27 AM
I have listened to your work since i heard that someone was making radiohead covers just in piano. I always liked the piano.
I think this version of The rip is amazing, there is such a melody but also to the end it gains tension. A great feeling.
I loved this version, maybe even more than the original.
Greetings from Argentina, i think if you come here someday you'll have quite a public.
PD: It would be interesting to cover something about Smashing Pumpkins, Blank Page or something like that.
gaston-
thank you so much for your very encouraging letter. i'm very glad you've enjoyed 'the rip' as i've done it on piano. i have made a studio recording of that song, and with another bunch of songs by a lot of bands (a dozen tracks), i have a record which we're just now putting into shape for release, deciding how best to roll it out; videos too!
it would be a dream to come to argentina, as i have played many concerts w/pablo ziegler, the wonderful pianist of astor piazzolla's new tango quintet for many years. even my son, conor, has visited buenos aires, staying with school friends from new york over a vacation. and i've not yet seen buenos aires except on film!
if you know anyone who is expert in presenting concerts in argentina, please have them contact me.
i look forward to greeting you warmly in your home country soon!.
best wishes,
christopher
Posted by: Gaston | January 29, 2009 at 04:41 AM
Just going through some of the MP3's you've posted on your site -- this one is absolutely great!! Love it! Can't wait to hear the new album that you mentioned.
phil-
glad you liked it. i'm looking forward to the album coming out; probably digitally in may--cd later, like august.
best,
chris
Posted by: Phil King | March 04, 2009 at 09:07 AM