Charity Concert for Japan

YouTube warm-up for my upcoming project ‘Dance of Terror’

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As a special warm-up to the Chamber Ballet performance ‘Dance of Terror, the web site chambermusic.dk published the musical foundation for the project as a collection of YouTube videos!

• Erik Satie “Gymnopédies No. 1”
• Erik Satie “Gnossienne No. 1”
• Samuel Barber “Pas De Deux (fra: Souvenirs)”
• Samuel Barber “Hesitation Tango (fra: Souvenirs)”
• Manuel de Falla “Spanish Dance”
• Manuel de Falla “The Ritual Dance”

(Intermission)

• Georges Bizet “Habanera”
• Georges Bizet “Carmen Variations”
• Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns “The Swan”
• Frédéric Chopin “Waltz No.7”
• Frédéric Chopin “Nocturne No. 8”
• Igor Stravinsky “Chanson Russe”
• Igor Stravinsky “Le Sacre du Printemps”

All the works are re-arrangered and sometimes transcribed as special versions for ballet dancer and chamber ensemble by Eriko Makimura.

You can also find this collection on the web site www.chambermusic.dk, where there is a little extra bonus added 🙂

Dance Of Terror @ Den Collinske Gaard

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Eriko Makimura & Co.  are curating a series of new chamber music concerts at Den Collinske Gaard.  This show in the series is a special performance featuring piano and a ballet dancer:  Chamber Ballet.  This performance is scheduled for Saturday, May 29, 2010. (Concert: 20:00, Doors: 19:00).

The performance will feature the international ballet dancer Emi Hariyama.

Programme (to be confirmed):

1. Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns / “The Swan” (From: “Carnival Of Animals”)
2. Erik Satie / “Gymnopédies”
3. Samuel Barber / “Souvenirs  (Ballet) Op.28” (1952)
4. Frédéric Chopin / “Waltz No.3 Op.34 No .2” + “Nocturne Op.27 No. 2 Des Dur”
5. Manuel de Falla / “Spanish Dance No. 1” + “Ritual Fire Dance” + “Dance of Terror”
6. Georges Bizet / “Variations on a Theme from Carmen (The Horowitz White House Version)”

(Photo: Vladimir Horowitz).

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Film Music for Piano Trio, Volume 2

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Here is the the second program of an upcoming series of film music for piano concerts by Eriko Makimura.

“FILM MUSIC FOR PIANO TRIO, VOLUME 2”

Hélianne Blais (violin)

Samira Dayyani (cello)

Eriko Makimura (piano)

Date: Saturday, April 24, 2010. Doors: 19:00. Concert: 20:00. Electric café: 22:00.

Venue: Den Collinske Gaard, Copenhagen.

(Photo: Michael Haneke)

1. J.S. Bach “Prelude and Fogue in C Minor BMV 847” (1722)*

2. Franz Schubert  “2nd Movement “Andante Con Moto” from Piano Trio No. 2 in E Flat Major D.929  (Opus 100)” (1828)**

3. Sergei Rachmaninoff “Variations on a Theme of Corelli for piano” Opus 42 (1931)**

4. Maurice Ravel “Piano Trio In A Minor” (1914)***

*From Michael Haneke’s “La Pianiste” (2001)

*From Stanley Kubrick’s “Barry Lydon” (1975)

**Original Corelli composition from the Merchant Ivory production of  “Jefferson In Paris” (1995)

***From Claude Sautet’s “Un coeur en hiver” (1992)

Read about “Film Music for Solo Piano, Vol.1” here.

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