The Interactive Internet Piano Concert


On this page, you can follow the development of Brent Hugh's upcoming piano concert, listening to early, sketchy, rehearsal recordings all the way through the actual concert as performed live, and, finally, polished studio recordings of each movement. Visitors are invited to participate in the development of the concert by making comments and rating the various performances.

The Recital, version 2.0.1
All Debussy Program

NOTE: Some parts of this page are out of date (they still reflect the old recital repertoire). They'll be fixed soon . . . Don't miss the page about Claude Debussy and the Javanese Gamelan (or find out more about the Javanese Gamelan in general).
You can listen to each individual piece:
 "Prélude" from Pour le piano
"Pagodes" from Estampes,
and
Images II:
I. Cloches à travers les feuilles
II. Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut
III. Poissons d'or
or, the whole thing

Encore: Scherzo by Charles T. Griffes
(Griffes was a great admirer of Debussy and Griffes's music owes much to Debussy's.)
(This performance of Scherzo is from my 1994 recording Brent Hugh In Recital)
You can hear more of RealAudio of Brent Hugh here.

As you are listening, please take a moment to leave a comment or rate the music/performances.

The fine print . . .

Recordings are in RealAudio 3.0 format, which means they will start playing as soon as you click on them. Once the music is playing, you don't have to stay here--you can browse off to other sites and RealAudio will continue to play.

These RealAudio files work great with 14.4 modems! Just press [Pause], wait 5 minutes, then press [Play]. Presto! no more stuttering playback.

The rehearsal recordings will be updated every few days until the live recitals begin. Various live performances of the recital will be uploaded starting in February 1998 and more polished studio recordings of the movements will gradually be uploaded after that.

Current recording status: Version 2.0.1. Recorded in rehearsal 24 January 1998 in my studio, Raytown, Missouri.

If you don't have RealAudio Player installed, it is a relatively small download (~750K), installs itself with a minimum of fuss, and best of all--it's free. Best download you'll make this month.

Awards and Press Coverage

Yahoo Cool Site
Webcurrent Outpost
Featured on Minnesota Public Radio's Future Tense

Coming soon:

Recital, Version 2.0.2 plus multimedia program notes and more . . .

Ratings for Version 0.01
(Rehearsal, March 1997)

1=Lowest rating, 7=Highest rating
Bach Beethoven Liszpt Schumann
Music 6.8 4.7 6.7 5.0
Performance 6.0 4.0 6.0 4.5

Ratings for Version 0.03
(Rehearsal, Early April 1997)

Bach Beethoven Liszt Schumann
Music 6.5 5.0 6.0 5.7
Performance 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0

Ratings for Version 1.00
(Live Performance, Kansas City, Missouri, Mid-April 1997)

Bach Beethoven Liszt Schumann
Music 5.6 5.1 5.3 5.3
Performance 5.3 4.9 5.1 3.7

Ratings for Version 1.1
(Live Performance, Sheridan, Wyoming, May 15th 1997)

Bach Beethoven Liszt Schumann
Music 3.0 4.2 2.5 4.0
Performance 3.3 3.6 3.3 3.3
ratings updated 18 June 1997

Do you agree or disagree with these ratings?
Either way, you can use the form below to rate the music yourself, and let your opinion be heard!

You don't need to listen to all the music. Just rate the ones you have listened to and leave the others blank. Be sure to press the [Submit All Ratings] button when you're done.

The recital consists of

  • Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut (around 5 minutes)

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  • Poissons d'or (around 4 minutes)

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    Coming soon . . .

  • Improved recordings of the recital.
  • Various "Encore" recordings from my archives.
  • Expanded program notes.
The author and performer of this page is Brent Hugh BHugh@CSTP.UMKC.EDU

This page has been accessed times since it was created on 29 March 1997.

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