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Thanks for the "gem" recomendation.  I just got it and it is great!  
SJ


--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "rrl_edm" <r_leblanc@s...> wrote:
> 
> 
> Given the wide range of musical tastes amongst Disklavier owners, 
> I'm usually not inclined to post anything about the PianoSoft
> disks I enjoy.
> 
> However, I recently discovered a real 'gem' that has immediately 
> become a favourite for the Christmas season and I what to share it 
> with others.
> 
> The disk is called `Gabriel's Message: Christmas Suite for
> Solo Piano' by Matt Herskowitz.  The disk is a collection of
> traditional Christmas songs played in a non-traditional way. It's 
> very refreshing and Matt's playing is impressive. Matt's
> interpretation of many holiday classics is best characterized as a 
> crossover between middle-of-the-raod, jazz and classical styles.  
> Excellent! It's very reasonably priced at $19.95 (mostly due to
> lack of song royalties).
> 
> The disk is a bit elusive to find on Yamaha's website as it's
> tucked away on the  Disklavier's Users page inside the `New
> York City Rising Star Series' collection.  Here's the link:
> 
> www.yamahamusicsoft.com/index.php?
> action=ProductDetail&product_id=1020945
> 
> Here's the Yamaha URL for Matt's bio:
> www.yamahamusicsoft.com/index.php?action=RisingStar&artist=matt
> 
> Although I know Matt's name through my days living in Montreal, I 
> was not aware that he had produced a disk for Yamaha.  For those 
> interested, Matt's homepage is at:
> www.mattherskowitz.com
> 
> For more info on the `Gabriel's' Message' disk, see: 
> www.mattherskowitz.com/pages/framesmaingabriel.html
> 
> Check it out!
> 
> Note that this disk is ONLY available as a download from the 
Yamaha 
> web site.  This requires that you first download and install 
> Yamaha's `Musicsoft Downloader' (MSD) program:
> www.yamahamusicsoft.com/index.php?action=GetPianoSoft
> 
> Installation is easy.  Once the downloader program is installed, 
> it's a simple matter of purchasing the disk on-line and when you 
> proceed to download any of the PianoSoft disks, the Yamaha 
Musicsoft 
> Downloader program takes over.  You'll be asked to insert a blank 
> 2DD or 2HD diskette into you floppy drive and the downloader 
program 
> will create a standard E-SEQ disk.  I've done this for a few
> disks without any problem.
> 
> Also, I'd be happy to hear from anyone who feels strongly about 
> Christmas music they would like to recommend for the Disklavier.  
> Thanks to Todd Muncy for his posting (#3351) about Kendell Healy's 
> off-the-cuff original arrangements of seven Christmas classics.
> 
> 
> Season's Greetings,
> 
> Robert LeBlanc