Disklavier

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

There are several Christmas Selections by Dereck
Barnes on the site as well that are very well done.

--- rrl_edm <r_leblanc@...> 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
> 
> 
> 
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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