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Andrys was born in San Francisco and lives in the East Bay. Her musical history includes 9 years with the San Francisco Symphony Chorus as a soprano. Primary interests are chamber music with others in the area and travel photography anywhere.
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A Piano for Quieter Times - Andrys Basten
Some favorite and also less-known classical works for piano, non-virtuoso and more reflective.
What they have in common, besides the beauty of the writing, is a nocturnal quality, dream-like in mood and best heard when looking for something more interior.

Interesting inner-voice writing, gorgeous melodies, and some unexpected progressions are key elements of these pieces that have been enjoyed by 150 to 200 years of listeners.

Chopin’s metronome marking for Nocturne No. 8 in Db is an example. The interpretation’s an exploration of Chopin’s indicated tempo, while not even up to that speed but somewhere in between the usual slower tempo and the marking given.

This Nocturne cut was used in a short-film entry that is a homage to silent-movie style, at the Cardiff Screen Festival Nov 2005.

Descriptions and explanations for choices made in this music can be seen below.

Please feel free to contact andrys1@yahoo.com if you have any questions.


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Beethoven Moonlight Sonata (i)
This slow movement is so well known that we can forget how beautiful it is.
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  • andrysbasten wrote:
    May 2009
    potacz, thanks so much for letting me know that you enjoyed the piece. I love Chopin's nocturnes, so this was very good for my spirit. I just came upon your 'shout' today.

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  • potacz wrote:
    April 2009
    I am very proud to say, that in your work, in Chopin's nocturnes, I can feel the song playing on my soul. I am Polish, and I have not heard a better nocturne than the one you have played. Thank You.

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