Pathetique - improvised jazz piano lesson

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Pathetique - improvised jazz piano. Someone requested that I do a video version of a midi file of this Beethoven Sonata I did some time ago. I probably have tried too hard with this - cramming the leadsheet, transcription, text comments and piano view all onto a low resolution Youtube video! If you would like to check this out in a more readable and listenable form, go to http://web.newsguy.com/dougmck. The file there is no bigger than this and should stream to your computer, but is much clearer. I have also posted the leadsheet, several transcriptions, the original midi file, and also a bass and drums 'backing track'.

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• Pathetique
• improvised
• jazz
• piano
• Doug
• McKenzie
• Beethoven
• lesson
• learn
• play

[Krestzek]

Agreed with legamature , Beethoven's version is better , i dun like this version too bad

[jazz2511]

Of course it is!

Doug

[burbank57]

Excellent! Captured the essence in a jazz-interpretation.

Just beautiful.

[3cplantin]

What part of "improvised jazz piano lesson" didn't you understand when you found the video initally?

[29qbp]

@gregoryusa1 you kidding? Beethoven was the first jazz improviser! ...talk about the 2nd movement of his last sonata Op. 32...

[gregoryusa1]

Beethoven would have loved this. For all the naysayer's, don't you think Beethoven improvised?

[auntiepicklebottom]

The description of this video brings back old youtube memories!

[jumpingbeans8]

Fantastic.

I really admire your courage in approaching classical music this way, because it is too often seen as untouchable. Keep the videos coming!

[pianometal]

Really inspiring ! Exquisite work, great talent!

[MusicThoughtFeeling]

nice ...

[SICKxCHARISMAxTURTLE]

You're videos are impressive.

Are you a student of jazz, or self-taught?

[3cplantin]

Great to see this. Back in the 1930s through the 60s or so it was much more common to hear jazz or other pop arrangements of classics. Ella F. alluded to many classical works even in the course of her florid improvisations on other songs. The audiences would have known them enough to recognize them. Audiences aren't as literate with classical music now, though, and I think many such allusions to classics are missed.