I am an amateur classical pianist. I have been playing the piano since I was introduced to it at age 10. I completed the practical requirements for Grade 7 at the Western Ontario Conservatory of Music (now known as Conservatory Canada), and later studied at the Grade 10 level at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, Canada. Although I engaged in no further formal study, I have kept up with piano playing as a hobby.

If you want to hear really good classical music performances, please, do yourself a favour and go to your local music store, or online music service, and listen to people that have recording contracts and degrees from prestigious universities and conservatories. This collection acts merely as a personal archive of the pieces that I’ve played throughout my life. Nevertheless, I hope you enjoy them for what they are. If you want me to play a particular piece, leave a comment below.

I am playing on a Yamaha P120. I record directly from lineout to computer, then intake, edit and export the audio with Audacity on my Gentoo Linux computer. The recordings are published in MP3 format at 96 kbps or better. I can also provide the recordings at higher bitrates or alternative formats, like Ogg. Just let me know.

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All recordings by Pistos are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial 2.5 Canada License.

List of Recordings

Bach

• Goldberg Variations – Aria
• Goldberg Variations – No. 1
• Goldberg Variations – No. 4
• Goldberg Variations – No. 10
• Goldberg Variations – No. 30
• Twelve Little Preludes for Beginners – No. 3

Beethoven

• Für Elise (Bagatelle in A minor)
• Sonata No. 8 in C minor (Pathétique), Op. 13, 2nd movement
• Sonata No. 14 in C# minor (Moonlight), Op. 27, No. 2, 1st movement
• Sonata No. 14 in C# minor (Moonlight), Op. 27, No. 2, 2nd movement

Chaminade

• Scarf Dance, Op. 37, No. 3

Chopin

• Nocturne Op. 9, No. 2 in Eb Major
• Nocturne Op. 72, No. 1 in E minor
• Polonaise Op. 40, No. 1 in A Major (“Military Polonaise”)
• Prelude Op. 28, No. 4 in E minor
• Prelude Op. 28, No. 7 in A major
• Prelude Op. 28, No. 20 in C minor
• Funeral March, Op. 72, No. 2
• Mazurka Op. 24, No. 3 in Ab Major
• Waltz Op. 64, No. 2 in C# minor
• Waltz Op. 69, No. 1 in Ab major

Debussy

• Arabesque No. 1
• Clair de Lune
• Golliwog’s Cakewalk
• Rêverie

Nyman

• Big My Secret
• The Heart Asks Pleasure First

Poole

• Ghost Town

Schumann

• Träumerei, Op. 15, No. 7

Smith

• Snave’s Lib

Thomas

• For Thee