Concert Prelude No.2 "Sportmodus" by Xander Benham (*1996) performed by Maarten Boogaard

Performed by Pianist Maarten Boogaard on November 25th 2021 in Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Recorded, mastered and filmed by Harold Bergsma.
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A selection of four individual Concert Preludes written by Xander Benham have been performed by a dear friend of his Maarten boogaard. A full set of 24 concert preludes, using the same tonal structure as that of Frederic Chopin and Nikolai Kapustin has been composed in the "fourth-stream" style. This selection of 4 is a glance at this herculean work. Pushing genre forward Xander Benham has provided the piano repertoire with a set of short works which cross the boundaries of classical music (first stream) and jazz (Second stream) then, according to composer Gunther Schuller, anything which combines, distorts and extends the two genres (thrid-stream). Fusing and cross- pollinating the genres with other styles, from nu-jazz through, electro, funk, hip-hop, nouvelle vague, free jazz, improvisation, ambient and specifically in this case techno/house and dance music is the concept behind "fourth-stream" music and this selection.
This is the second:
"Sportmodus"
Driving down country roads, hitting sport mode and just letting go. Celebrating nostalgia and imitating zap-style, wobbly synths with a blunt jazz/funk undertone and a euphoric climax.
Your Pianist and Composer,
Xander Benham.

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Precioso y evocador.

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Wonderful composition

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Superb

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I love the middle section. Beautiful

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Beautiful, as always!