My other site will replace this one in the future,
due to the prohibitive cost of MP3.com. There
will be just as many recordings there once it's
fully developed, and for less money than I'm paying
mp3.com, I get to have as many recordings, streaming
audio, my own domain name, banner advertisements,
etc. So. www.meiting.com
There should be an official Piano-
e-Competition CD for sell very soon. At that time,
I will be removing the tracks that are on that CD.
The rest of them will still be available here.
Due to the changes of MP3.com's P4P promotion (or
rather, the non-existence of it) I will have to
change the structure of this site somewhat: there
will still be a ton of music you can listen to for
free, but to hear complete albums you will have to
purchase them. With the old P4P promotion, I was
able to just about cover my expences without CD
sells, which means free music for everyone. Not
anymore, unfortunately.
Just another reminder, well, a
disclaimer really. Everything here is recorded
live. That means no edits, no cuts, no messing
around with the recording after it's recorded
(except noise reduction in a couple of instances)
and what you're hearing is what the audience is
(or was) hearing in the concert hall. I do not
like doctored recordings, so any recording that I
might be releasing in the future will also be
live or at least unedited if it's a studio
recording. Also, expect my pianos to be
reasonably in tune so as not to be a strain on
your ears. Just to set the record straight, I
have perfect pitch, so if I play a piano that's
terribly out of tune, I will go ballistic as well.
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| Pianist Mei-Ting Sun plays the first movement of Beethoven's Hammerklavier Sonata, Op. 106, on his second DMA recital. |
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| Pianist Mei-Ting Sun plays the second movement of Beethoven's Hammerklavier Sonata, Op. 106 live at his second DMA recital. |
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| Pianist Mei-Ting Sun plays the fourth movement of Beethoven's Hammerklavier Sonata Op. 106, live at his second DMA recital. This is the famous fugue movement, perhaps one of the most difficult movements ever written for solo piano. |
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| Pianist Mei-Ting Sun plays the third movement of Beethoven's Hammerklavier Sonata, Op. 106, live on his second DMA recital. |
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| Live recording from Newport Festival! Compare with the Sendai recording below! |
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| Liszt's Transcendental Etude No. 5, Feux Follets performed by Mei-Ting Sun |
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| The Piano-e-Competition performance of the Chopin Etude Op. 10 No. 1 |
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| The Piano-e-Competition performance of Chopin's Etude Op. 10 No. 2 |
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| The Piano-e-Competition performance of Chopin's Etude Op. 10 No. 3 |
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| The Piano-e-Competition performance of Chopin's Etude Op. 10 No. 4 |
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| The Piano-e-Competition performance of Chopin's Etude Op. 10 No. 5 |
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| The Piano-e-Competition performance of Bach's Prelude in F major, from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 |
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| The Piano-e-Competition performance of Bach's Fugue in F major, from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 |
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| The first book of Brahms-Paganini variations, best followed immediately by Book II. |
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| The second book of the Brahms-Paganini Variations. Best when following Book I. The Theme is not repeated for this book. |
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| The Piano-e-Competition performance of the Wagner-Liszt Tannhäuser Overture. |
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| Pianist Mei-Ting Sun plays the Prokofiev 2nd piano concerto, 1st movement. |
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| Rachmaninoff Prelude Op. 23 No. 5 |
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| This is probably one of the most famous pieces ever written. Also known as the "Revolutionary" etude, it is said that Chopin wrote this piece to evoke the spirit he felt after learning the Polish rebellion had been crushed by the Russian. Very beautiful and moving. |
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| Mei-Ting Sun plays the "double thirds" etude by Chopin. |
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| Mei-Ting Sun plays the Etude in Sixth by Chopin. |
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| Mei-Ting Sun plays the Butterfly Etude at Sendai. |
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| Mei-Ting Sun performs the Octave etude by Chopin. |
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| Pianist Mei-Ting Sun plays the legendary Chopin Etude "Winterwind". |
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| Pianist Mei-Ting Sun plays the Chopin Etude "Ocean" Live. |
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| Schumann Symphonic Etudes: Thema |
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| Schumann Symphonic Etudes: Etude I |
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| Schumann Symphonic Etudes: Etude II |
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| Schumann Symphonic Etudes: Etude III |
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| Schumann Symphonic Etudes: Etude IV & V |
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| Schumann Symphonic Etudes: Etude VI |
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| Schumann Symphonic Etudes: Etude VII |
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| Schumann Symphonic Etudes: Etude VIII |
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| Schumann Symphonic Etudes: Etude IX |
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| Schumann Symphonic Etudes: Etude X |
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| Schumann Symphonic Etudes: Etude XI |
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| Mei-Ting Sun plays Prokofiev's 2nd piano sonata, 2nd movement as an encore in 1995 - LIVE! |
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| Mei-Ting Sun plays the Bartok Etude Op. 18 No. 1. This set of etudes is one of the most challenging groups of pieces for piano, both technically and musically. |
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| Mei-Ting Sun plays Bartok's Etude Op. 18 No. 2. The second of the three etudes is the most lyrical, while full of uncomfortable figures in both hands. |
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| Mei-Ting Sun plays Bartok's Etude Op. 18 No. 3. The most virtuosic and fast etude of the three, and full of wild flurries of notes. Live performance in 1998. |
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| Bach Prelude in B-flat major, WTC II |
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| Bach Fugue in B-flat major, WTC II |
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| Bach Prelude in B-flat minor |
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| Bach Fugue in B-flat minor, WTC II |
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| Rachmaninoff Prelude Op. 23 No. 1 |
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| Rachmaninoff Prelude Op. 23 No. 2 |
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| Rachmaninoff Prelude Op. 23 No. 3 |
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| Rachmaninoff Prelude Op. 23 No. 4 |
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| Rachmaninoff Prelude Op. 23 No. 6 |
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| Rachmaninoff Prelude Op. 23 No. 7 |
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| Rachmaninoff Prelude Op. 23 No. 8 |
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| Rachmaninoff Prelude Op. 23 No. 9 |
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| Rachmaninoff Prelude Op. 23 No. 10 |
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| Schumann Toccata in C major, Op. 7 (encore)
***Bonus Track*** |
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| Chopin Etude Op. 10 No. 1 in C major (encore)
***Bonus Track*** |
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| Schumann Symphonic Etudes: Etude XII |
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| The first Chopin Etude in Op. 10, this is a very powerful movement in C major, yet harmonicly and melodicly one of the most simplistic. |
CD: Mei-Ting plays Chopin Etudes
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| The second Etude in Op. 10, this is one of the most difficult etudes, especially following no. 1 in a live performance. |
CD: Mei-Ting plays Chopin Etudes
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| This is one of the most famous and lyrical pieces for piano of all time. There is also a controversy regarding 2 places in the middle section of the piece. In most performances you hear a version proposed by Mikuli, Chopin's student, but not actually from Chopin. In this performance you hear a version that came directly from Chopin. |
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| The fourth etude in Op. 10, this movement is best listened to directly after No. 3, as Chopin marked in the score. |
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| This is the famous "Black Key" etude. Contrary to popular belief, it is one of the easier etudes by Chopin. |
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| This is the second slow etude in Op. 10. One of the most moving and sad pieces you will ever hear, a moving inner line continues throughout bringing a sense of restlessness as the melody warily moves along. |
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| This is one of the less famous, but one of the most difficult Etudes by Chopin. The right hand plays a polyphonic line with the melody coming in as the second note and off the beat making it extremely difficult to hear and to play clearly. |
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| Op. 10 No. 8 is the first etude that I ever learned. Not one of the most difficult, but full of little surprises even to seasoned performers and to people who know this piece well. |
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| The 9th Etude in Op. 10, this is a desperate and agitated movement. |
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| One of the most beautiful etudes full of wonderful harmonies and different textures. It is also a very difficult etude to master. |
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| This Etude is absolutely delightful to listen to and to play. Beautiful harmonies are arpeggiated throughout the piece. |
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| This is the so called "Aeolian Harp" etude. One of the most beautiful pieces, everytime I listen to it, it takes my breath away. |
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| This is the second etude in the second book of Etudes by Chopin. It's a sad little thing that's not terribly difficult to play, but extremely difficult to play convincingly. |
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| A wonderful movement, and somewhat happy, makes it an interesting interlude between the sad second and fourth etudes in Op. 25. |
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| A short and very difficult etude, Op. 25 No. 4 is the ultimate test on one's left hand endurance and precision with skips. |
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| One of the most hauntingly beautiful etudes and rather long, No. 5 has a vocal middle section surrounded by a dark and mysterious outer sections. |
CD: Mei-Ting plays Chopin Etudes
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| This is the famous "Double Thirds" etude. This recording was made before my discovery about certain harmonic and rhythmic intricacies, so I think the Sendai recording is a little better, but this is still worth listening to :). |
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| This is the only slow etude in Op. 25. Slow and very sad. And very very beautiful. And almost angry at some points. A good listen, I promise. |
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| This is the famous "Double Sixth" etude. Lovely harmonies and a rich texture distinguishes this from most of the other Etudes. |
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| This is also known as the "butterfly" etude. This recording was also made before my discovery of the lightness in the piece, and it is slightly heavier. However, I think it is impressive in its own way. |
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| The "Octave" etude in all of its glory. What a great piece. |
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| The "Winterwind" Etude. It sweeps your feet off the ground and never relents throughout the movement, until you're swept over the sky and landing in the next etude, the "Ocean". |
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| The "Ocean" Etude. A fitting finish for the Op. 25 Etudes. You feel as if you've been taken on a journey and this is the bitter end. At least I feel that way when I play it. I always get extremely emotionally involved when I play this etude. Maybe you can hear that? |
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| Mei-Ting Sun plays Danse Russe from Petrushka in 1995 - LIVE! |
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| Mei-Ting Sun plays Petrushka by Stravinsky, LIVE! |
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| Mei-Ting Sun plays Stravinsky's Petrushka, 3rd movement - LIVE! |
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| The famous Liszt transcription of Wagner's Tannhauser overture. Live performance on March 2nd, 2002. |
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| The B-flat minor Prelude by Bach, in Well-Tempered Clavier, book I. Live performance on March 2nd, 2002 |
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| Bach's Fugue in B-flat minor from the Well Tempered Clavier, book I. Live performance on March 2nd, 2002 |
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