Chad Twedt

Recordings

Original compositions, arrangements and live recital recordings. Every album is available as a digital download, and most on CD, from orangenote.site. Press play on the player to hear selections from all of them as you browse the site.

Ostinato

2003 · Original compositions · 12 tracks, 53 min

Chad's first album of original solo piano works: Ostinato Suites Nos. 1 and 2, 9/11 Portrait and Life of a Rain Cloud.

The composing on this album won Chad the 2005 Nevada Arts Council Fellowship Grant, a $5,000 award for originality and quality of new work. Each suite explores the ostinato, a short pattern repeated throughout a piece, to capture the listener with colorful contrast while hypnotizing with repetition.

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Sheet music: Ostinato Suite No. 1 · Ostinato Suite No. 2 · 9/11 Portrait · Life of a Rain Cloud

Track list
  1. Chad Twedt
  2. 1Ostinato Suite No. 1 (I - Outburst)3:52
  3. 2Ostinato Suite No. 1 (II - Mother Nature's Clock)3:36
  4. 3Ostinato Suite No. 1 (III - Spellbound)5:11
  5. 4Ostinato Suite No. 1 (IV - Victory Bells)4:16
  6. 59-11 Portrait (I - Fall of the Twin Giants)4:15
  7. 69-11 Portrait (II - Love's Labor Lost)3:50
  8. 79-11 Portrait (III - Prayer)5:07
  9. 8Life of a Rain Cloud5:10
  10. 9Ostinato Suite No. 2 (I - Merciful Cry)5:19
  11. 10Ostinato Suite No. 2 (II - Chinese Tea Dance)3:41
  12. 11Ostinato Suite No. 2 (III - Nocturne)4:00
  13. 12Ostinato Suite No. 2 (IV - Grand Ostinato)4:48

Dragon Suites

2013 · Arrangements · 8 tracks, 33 min

Chad's piano arrangements of Jordan Steven's music for the video game The Lost Angelic Chronicles of Frane: Dragons' Odyssey, gathered into two four-movement suites.

Recorded November 26, 2013, Kresge Hall, Carnegie Mellon University.

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Sheet music: Dragon Suite No. 1 · Dragon Suite No. 2

Track list
  1. Jordan Steven, arr. Chad Twedt
  2. 1Dragon Suite No. 1 (I - From the Ground Up)2:17
  3. 2Dragon Suite No. 1 (II - Fired Up!)2:32
  4. 3Dragon Suite No. 1 (III - When The Sun Shines)3:26
  5. 4Dragon Suite No. 1 (IV - Denarius)6:10
  6. 5Dragon Suite No. 2 (I - Outlawed)2:40
  7. 6Dragon Suite No. 2 (II - Life More Abundant)3:37
  8. 7Dragon Suite No. 2 (III - Sanctum Sanctorium)4:31
  9. 8Dragon Suite No. 2 (IV - Fugare Draco)8:07

Teacher Duets on Burgmüller's Op. 100

2015 · Original duets, Chad on both pianos · 28 tracks, 35 min

Chad's teacher duets for all 25 of Burgmüller's Easy and Progressive Studies, Op. 100, written not to be easy but to musically enhance the originals, turning early-intermediate teaching pieces into concert music.

28 tracks: all 25 pieces plus the harder ossia versions of Nos. 2, 7 and 18. Recorded December 2015.

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Sheet music: Sheet music

Track list
  1. Burgmüller
  2. 1Op. 100 (No. 1 - La Candeur - Frankness)1:26
  3. 2Op. 100 (No. 2 - L'Arabesque)0:53
  4. 3Op. 100 (No. 2 - L'Arabesque - ossia version)0:53
  5. 4Op. 100 (No. 3 - La Pastorale)1:06
  6. 5Op. 100 (No. 4 - La petite Reunion - The Little Party)1:39
  7. 6Op. 100 (No. 5 - Innocence)0:58
  8. 7Op. 100 (No. 6 - Progress)1:08
  9. 8Op. 100 (No. 7 - Le Courante limpide - The Limpid Stream)0:50
  10. 9Op. 100 (No. 7 - Le Courante limpide - The Limpid Stream - ossia version)0:50
  11. 10Op. 100 (No. 8 - La Gracieuse - Grace)1:15
  12. 11Op. 100 (No. 9 - La Chasse - The Chase)1:14
  13. 12Op. 100 (No. 10 - Tendre Fleur - Tender Blossom)1:42
  14. 13Op. 100 (No. 11 - La Bergeronnette - The Wagtail)0:50
  15. 14Op. 100 (No. 12 - L'adieu - The Farewell)1:11
  16. 15Op. 100 (No. 13 - Consolation)1:26
  17. 16Op. 100 (No. 14 - La Styrienne)1:48
  18. 17Op. 100 (No. 15 - Ballade)1:26
  19. 18Op. 100 (No. 16 - Douce Plainte - Tender Grieving)1:12
  20. 19Op. 100 (No. 17 - La Babillarde - The Chatterbox)0:52
  21. 20Op. 100 (No. 18 - Inquietude)0:48
  22. 21Op. 100 (No. 18 - Inquetude - ossia version)0:48
  23. 22Op. 100 (No. 19 - Ave Maria)1:40
  24. 23Op. 100 (No. 20 - La Tarantelle - Tarantella)1:36
  25. 24Op. 100 (No. 21 - L'Harmonie des Anges - Harmony of the Angels)1:50
  26. 25Op. 100 (No. 22 - Barcarolle)1:40
  27. 26Op. 100 (No. 23 - Le Retour - The Return)1:12
  28. 27Op. 100 (No. 24 - L'Hirondelle - The Swallow)1:12
  29. 28Op. 100 (No. 25 - La Chevaleresque - Spirit of Chivalry)2:00

Masters Recital II

2001 · Scarlatti, Beethoven, Chopin, Stravinsky · 30 tracks, 87 min

Live recording Nightingale Concert Hall, University of Nevada, Reno · April 2001 · 590 in attendance

Chad's second masters recital: five Scarlatti sonatas, Beethoven's “Appassionata”, 13 Chopin preludes and Stravinsky's Three Movements from Petrushka.

The digital download adds over 12 minutes left off the CD for lack of space, including a Villa-Lobos encore, plus the spoken introductions Chad gave the audience before each work.

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Track list
  1. Scarlatti
  2. 1Scarlatti Introduction0:22
  3. 2Sonata in E♭ major, K 371 (L 17)2:47
  4. 3Sonata in D minor, K 444 (L 420)3:13
  5. 4Sonata in D major, K 145 (L 369)4:28
  6. 5Sonata in D minor, K 141 (L 422)3:43
  7. 6Sonata in D minor, K 417 (L 462)4:35
  8. Beethoven
  9. 7Beethoven Introduction0:36
  10. 8Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 ('Appassionata') (I - Allegro assai)10:04
  11. 9Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 ('Appassionata') (II - Andante con moto)6:13
  12. 10Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 ('Appassionata') (III - Allegro ma non troppo)8:35
  13. Chopin
  14. 11Chopin Introduction0:51
  15. 12Prelude, Op. 28, No. 1 in C major0:35
  16. 13Prelude, Op. 28, No. 3 in G major0:56
  17. 14Prelude, Op. 28, No. 5 in D major0:39
  18. 15Prelude, Op. 28, No. 8 in F♯ minor1:58
  19. 16Prelude, Op. 28, No. 9 in E major1:28
  20. 17Prelude, Op. 28, No. 10 in C♯ minor0:37
  21. 18Prelude, Op. 28, No. 11 in B major0:40
  22. 19Prelude, Op. 28, No. 12 in G♯ minor1:18
  23. 20Prelude, Op. 28, No. 15 in D♭ major5:23
  24. 21Prelude, Op. 28, No. 16 in B♭ minor1:15
  25. 22Prelude, Op. 28, No. 21 in B♭ major1:50
  26. 23Prelude, Op. 28, No. 23 in F major1:13
  27. 24Prelude, Op. 28, No. 24 in D minor2:44
  28. Stravinsky
  29. 25Stravinsky Introduction0:26
  30. 26Three Movements from Petrushka (I - Russian dance)2:48
  31. 27Three Movements from Petrushka (II - In Petrushka's cell)5:02
  32. 28Three Movements from Petrushka (III - The shrove-tide fair)10:15
  33. Villa-Lobos
  34. 29Villa Lobos Introduction0:25
  35. 30O Polichinello (from A Prole do Bebe, first series)1:49

Masters Recital I

2000 · Bach, Schubert, Brahms, Bolcom, Rachmaninov · 18 tracks, 73 min

Live recording Nightingale Concert Hall, University of Nevada, Reno · April 2000 · 500 in attendance

Chad's first masters recital: Bach's English Suite No. 6, Schubert's “Wanderer” Fantasy, a Brahms intermezzo, Bolcom's Garden of Eden rags and five Rachmaninov Etudes-Tableaux.

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Track list
  1. Bach
  2. 1English Suite No. 6 in D minor, BWV 811 (I - Prelude)7:27
  3. 2English Suite No. 6 in D minor, BWV 811 (II - Allemande)2:11
  4. 3English Suite No. 6 in D minor, BWV 811 (III - Courante)2:09
  5. 4English Suite No. 6 in D minor, BWV 811 (IV - Gavotte)3:36
  6. 5English Suite No. 6 in D minor, BWV 811 (VI - Gigue)3:15
  7. Schubert
  8. 6Fantasy for Piano in C major, D 760 ('Wanderer Fantasy') (I - Allegro con fuoco ma non troppo)6:16
  9. 7Fantasy for Piano in C major, D 760 ('Wanderer Fantasy') (II - Adagio)6:24
  10. 8Fantasy for Piano in C major, D 760 ('Wanderer Fantasy') (III - Presto)4:42
  11. 9Fantasy for Piano in C major, D 760 ('Wanderer Fantasy') (IV - Allegro)4:03
  12. Bolcom
  13. 10The Garden of Eden - Four Rags for Piano (I - Old Adam)2:55
  14. 11The Garden of Eden - Four Rags for Piano (II - The Eternal Feminine)5:20
  15. 12The Garden of Eden - Four Rags for Piano (III - The Serpent's Kiss)5:36
  16. Brahms
  17. 13Intermezzo, Op. 119, No. 3 in C major1:51
  18. Rachmaninov
  19. 14Etude-Tableaux, Op. 33, No. 5 in D minor3:09
  20. 15Etude-Tableaux, Op. 33, No. 8 in G minor3:34
  21. 16Etude-Tableaux, Op. 33, No. 9 in C♯ minor3:09
  22. 17Etude-Tableaux, Op. 39, No. 6 in A minor2:50
  23. 18Etude-Tableaux, Op. 39, No. 9 in D major4:33

Piano Album 2

1999 · Haydn, Alkan, Chopin, Brahms, Liszt, Liebermann · 14 tracks, 72 min

Live recording Nightingale Concert Hall, University of Nevada, Reno · April 1999 · 450 in attendance

Chad's senior recital: Haydn's Sonata in E♭, Alkan's Le Festin d'Esope, Chopin's Third Scherzo, Brahms' Op. 119, Liszt's “Harmonies du soir” and Liebermann's Gargoyles.

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Track list
  1. Haydn
  2. 1Sonata in E♭ major, Hob. XVI-52 (I - Allegro)5:57
  3. 2Sonata in E♭ major, Hob. XVI-52 (II - Adagio)6:04
  4. 3Sonata in E♭ major, Hob. XVI-52 (III - Finale - Presto)4:27
  5. Alkan
  6. 4Le Festin d'Esope, Op. 39, No. 1211:13
  7. Chopin
  8. 5Scherzo, Op. 39, No. 3 in C♯ minor7:59
  9. Brahms
  10. 6Four Pieces for Piano, Op. 119 (No. 1 - Intermezzo in B minor)4:40
  11. 7Four Pieces for Piano, Op. 119 (No. 2 - Intermezzo in E minor)4:42
  12. 8Four Pieces for Piano, Op. 119 (No. 4 - Rhapsody in E-flat)5:20
  13. Liszt
  14. 9Transcendental Etude No. 11 ('Harmonies du soir')9:11
  15. Liebermann
  16. 10Gargoyles, Op. 29 (I - Presto)1:49
  17. 11Gargoyles, Op. 29 (II - Adagio semplice ma con molto rubato)2:58
  18. 12Gargoyles, Op. 29 (III - Allegro moderato)2:11
  19. 13Gargoyles, Op. 29 (IV - Presto feroce)3:00
  20. Fina
  21. 14Bumble Boogie2:54

Piano Album 1

1997 · Nardini, Durante, Daquin, Beethoven, Ravel, Chopin · 10 tracks, 57 min

Live recording Nightingale Concert Hall, University of Nevada, Reno · November 1997 · 350 in attendance

Chad's junior recital, ending with Chopin's Third Sonata. Recorded on cassette tape with the level set too low, so the sound is muffled.

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Track list
  1. Nardini
  2. 1Allegretto in D major3:23
  3. Durante
  4. 2Studio in A major2:59
  5. Daquin
  6. 3Rondeau 'Le coucou' (the cuckoo)1:53
  7. Beethoven
  8. 432 Variations on an Original Theme in C minor WoO 8010:21
  9. Ravel
  10. 5Jeux d'eau5:51
  11. 6Miroirs (IV - Alborada del gracioso)6:56
  12. Chopin
  13. 7Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58 (I - Allegro maestoso)9:52
  14. 8Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58 (II - Scherzo - molto vivace)2:30
  15. 9Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58 (III - Largo)7:45
  16. 10Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58 (IV - Finale - Presto non tanto agitato)5:46