Fantasy for piano and Orchestra

I would be interested in what you all think of this piece that I recently wrote and premiered. You can go to my website Musical Samples to listen to it

Link to MP3: http://www.aaronpike.com/resources/Fantasyshort.mp3

where's the recording?
All I see on your website is your bio.

ok, a note: your website doesn't work using Mozilla browser.

Hey there, it should work because Mozilla is the browser I use and it comes up just fine.

once you are on the homepage click on Samples at the top and you can listen to the recording

i use firefo and it works
i heard some samples from "filmmusikc" and its beatyfull great work!
do u use a real orchester?

yes, now that you've changed it to the sample page, it works.
however, from your main page it didn't.
I don't know, maybe I'm using an old version of Mozilla, but the page comes up, jsut with no links to anything. I get the "skip intro" (which doesn't play) and "enter" links, then it takes me to your Bio page, without the links at the top.

I love it - I rarely find music that fits so well into my MO. It's just....perfect.

First off welcome to YC. It always helps here to listen and comment on other peoples works here and many of them will return the favor. Also since this piece proves that you have the talent, it would help our little community if you did add your thoughts and opinions to the other composers works.

Now to your piece.

I hear a strong influence from Prokofiev in this. Since Prokofiev is my favorite composer, it makes sense that I enjoyed this quite a bit.

The more I listen to this, the more and more I hear Prokofiev.

I try to imitate his works in some of mine, but don't think I have ever come as close as you have in some parts of this.

Very well done.

Ron

hello, all...i appreciate your kind words. I hope to be able to participate more in this forum as I am brand new and still trying to get things figured out

TO answer a previous question: yes, I have had the luck of using live orchestra on many of my pieces. My university ensemnbles are very willing to perform things that I have written

I agree. Its very Prokofievish, very much like his Piano Concerto #2. Which is also one of my favourites. And I also hear some Brahms ... maybe I am imagine too much...

Firstly, I am a pianist, so I love listening to piano compositions, especially ones with orchestra. And this piece was, in my opinion, wonderful, it is a piece that, if I could, I would play, that may not seem like much, but to those that know me, that's a good compliment. I really enjoyed the way the piano and the orchestra worked together rather than being two separate entities.

I haven't heard much of Prokofiev's works, so I don't know about what everyone else is saying, but for me (and maybe its just me) but I heard some reflections of Rachmaninoff. Anyways I thought it was rapturous. And I hope there are many more to come.