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Piano Electric Adventure - composed by Craig Swanson
1 Praeludium
2 Allemande (version 1)
3 Allemande (version 2)
4 Allemande (version 3)
5 Allemande (version 4)
6 Courante (version 1)
7 Courante (version 2)
8 Courante (version 3)
9 Sarabande (version 1)
10 Sarabande (version 2)
11 Sarabande (version 3)
12 Gavotte (version 1)
13 Gavotte (version 2)
14 Gavotte (version 3)
15 Gavotte (version 4)
16 Gavotte 2
17 Menuet (version 1)
18 Menuet (version 2)
19 Menuet (version 3)
20 Menuet di Stolzel
21 Air (version 1)
22 Air (version 2)
23 Air (version 3)
24 Gigue (version 1)
25 Gigue (version 2)
26 Gigue (version 3)
27 Gigue (version 4)
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I have dreamed about The French Suite Kit ever since I first heard Glenn Gould talk about the possibility of a "New Listener" who would take some measure of control over their participation in the listening process. As Geoffrey Payzant in his book, Glenn Gould: Music and Mind, stated 40 years ago (1978):

The technological developments predicted by Gould in the mid-1960s have for the most part materialized as he said they would, but the advertisements in the audio press do not suggest that there is a consumer market for them. Nobody is advertising "kits."

  • Craig Swanson discusses 'The French Suite Kit' with Spokane Public Radio
    Posted At: October 9, 2019 12:00 AM

    What is a French Suite Anyway? - A so called 'French Suite' is a baroque suite. Meaning an instrumental play composed during the Baroque period (17th to mid-18th centuries) with a consistent cast of characters (the individual movement forms) who introduce an additional few players on occasion to round out the story. All movements of Craig Swanson's French Suite Kit are offered in multipl...
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  • Craig Swanson takes Bach to another level with 'The French Suite Kit' / 91.3KUAF: Of Note
    Posted At: August 1, 2019 12:00 AM

    The possibilities of artistic expression are limitless with every piece of music, but composer and pianist Craig Swanson took it to another level with the release of his album "The French Suite Kit." Swanson was inspired by pianist Glenn Gould to create multiple unique variations of Bach's French Suite No. 4 in Eb Major, giving listeners more control over how they prefer to hear Bach expressed. "Part of ...
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  • Ah Bach, Craig Swanson discusses 'The French Suite Kit' on PRX: Radio Purdue 'What's New'
    Posted At: June 17, 2019 12:00 AM

    Craig Swanson dreamed about The French Suite Kit ever since he first heard Glenn Gould talk about the possibility of a "New Listener" who would take some measure of control over their participation in the listening process. As Geoffrey Payzant in his book, Glenn Gould: Music and Mind, stated 40 years ago (1978): "The technological developments predicted by Gould in the mid-1960s have for the most part ma...
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  • Craig Swanson discusses 'The French Suite Kit' with Toledo's FM91
    Posted At: May 28, 2019 12:00 AM

    Pianist/composer Craig Swanson joins us to talk about his fascinating project The French Suite Kit, which presents the music of Bach in a unique fashion – "played on the piano with variety enough to suit every taste." Swanson's version of Bach's so-called "French" suite includes several different interpretations of each movement, handing control over to the listener to assemble their own "d...
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  • PublicRadio90: Classiclectic features Craig Swanson's 'French Suite Kit'
    Posted At: May 6, 2019 12:00 AM

    Craig Swanson is a pianist who is very familiar with Johann Sebastian Bach's French Suites, and is particularly fond of the Fourth suite in Eb Major.  He dreamed about the idea of "The French Suite Kit" since hearing Glenn Gould talk about the possibility of a "New Listener," who would control participation in the listening process. PublicRadio90 Michigan, Classiclectic host - Kurt Hauswirth spo...
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  • Craig Swanson discusses 'The French Suite Kit' with KPFK: Los Angeles
    Posted At: March 24, 2019 12:00 AM

    Craig Swanson has dreamed about The French Suite Kit ever since he first heard Glenn Gould talk about the possibility of a "New Listener" who would take some measure of control over their participation in the listening process. As Geoffrey Payzant in his book, Glenn Gould: Music and Mind, stated 40 years ago (1978): The technological developments predicted by Gould in the mid-1960s have for the most part...
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