DR Matthew - Yeah, those Christopher O'Riley transcriptions are pretty thorny. If all else fails, just keep the damper pedal down. -I had heard that the Radiohead transcriptions were published, but I didn't hear which publisher picked them up.
-And you really can't dance to those Radiohead transcriptions at all. They're good in small doses - like one or two during NPR's "Performance Today", but a whole album of them.... Hmmm... I've listened to the CD once. And fallen asleep to it more than once.
I still have yet to hear the new album which has other singers and songwriters represented on it. I may or may not buy it. I'll probably wait for it to show up on BMG.
But...
I do admire his playing. I've heard him in a recital a few times, both as a soloist and in chamber music settings. Some truly effortless pianism.
And my favorite transcription of his is still the one he did of the Duet from "Lakme" which was published in Piano Quarterly - I think it was PQ - a couple of years ago.
Oh... and I'm soooo glad that the commercial classical radio station in DC decided to pick up "From The Top" after the NPR/PBS station went to an all news format. "From the Top" features up and coming young - and I mean young - classical musicians from all over the country. Christopher O'Riley acts as host and accompanist for the program. And he also plays one very brief solo during the break. And they've collected a bunch of little solos and put out a CD. A great collection of little gems, known and little known.
Oh.... And he's also very easy on the eyes too.
