You must hear this: piano variations on a classical ringtone

You must hear this: piano variations on a classical ringtone

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norman lebrecht

February 08, 2012

It’s an original work by Marc-André Hamelin. Puts all imitations to shame. When you’ve heard it, check out the classical source.

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  • Daniel Dorff says:
    February 8, 2012 at 6:56 pm

    By the way, this is published by Presser as “The Ringtone Waltz.”

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  • Fred Wolfe says:
    February 8, 2012 at 7:08 pm

    I use an excerpt from Bach’s 5th English Suite for my general ring, and Ich bin der Welt abandon gekommen (Janet Baker) for calls from my wife (what else?)

    Fred Wolfe

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  • Jeffrey Biegel says:
    February 8, 2012 at 8:35 pm

    Such a sweet little adorable piece!

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  • Anders Nilsson says:
    February 9, 2012 at 9:03 am

    Hey, the Nokia signal is actually a short motif from a piece for guitar, ¨Gran Valse¨by Tarréga http://youtu.be/Hsp6dR-fL4A

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