The Music that Speaks

A podcast all about Music.

Some notes for this first episode of The Music That Speaks:

Apologies for the background noise.

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“Nimrod” is the name of a hunter that appears in the Bible, and Jaeger (“Jäger”)—the last name of his dear friend who is the dedicatee of this famous variation—is also the German word for hunter; hence the title “Nimrod.”

I may have miscredited the arrangement of “Nimrod” that appears in the movie Dunkirk. Hans Zimmer is the composer of the film score, yes; however, Benjamin Wallfisch—also a film composer and frequent collaborator on some of the biggest films as an arranger, conductor, and producer—is listed as creator for that specific track (Hans as producer). As a nod to the variations form that it comes from, it is titled “Variation 15 (Dunkirk).” Have a listen on YouTube.

The piano arrangement I am playing is my own; I am reading the full score published by Novello, which is in the Public Domain. Use of this piece and all other materials follows fair use copyright laws. All ideas and synthesis are my own, unless otherwise quoted.