Appassionata Strings Demo Breakdown!

Please note: I do work with Spitfire Audio, so I am a little biased, but Spitfire didn't pay me directly to make this 😉

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[jonandonaldson]

Your skills in talking through your composition are admirable. Your own unique personality saturates the presentation with uncommon depth. More videos like this, please!

[mattmmello]

Wow. I had to come here and say this is by far the most beautiful thing I heard in a while. Amazing job. Thank you.

[slimyelow]

The title is misleading. This is more like an advanced composition class. - luv it!

[steixeira]

I love the piece, the commentary, and that chord progression at 22:40 as you describe it, is just brilliant. Amazing.

[PhilipValdesMusic]

My mouth is burning after all those spicy chords. Nice work!

[AmbroseChan]

This is a wonderful video demonstrating the Appasionata Strings library, Dan! Loved this composition! It's always great hearing the composers' creative process.

[rick_amsterdam]

Amazing composition!!!! It's an absolute delight watching you in action, very inspiring.

[georgesnyder]

Dan... A few comments. First excellent video. Yes it's a plug for Spitfire (I am also a fan of their products) but what's more interesting about this video is the incites into your creative process starting from the piano and then extrapolating it using the string library. The initial musical piece comes from the gut as a culmination of your training and experience but as you go through it, the theory of the musical structure also comes across as second nature to you. Your ability to clearly articulate your creative process is clear and concise from the start to the end of the video. Once again, excellent work.

[garyroberts]

"It's a fairly simple piece ...". Love it!

[LightsandMotion]

Bought it straight away and even though I have most other spitfire string libraries I'm excited to try this one out. definitely sounds beautiful

[ijmanchester]

A beautiful piece that really shows off the Appassionata Strings to perfection...nice one!

[septemberwalk]

sounds really nice, im surprised there hasn't been more apassionata content on the spitfire channel itself.

[eliseintheclouds]

What a romantic, poetic and entrancing piece, I feel enamoured by all the melodies 😊

Thank you Dan Keen (and Spitfire Audio too) for releasing these sorts of videos, that are comprehensive and educational for aspiring composers, they're perfect! I would have never gotten into this new hobby (that is becoming dangerously into a new passion-ata?) without these.

[midinotes]

Dan, you are a brilliant salesman even if you don’t know it! As soon as I heard this, I realised I had to have this library. My journey to Spitfire libraries has begun! For years I have struggled to create this sound with strings, despite using an array of synths and keyboards from Yamaha, Korg and Roland. Thank you for this video, and thank you for making me realise there’s currently a great introductory offer on this library! Loving your work, your style and approach to videos. Keep up the amazing journey!

[theobowyer]

Your grasp on harmony and melody and their relationship is outstanding. Really inspiring!

[arielyznardocomposer]

Thank you for the excellent insights Dan. I'm working on a short video too using Appassionata in context with other libraries which I'm hoping to share tomorrow so your video really inspired me and I'll surely reference it so others can get more out of the library thanks to your walkthrough. Thank you for these videos. :)

[KiyanKafaeipour]

What a beautiful piece you wrote Dan! Absolutely loved those chords!! Really looking forward to the Dorico video.

[danpoolemusic]

Gorgeous Dan my man! @5:43 a simple Piece? a masterpiece :)

[AWKeith]

Amazing breakdown and beautiful composition Dan. This library brings such a realistic feel to your music, and I can see that that fills you with so much joy and satisfaction. Great video as always.

[garygimmestad]

Lovely! I immediately thought of Dvorak's String Serenades (which I LOVE) and which I think would be great material for learning this library – in combination with other Spitfire string libraries. Thanks for the great demo!