Hacker News: robertDouglass

New comment by robertDouglass in "German implementation of eIDAS will require an Apple/Google account to function"

robertDouglass — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 11:56:42 +0000

lobbyists!

New comment by robertDouglass in "The Open Goldberg Variations"

robertDouglass — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 11:31:16 +0000

I have the .boe files somewhere. They're a proprietary version of MIDI that Boesendorfer developed. If you want them, I can find them and send them. robert@opengoldbergvariations.org

New comment by robertDouglass in "The Open Goldberg Variations"

robertDouglass — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 11:10:24 +0000

The ambition of this project (Open Goldberg) was a bit wider. We wanted to make: - A software score (MuseScore) which has all of the advantages of a canonical digital document vs a picture (which is what IMSLP offers) - A public domain recording - A download of the unmixed stems so that people could mix their own (open source model) - A MIDI version

So... that's what we did!

New comment by robertDouglass in "The Open Goldberg Variations"

robertDouglass — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 11:08:14 +0000

Great recording!

New comment by robertDouglass in "The Open Goldberg Variations"

robertDouglass — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 11:07:55 +0000

First, the score was made with MuseScore. Then it was prepared as an iPad App by the MuseScore team who custom made the synchronization between the score and the music. I then recorded the iPad app as a video using the "Reflector" program for Mac OS X. The iPad app doesn't exist anymore because it was not compatible with new versions of IOS.

There's an article on the recording process here: https://opengoldbergvariations.org/news/recording-the-goldbe...

Anne-Marie Sylvestre used Pyramix as her DAW. I don't know more than that, though.

New comment by robertDouglass in "The Open Goldberg Variations"

robertDouglass — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 11:03:54 +0000

Brad Mehldau is Kimiko's absolute favorite jazz pianist. His mastery of harmony and his impeccable piano technique really speaks to her.

New comment by robertDouglass in "The Open Goldberg Variations"

robertDouglass — Wed, 24 Jun 2020 10:57:24 +0000

All true and good points. The mailing list in question is controlled exclusively by myself and Kimiko Ishizaka and is only used to announce new projects by Kimiko.

New comment by robertDouglass in "The Open Goldberg Variations"

robertDouglass — Wed, 24 Jun 2020 10:56:08 +0000

We love Gulda!

New comment by robertDouglass in "The Open Goldberg Variations"

robertDouglass — Wed, 24 Jun 2020 10:18:42 +0000

The Open Goldberg Variations were recorded on a piano that has a self-playing function. When nearby construction interrupted the recording process with outside noise, we had the piano repeat the takes so that we would still have them, and here's a video of that happening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHipuHxYfjU

New comment by robertDouglass in "The Open Goldberg Variations"

robertDouglass — Wed, 24 Jun 2020 10:16:29 +0000

Indeed! Especially in Blues Variations, which is - like the Golderg Variations - a theme-and-variation form. But like the WTC and AoF, it ends in a 4 voice fugue. All on a blues theme =)

New comment by robertDouglass in "The Open Goldberg Variations"

robertDouglass — Wed, 24 Jun 2020 08:56:46 +0000

Stephen Malinowski's videos of Kimiko Ishizaka's Art of the Fugue recording are breathtaking. He understands the structure of the music much the same way that Kimiko does, and it reflects in how he delineates the voices and the themes. He also gave a spectacular treatment to her completion of the unfinished final fugue. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIrNDWqANCs

New comment by robertDouglass in "The Open Goldberg Variations"

robertDouglass — Wed, 24 Jun 2020 08:48:33 +0000

The scope of his creation is just unfathomable. The utter profundity of his pieces, followed by the sheer proliferation.

The Well-Tempered Fractal (newly released videos set to Bach)

robertDouglass — Wed, 24 Jun 2020 08:39:40 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxApyBLDbwk&list=PLltnFtK_6Ww-u3lozWTiaugCaTp1y253a

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23625626

Points: 1

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New comment by robertDouglass in "The Open Goldberg Variations"

robertDouglass — Wed, 24 Jun 2020 08:24:20 +0000

Hi! I produced this recording and project, and it's so nice to see it on the front page of Hacker News this morning.

Let's talk about Kimiko Ishizaka, the pianist. She always insists on standing in the background, letting her projects be about Bach, and public domain, while she quietly delivers the most stunning performances of these works that one can imagine.

Kimiko is German-Japanese. She grew up performing in a trio with her brothers who are also both notable classical musicians in Germany. In addition to the Goldberg Variations, she has recorded the Well-Tempered Clavier I (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPHIZw7HZq4), and The Art of the Fugue (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIrNDWqANCs) and released them into the public domain as well.

Then, in 2019, she did something completely new and released an album of her own, jazz-inspired compositions for solo piano called New Me! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph35hLwcckY&list=PLeWVBqJrTS...). She continues studying Jazz and is composing a cycle of songs (pop-jazz), and a series of ragtime pieces for piano.

Kimiko is very athletic, and has placed in the top-3 at the German nationals in both powelifting and olympic weightlifting. She has a room in her house which functions both as a piano practice room, and a gym. It is painted pink and decorated with Hello Kitty, because, well, she's a half-Japanese girl who loves Hello Kitty =)

The most amazing thing of all just happened to Kimiko, however. She gave birth to a beautiful son (https://twitter.com/KimikoIshizaka/status/127507285375949619...), just 5 days ago.

New comment by robertDouglass in "Gatsby and Headless CMS, Including Strapi, Drupal, and Oracle Content and Exp"

robertDouglass — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 13:52:02 +0000

Live in 40 minutes: https://youtu.be/H1WNHVXJiUg

Gatsby and Headless CMS, Including Strapi, Drupal, and Oracle Content and Exp

robertDouglass — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 13:51:40 +0000

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22832978

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

How to Migrate a PostgreSQL Database from Heroku to Platform.sh

robertDouglass — Thu, 18 Jul 2019 16:46:42 +0000

Article URL: https://community.platform.sh/t/how-to-migrate-a-postgresql-database-from-heroku-to-platform-sh/301

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20471611

Points: 2

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How to Migrate a PostgreSQL Database from Heroku to Platform.sh

robertDouglass — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 13:47:58 +0000

Article URL: https://community.platform.sh/t/how-to-migrate-a-postgresql-database-from-heroku-to-platform-sh/301

Hacker News: robertDouglass

New comment by robertDouglass in "German implementation of eIDAS will require an Apple/Google account to function"

New comment by robertDouglass in "The Open Goldberg Variations"

New comment by robertDouglass in "The Open Goldberg Variations"

New comment by robertDouglass in "The Open Goldberg Variations"

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New comment by robertDouglass in "The Open Goldberg Variations"

New comment by robertDouglass in "The Open Goldberg Variations"

New comment by robertDouglass in "The Open Goldberg Variations"

The Well-Tempered Fractal (newly released videos set to Bach)

New comment by robertDouglass in "The Open Goldberg Variations"

New comment by robertDouglass in "Gatsby and Headless CMS, Including Strapi, Drupal, and Oracle Content and Exp"

Gatsby and Headless CMS, Including Strapi, Drupal, and Oracle Content and Exp

How to Migrate a PostgreSQL Database from Heroku to Platform.sh

How to Migrate a PostgreSQL Database from Heroku to Platform.sh

Running Anaconda Environments on Platform.sh

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