William Bolcom: Piano Music
Constantine Finehouse (piano), Estela Olevsky (piano), Ursula Oppens (piano) & Christopher Taylor (piano)
Bolcom is a stylistic chameleon whose own voice is not so much absent as (purposely?) underplayed…Maybe this hardly matters given the sheer finesse of his writing, not least as rendered by four... — More…
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Presto Editor's ChoiceDecember 2017
3 CDs
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Bolcom: New York Lights, Concert Paraphrase
- Ursula Oppens (piano)
New York Lights
Bolcom: Fantasy-Sonata
- Christopher Taylor (piano)
- Recorded: 26-29 September, 1 and 5-7 October 2014
- Recording Venue: American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, USA
I. Maestoso, ma non largo
II. Burlesque. Allegro, Very Rhythmic
III. Andante, cantando ed un poco misterioso - Variations - Andante
IV. Finale. Burlesqued Variations and Coda
Bolcom: 3 Dance Portraits
- Ursula Oppens (piano)
- Recorded: 26-29 September, 1 and 5-7 October 2014
- Recording Venue: American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, USA
No. 1, The Dead Moth Tango
No. 2, Knock-Stück
No. 3, Abbacadabra
Bolcom: Spring Dances
- Constantine Finehouse (piano)
- Recorded: 8 April and 18-20 May 2015
- Recording Venue: Fraser Studio, WGBH, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
No. 1, Lively
No. 2, Slow and Contemplative
No. 3, Clowns. Fast and with Humor
No. 4, Cantabile
Bolcom: 12 Piano Études, Book 1
- Christopher Taylor (piano)
- Recorded: 26-29 September, 1 and 5-7 October 2014
- Recording Venue: American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, USA
No. 1, Slowly, Mysteriously
No. 2, Flowing, Underground
No. 3, Sonorously, moderato
No. 4, With Constrained Expression
Bolcom: 12 Piano Études, Book 2
- Recorded: 26-29 September, 1 and 5-7 October 2014
- Recording Venue: American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, USA
No. 5, Tranquil, Mystic
No. 6, Scherzino - Variations
No. 7, Fast and Declamatory; Ferociously; Scherzando
No. 8, Softly, Very Slowly
Bolcom: 12 Piano Études, Book 3
- Recorded: 26-29 September, 1 and 5-7 October 2014
- Recording Venue: American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, USA
No. 9, Tremolando
No. 10, Gestures
No. 11, Very Rhythmic, Light
No. 12, Apotheosis. Slowly, with Majesty
Bolcom: Night Pieces
- Ursula Oppens (piano)
- Recorded: 26-29 September, 1 and 5-7 October 2014
- Recording Venue: American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, USA
No. 1, Andante
No. 2, Quarter Note = 86
No. 3, Sostenuto
No. 4, Quarter Note = 92
No. 5, Largo
Bolcom: Conversations with Andre
- Constantine Finehouse (piano)
- Recorded: 8 April and 18-20 May 2015
- Recording Venue: Fraser Studio, WGBH, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
No. 1, Molto allegro
No. 2, Moderato, comodo
No. 3, Presto
No. 4, Andantino, più lento
No. 5, Allegro risoluto
No. 6, Andante maestoso
Bolcom: Estela - Rag Latino
- Estela Olevsky (piano)
