Piano Portraits

Track Listings
 
1. My Little Girl by Jon Schmidt
2. The Release by Paul Cardall
3. Through the Trees by David Tolk
4. Muir Woods by Michael R. Hicks
5. Heir To My Affection by David Tolk
6. Voices by Paul Cardall
7. The Fishing Stream by Jon Schmidt
8. Moki Canyon Lullaby by Michael R. Hicks
9. In Perfect Silence by David Tolk
10. Nature's Catch by Michael R. Hicks
11. Morning Light by Jon Schmidt
12. Afternoon Rain by Paul Cardall

Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
Jon Schmidt has released wildly popular albums and volumes of original piano scores. His music can be heard on the radio all over the country and can regularly be found at mp3.com's top 40. Jon has won several Pearl Awards for his music. He performs at locations across the United States and consistently plays to sold-out concerts in major venues along Utah's Wasatch Front.

As a teenager, Jon was inspired by the early albums of Mannheim Steamroller. "Because of them, I took license to blatantly mix elements from my classical piano training with rock and roll," he said. His televised concert, "A Jon Schmidt Christmas," has fast become a successful yearly tradition. After airing of the PBS concert, hundreds of messages were left on KUED's viewer line with comments such as "one of the most incredible hours I've spent on a Saturday night in a long time."

Paul Cardall is a national recording artist who is best known for his album, The Christmas Box, on the Narada Label. Paul's catalogue of albums offers a spirited and diverse musical array of emotions--from the soft touch of a solo piano to the smooth, heartfelt melodies of guitars, bass, strings and a children's choir.

The Chicago Sun Times described Paul's style as "Wonderfully moving and inspiring. Cardall's keystrokes are as gentle as a first snowfall, which makes the familiar melodies that much sweeter to hear."

Having shared Billboard's New Age Top 25 Charts with artists like Enya, Brickman, Yanni, and Winston, Paul Cardall is quickly becoming a household name in quality instrumental music.

Michael R. Hicks has performed for audiences all over the world and his music reflects his many travels. He has shared his talent from the West Coast to the Middle East, from Calgary, Canada to Kenya, Africa.

Michael's compositions and creative arrangements have been performed by tens of thousands across the globe. His music has the power to unify and touch his audience. One listener described her delight this way: "we sat in stunned silence [and] looked at one another -- we couldn't believe our ears!"

Michael's keen sensitivity has been described by reviewers as "a beautiful expression of feelings within music." Michael's perceptive music has earned him widespread recognition, including Pearl Award nominations.

David Tolk studied classical piano from an early age in the small, sylvan town of Mendham, New Jersey. At the age of 14, David moved to Nashville with his family and continued his musical training with a broader approach, incorporating jazz and developing his improvisational skills. David began composing contemplative instrumental piano music and performing with rock bands while in high school.

After recording several albums with popular folk artist Peter Breinholt, David recorded his first CD of original compositions, Mendham, inspired by memories of the natural beauties of his childhood home. His second album, Stories in the Sky, containing songs influenced by poetry, travel, and family, was released the following year. David's Christmas album, Holiday, features his arrangements of both traditional and original Christmas carols and has found distribution throughout the world.

Product Description
Have you ever heard the first light of morning or the quiet dignity of a redwood forest? Piano Portraits brings together four artists who use music as their canvas and the piano as a paintbrush. These composers convey through their artistry the peace of an afternoon rain, the serenity of a grove of trees, and the glory of a sunrise. As skilled artists do, these pianists will allow you to feel what they have felt, see as they have seen, and experience the beauty they have savored. Listen to how Jon Schmidt hears rays of the sun above mountains. Hear how Paul Cardall imparts the rhythm of a rainstorm. Let Michael R. Hicks share his awe at the majesty of a woodland and then let David Tolk show you what he sees through those trees. Enjoy each piano portrait.

Piano Portraits,Michael R. Hicks,Paul Cardall,Jon Schmidt,David Tolk,HxMusic,Twelve solo piano musical portraits by four seasoned new age pianists

Piano Portraits

Piano Portraits
Philip Smith, Prinicpal Trumpet of the New York Philharmonic
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Philip Smith shines
  • Flawless
  • Good variety, superb performances
  • Top Notch!!
  • One of the finest trumpet-and-piano discs you'll hear.
 Philip Smith, Prinicpal Trumpet of the New York Philharmonic

Manufacturer: Cala
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ASIN: B00000FDEJ
Release Date: 2006-11-20

Tracks:

  1. Concert Piece For Eight Trumpets
  2. Intrada
  3. Lnde
  4. Triptyque: Scherzo
  5. Triptyque: Largo
  6. Triptyque: Saltarelle
  7. To a Wild Rose
  8. Amazing Grace
  9. Someone To Watch Over Me
  10. Festival Fanfare For Eight Trumpets
  11. Brass Music: Rondo For Lifey
  12. Brass Music: Fanfare For Bima
  13. Song For Cornet
  14. Trio In E-Flat For Trumpet, Violin And Piano: Andante
  15. Trio In E-Flat For Trumpet, Violin And Piano: Allegro molto
  16. Trio In E-Flat For Trumpet, Violin And Piano: Adagio
  17. Trio In E-Flat For Trumpet, Violin And Piano: Allegro molto
  18. Two Portraits: Psalm
  19. Two Portraits: Incantation
  20. There's A Great Day Coming For Six Trumpets

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Philip Smith shines.......2007-07-01

We have here yet another installment of the CALA New York Legends series, and it is no less beautiful and superb than any previous. Philip Smith, the principal trumpet of the New York Philharmonic for over 20 years now, with this album, fully shows why he was both given that position and how he has been able to maintain it with the respect of trumpet players worldwide. Indeed I recommend any of the albums from that series, and I think it must be something in the water because these New Yorkers are all phenomenal musicians, from Glenn Dicterow, to Jeanne Baxtresser, and on to Philip Myers and Joseph Alessi.

Philip Smith begins the album with a concert piece for 8 trumpets featuring other fabulous trumpet players of whom great things have also been heard. He then continues on with the Intrada written by friend/composer/pianist Joseph Turrin, which is rapidly becoming a popular recital piece among trumpet players despite its youth. The album then proceeds to two pieces well known to trumpet players for both their aesthetic values and also their difficulty. Smith plays Legend by Enescu and the Tomasi Triptyque with enviable beauty and technique. We are then treated to an American tribute where Philip Smith brings beauty and grace to such famous tunes known to all Americans such as Amazing Grace and Someone to Watch Over Me. We then have another multiple trumpet piece which is here a fanfare which again features New York's finest. We are then given the 2 remaining movements of the Brass Music chamber piece written by Bernstein, and which the remaining movements are included on the albums by Philip Myers and Joseph Alessi. Philip Smith then delights us with a gorgeous song for cornet. The highlight of this album is indeed here where the Trio for Trumpet, Violin, and Piano by Eric Ewazen is taken and given such beauty that it redefines the word. Ewazen's name is known well to any brass player for his chamber music, and this is his largest rising piece and is performed very frequently for a piece less than 15 years old, and listening to this performance, you are left in no doubt why. This "recorded recital" finishes up with two portraits and a jazzy piece, the portraits again a gift to us by Joseph Turrin, and "It's a great day coming" for six trumpets a well-known piece that shows us that Philip Smith, master of the orchestral trumpet can also handle himself well enough in the jazz setting as well.

This album is a wonderful argument in favour of everything that the 20th and 21st century chamber trumpet is. You would be hard-pressed to find a more enjoyable or better performed disc of trumpet chamber music. Philip Smith's technique rivals that of any trumpet soloist (indeed he has soloed himself with the New York Philharmonic no less than 75 times in his career thus far), and his lyric playing is quite obviously supreme and seems almost to contain the beauty that one hears in the performance of a string master in his mastery of phrasing. Any trumpet enthusiast or performer should not under any circumstances be without this disc. Even if the trumpet isn't your cup of tea, I still recommend this disc, and indeed I have personally showed this one to people who do not like the sound of the trumpet who have themselves later gone and purchased this album for themselves. It's not the cheapest CD ever, this is true, but it is worth easily 4 or 5 other chamber trumpet CDs, so the price is still more than fair.

In short, an absolutely brilliant musical statement that is most essential to any brass player and highly recommended for any other chamber music enthusiast.

5 out of 5 stars Flawless.......2006-04-06

Phil Smith's performance on this album is pure perfection. I have many albums that display a performer's dazzling technique, but few with equal artistry and musicality. Truly, this is a 'must have' for any collection.

5 out of 5 stars Good variety, superb performances.......2005-08-12

Philip Smith collaborates with some other excellent trumpeters (including Fred Mills, Vince Penzarella, and Robert Sullivan) in this album. The Tomasi Triptyque is well executed, with good dynamics, articulation, and tone. Basically, you can't find fault with Smith's playing on any of these recordings. The Ewazen Trio is another good piece, showing off the warmth of Phil's playing. It's also good to hear the several large fanfare pieces, which allow all the guys to open up and blow. This cd will please trumpet aficionados and the regular listener.

5 out of 5 stars Top Notch!!.......2002-06-12

This CD has quickly become one of my favorite trumpet CD's. Philip Smith is sensational. I particularly enjoyed the Enescu and the Ewazen. I heard the Ewazen on Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) and quickly called to find out where I could purchase the CD.

5 out of 5 stars One of the finest trumpet-and-piano discs you'll hear........2001-07-13

This is superb trumpet playing in solo and ensemble settings. I've never heard the Enesco "Legende" played better. Smith has a long history as a cornet and trumpet soloist with Salvation Army bands. He can sound alternately brilliant and mellow, stident and serene. This disc has changed my trumpet playing for the better and given me lots of enjoyment. Smith takes a simple song like "Amazing Grace" and makes something truly memorable of it. Truly gorgeous tone production and phrasing.

Kudos also go to Joseph Turrin for his excellent accompaniment. His compositions are first-rate too, especially the first of his "Two Portraits."

If you are to buy only one trumpet recital disc, make this the one.
Piano Portraits
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Too Much of a Good Thing?
  • Outstanding collection of orginal piano work
  • Great CD for easy listening
 Piano Portraits

Manufacturer: Sugo Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000005YW
Release Date: 1993-03-15

Tracks:

  1. Gentle Images - Jim Bajor
  2. Rapture - Jim Bajor
  3. Nancita - Stephen Jacob
  4. The Journey - Stephen Jacob
  5. Inner Peace - Tom Barabas
  6. Moon Dust - Tom Barabas
  7. Yasawa Blue - Christine Brown
  8. Silent Tears - Christine Brown
  9. Eykes - Jim Bajor
  10. Friends - Jim Bajor
  11. Magic In December - Tom Barabas
  12. Pure Light - Tom Barabas
  13. Romanza - Stephen Jacob
  14. Your LIght - Stephen Jacob
  15. Hiding Places - Christine Brown
  16. The Secret Garden - Christine Brown

Product Description

Sugo Records is proud to present this collection of sixteen heart warming inpired solo piano works from four of the most gifted pianist in the United States, who have rendered their musical portraits of friends, family, lovers and life's precious moments.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Too Much of a Good Thing?.......2003-10-24

I'm fairly familiar with two of the pianists in this collection - Jim Bajor, who is local, and Tom Barabas, to whom I have listened for several years. Until this album I haven't had the opportunity to listen to Stephen Jacob and Christine Brown. They all do their work in the styling of light jazz and easy listening that is often labeled incorrectly as New Age. Sometimes I feel that that phrase is used as a euphemism for anything that is pleasant, rather than its original definition, which had more to do with the meditative nature of the composition. In any case they are all accomplished at their art and worth listening to.

It is fair to report that all four musicians produce work that is melodic, technically interesting, and, yes, pleasant to here. None of the pieces demonstrate what I would call the technical brilliance of someone like Jordan Rudess, who drifts in and out of this genre but has a tendency towards keyboeard pyrotechnics. But neither is any of their work plodding or monotonic. 'Very listenable' may not be the highest compliment one can pay a musician, but it is way ahead of whatever is in third place.

If I have a complaint to make, it is that, despite different recording studios and instruments, the tonalities are so close that the entire album could have been the product of a single person. Barabas is slightly more adept, Bajor slightly more melodic, Jacob more controlled, etc., but there are no glaring contrasts. I'm not sure if this is a fault or not, since the result is certainly more than acceptable. Given all the overloads that life throws at us, I'm not sure complaining about too much goodness is entirely fair.

5 out of 5 stars Outstanding collection of orginal piano work.......1998-10-22

This collection of original piano pieces is simply excellent. This instrumental is melodic, sweet, romantic, soothing and timeless. I find myself leaving this CD in my car day after day without tiring of the melodies. Beautiful!

4 out of 5 stars Great CD for easy listening.......1998-08-24

I really find this music conducive to relaxation - I use it in my Shiatsu clinic.
Bartok: Orchestral Works; Bluebeard's Castle
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Dorati's MLP Bartok is Back
 Bartok: Orchestral Works; Bluebeard's Castle

Manufacturer: Philips
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ASIN: B00035VV78
Release Date: 2004-11-09

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Dorati's MLP Bartok is Back.......2005-06-08

Those familiar with my reviews on Amazon know of my great love for the Mercury Living Presence series. Equally great is my disgust that so many of these brilliant recordings have been deleted in the last few years! Thankfully, some of these legendary performances are resurfacing as SACD hybrids. However, they are unfortunately now being sold at full-price, despite a competing Living Stereo hybrid series on RCA/BMG being available at midline. In spite of the added expense, I hope this MLP reissue trend will continue, and maybe we'll even see a few items receiving their CD debut in this series.

These Bartok performances by the great Antal Dorati are nothing short of definitive, and have always been among my favorite MLP offerings. While three of these recordings continue to be available in their original CD incarnations -- the Violin Concerto with Menuhin, Miraculous Mandarin and Wooden Prince discs -- the remaining two discs of material have been out-of-print for some time. However, with this box set Dorati's classic Concerto for Orchestra, and Bluebeard's Castle albums are deservedly restored to the catalog. Even better is the fact that the 5CD box sets being reissued have been reasonably priced, however they are not SACD Hybrids. This set and three others (see my reviews) have a total cost cheaper than the original single issue CDs! Once again, Mercury Living Presence lives!
Liszt: Piano Music
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Bargain-priced invitation into Liszt's Musical World
  • The best of Howard's Liszt
 Liszt: Piano Music

Manufacturer: Hyperion UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004RITA
Release Date: 2001-09-11

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Bargain-priced invitation into Liszt's Musical World.......2003-07-19

Leslie Howard's complete recording of Liszt's Piano Music is surely one of the great musical feats of all time, but not many people would have the desire or time to listen to the whole set. So it is a great thrill that Hyperion has made a 2 disk sampler set available for the rest of us!
It is beautifully packaged, competitively priced and includes interesting notes about Liszt and the works included by the performer himself.

Mr Howard has recorded 145 solo piano CDs, which includes the 95 CDs which make up the complete Liszt piano CDs.

The set includes many well-known pieces, as well as some interesting ones you may not be familiar with.

Highly recommended.

5 out of 5 stars The best of Howard's Liszt.......2002-11-11

This CD, while fulfilling the intent of covering every aspect of Liszt's piano music, also covers all of Leslie Howard's Liszt interpretations and pianistic style. Howard is one of my favorite pianists, and his best playing by far is on his recordings of the Liszt transcriptions of the Beethoven symphonies, which are not included here. However, anyone who wants to get into Liszt should buy this CD before they do anything else. It really is all-encompassing.
Rubinstein: Kamennïy-ostrov Vol.2
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		Rubinstein: Kamennïy-ostrov Vol.2

    Manufacturer: Naxos
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00004NK2L
    Release Date: 2000-03-14

    Tracks:

    1. XIII: Moderato Assai
    2. XIV: Moderato
    3. XV: Allegretto
    4. XVI: Allegro
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    6. XVIII: Allegro Non Troppo
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    After the Storm
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Music That sweeps you Away
    		 After the Storm
    Jeffrey Michael
    Manufacturer: Jeffrey Michael
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | New Age | Styles | Music
    Solo InstrumentalSolo Instrumental | New Age | Styles | Music
    ASIN: B0002VT1UC
    Release Date: 2003-11-11

    Tracks:

    1. Tidal Wave
    2. Beyond The Horizon
    3. The Storm
    4. After The Storm
    5. The Edge Of The Ocean
    6. Reverie
    7. The Journey
    8. Stillness
    9. Painted Moon
    10. Boundaries
    11. Aurora
    12. Enchanted
    13. The Dreamer's Waltz

    Product Description

    1. Tidal Wave 2. Beyond The Horizon 3. The Storm 4. After The Storm 5. The Edge Of The Ocean 6. Reverie 7. The Journey 8. Stillness 9. Painted Moon 10. Boundaries 11. Aurora 12. Enchanted 13. The Dreamer's Waltz

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Music That sweeps you Away.......2007-04-16

    Jeffrey Michael has made a mark in the music world with this CD. He is a polished composer and a talented and accomplished pianist. His music fills you with visions and lifts your heart and soul. After the Storm is truly a masterpiece of creativity and romance. Each time I listen the music penetrates my mind and carries me away. Highly recommended for anyone who wants to lift up their emotions and feelings and be carried into another world.
    Roy Miami, FL
    The Negro Speaks of Rivers: Art Songs by African-American Composers
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Rich and moving
    		 The Negro Speaks of Rivers: Art Songs by African-American Composers
    Cecil Cohen , Undine Smith Moore , Robert Owens , Coleridge Taylor Perkinson , Florence B. Price , Howard Swanson , George Walker , John W. II Work , and David Korevaar
    Manufacturer: Msr Classics
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    Binding: Audio CD

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    Release Date: 2000-01-25

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Rich and moving.......2001-02-18

    Amaize's selection of art songs covers a wide range of poets, among them Sappho, Langston Hughes, Paul Laurence Dunbar, and Robert Burns. Whatever he's singing, you know it comes from someplace very deep in his soul. A wonderful CD.
    Women's Voices: Five Centuries of Song
    Average customer rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    • below average voice and interpretation; admirable program
    		 Women's Voices: Five Centuries of Song
    Ann Silsbee , Barbara Strozzi , Germaine Tailleferre , Elizabeth Vercoe , Pauline Viardot , Gwyneth Walker , Judith Lang Zaimont , and Steven Heyman
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    Release Date: 1997-11-25

    Tracks:

    1. O Death rock me asleepe
    2. Jubilate Deo (Caterina Assandra)
    3. Maria, dolce Maria (Francesca Caccini)
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    19. Minstrel Man [from Three Dream Portraits] (Margaret Bonds
    20. Infant Joy (Rebecca Clarke)
    21. Rogez [from Ayelet Hashakhar (Morning Star)] (Miriam Gideon)
    22. I would live in your love [from Woman's Love] (Eichelberger Ivey)
    23. I Love the Night (Marion Bauer)
    24. Let it be forgotten [from Greyed Sonnets] (Judith Lang Zaimont)
    25. Iris [from Four Songs] (Ann Silsbee)
    26. maggie and millie and mollie and may [from though love be a day] (Gwyneth Walker)
    27. When I am an old woman (Libby Larsen)
    28. Andromeda Rag (Elizabeth Vercoe)

    Album Description

    Neva Pilgrim is known throughout the country for her extensive work with composers, many of whom have written for her. She appears regularly in recital and as soloist with orchestras, having performed with the Chicago Symphony, New York Philharmonic, Brooklyn Philharmonic, Syracuse Symphony and Clarion Concerts. She has concertized in Japan, Canada and Europe and appeared at such festivals as Tanglewood, Marlboro, Chautauqua, Monadnock, and Saratoga Baroque.

    Edward Smith , is known throughout the USA and Europe as a soloist and ensemble performer. H received his Bachelor of Music from Lawrence University, studied composition with Luigi Dallapiccola in Italy, and was a student of Ralph Kirkpatrick at Yale. Mr. Smith was a member of the famed New York Pro Musica from l964-69, was a founding member of the Philidor Trio, and has been a regular performer with the New York Consort of Viols and the Waverly Consort. He presently resides in Verona, Italy.

    Steven Heyman studied at Juilliard and the Hochschule für Müsik in Vienna. He has performed throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe and has received prizes in competitions including the Beethoven Competition in Vienna, the Gina Bachauer, Southern International Competition, the Portland [Maine] Competition and the American Music Scholarship Competition. He was the top American and fourth Laureate in the prestigious Palm Beach Invitational International Piano Competition. Mr. Heyman teaches at Syracuse University and Hamilton College in upstate New York.

    Recording, mastering, graphic design and cover photo "Lizard's Point, Cornwall, England": Marnie Hall. Recorded in the Chapel at Colgate University, 1994. DDD. This recording is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency. Additional funding provided by Colgate University. © Leonarda Productions, Inc., 1997. All rights reserved.

    Customer Reviews:

    2 out of 5 stars below average voice and interpretation; admirable program.......1999-09-29

    Pilgrim's voice is without expression or feeling, and unfortunately, is with excessive and unstable vibrato. The selections are wide-ranged and interesting. The program has great potential as a comprehensive resource, but it's vocal performance lacks talent, technique, and interpretation.
    Rubinstein: Kamennïy-Ostrov Op10
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      		Rubinstein: Kamennïy-Ostrov Op10

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      Release Date: 1999-09-28

      Tracks:

      1. I Allegro
      2. II Moderato Assai
      3. III Con Moto
      4. IV Allegro
      5. V Romance: Moderato Assai
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      7. VII Moderato Assai
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      Pann: Piano Concerto & Dance Partita
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      ASIN: B00004HYLM
      Release Date: 2000-02-22

      Tracks:

      1. Pno Con: I. Pina Colada - Barry Snyder
      2. Pno Con: II. Nocturne - Barry Snyder
      3. Pno Con: III. Your Touch - Barry Snyder
      4. Pno Con: IV. Blues - Barry Snyder
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      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars The Best.......2005-02-17

      Hi everyone
      This CD of Carter's music is great.It gives you an insight into Carter's composition style.However,there is much more to him than this CD.Knowing Carter personally(as a friend and composer) and performing his music(I am piano major at the University of kansas),I have to say that his music goes much deeper than what can be heard on this CD.His music is "groovy" and classical,but above all it is american.His music is also very enjoyable to listen and his melodies stick in one's mind.
      On a personal note,I love playing his music and I would advise anyone to either buy his CD or to listen to his music LIVE.
      I am,myself,involved in performing his music and in about a month I will record his piece "Slalom" with the University of Kansas Wind Ensemble.I will perform more of his music later on.If you would like to know more about me performing Carter Pann's music,please feel free to visit my website at www.avgusteantonov.com

      Avguste Antonov
      Lawrence,kansas

      5 out of 5 stars Tradition, refinement, and culture.......2002-02-25

      The only reason that I
      bought this CD was because
      of the "Two Barcelona Portraits"
      which I really liked when I first
      listen here at amazon.com.
      Little did I knew that I in for
      something really good.Mr.Pann is
      a really good composer whose
      music WILL NOT put you to sleep.
      In his Piano Conecerto, he opens
      with "Pina Colada" a very popular
      sounding piece, and I think
      that it was inspired by a song
      of the same name. The following
      movements are nocturne, which is

      non-drowsy; a smokey-lounge piano
      solo "Your touch", which does
      its very best not to fall sleep,
      blues; which is in a short jazzy
      piece.The concerto concludes with a
      piece called "The Concert" which
      I find amazing, here is a symphony
      orchestra imitating a symphony orchestra,
      a bit hard to explain, but that's the
      easiest way for me to put it. There is
      the music of the movement, but at times
      we hear little also, "little tunes" in the
      stlyes of Mozart, Beethoven, and Gottschalk.
      The only direct quote of the movement is
      one from Tchaikovsky's scherzo from the second
      movement of the Pathetique symphony.
      In the Dance Partita, the composer pays
      his respect to the past, a set of dances
      with four ritornellos,(Like Mussorgsky's
      "Pictures at an Exhibition") in the
      Barque style, each four is taken care of
      differently."Deux Soujur" are again
      two pieces where the composer pays his respects
      to the past, this time to Satie and Debussy
      in particular. The two pieces are in the
      style of "Gymnopedie" as orchestrated
      by Claude Debussy.Fine recording,
      great music of the late 20th century,
      Great job Mr. Pann.....

      5 out of 5 stars Pann Continues the American Classical Tradition in Spades.......2000-07-25

      A number of critics lately have batted around the idea of a "classical music crisis" in America. With the recent passings of such modern greats as Aaron Copland and Leonard Bernstein, many have been more than willing to perpetuate the myth that classical music's future is a dismal one. But I beg to differ. After hearing the first collection of the works of twenty-eight year old Carter Pann, I can't help but see the light at the end of the classical tunnel. His work, which primarily seems a mixture of John Cage's thumping dissonance, Charles Ives's robust textures, and Bernard Herrmann's dark romanticism; Pann's music stands as some the finest contempory work I've had the pleasure to hear. As part of Naxos' ambitious "American Classics" series, this collection also stands as one of that series' finest recordings so far. Among its most promising moments are those within the Dance Partita, which adds hints of the Baroque style to give it a surprisingly heated sound. However, the centerpiece of this CD, the Piano Concerto is what makes this CD. Blending latin and blues sounds into an ethereal and dissonant world, it is one the finest piano concertos to be written by anyone in decades. A budget priced CD, this a musical oil strike for connoisseurs of modern composition.

      5 out of 5 stars Hats off, gentlemen!.......2000-05-21

      Carter Pann is a hugely talented 28-year-old composer, student of, among others, William Albright and William Bolcom at the University of Michigan. A CD of his music, conducted by José Serebrier and stupendously played by the Czech State Philharmonic, Brno, on Naxos 8.559043, has just been released. It includes: Piano Concerto (1996/7), Barry Snyder, piano; Deux séjours (1994;Dance Partita (1995), Barry Snyder, piano obbligato; Two Portraits of Barcelona (1994)

      The overall comment I would make about Pann's music is that he is a master orchestrator, a brilliant pasticheur, a sly practitioner of musical humor, and that he is capable of some of the most lusciously melodic and moving slow music.

      The piano concerto has five movements. The first, entitled Piña Colada (yes, inspired by that silly pop song of some years ago), is a loose-jointed Caribbean-influenced piece that reminds me a lot of Michael Torke in his slaphappy mode. The second, Nocturne, is quiet, slow, Debussyesque. The third, Your Touch, is for solo piano and sounds an awful lot like jazz pianist Denny Zeitlin's smoky classic 'Quiet Now.' This is a high recommendation; it's got a gorgeous tune and luscious harmonies. The fourth, Blues, sounds like updated jazzy Bernstein in its dislocated accents, stride bass, throwaway virtuosity. The fifth, Concert, is a hilarious knockoff of just about every classical concerto cliché and even quotes, almost note for note, a bridge passage from Beethoven's Emperor Concerto, before exploding into one of those hilarious never-ending classical-era tonic-dominant endings. I found myself laughing out loud.

      Deux séjours (Two journeys) are evocations of two small towns - one in France, one in Italy - and are intentionally modeled on the orchestrations by Debussy of Satie's 'Gymnopédies'. Quiet gardens, civility, serenity, lovely melodies.

      Dance Partita is an eight-movement (actually four movements and four ritornellos) orchestral suite, with piano obbligato, based on baroque models. Stravinsky in his neoclassic music - think 'Jeux de cartes' or, better, 'Pulcinella' - comes to mind. Also Bolcom's 'Orphée-Sérénade' (an under-recognized masterpiece) is evoked. Brilliantly done. One's toe taps until tripped up by the irregular time signatures. Delicious.

      Two Portraits of Barcelona. The first, 'Antoni Gaudí's Cathedral' is a six minute tone-poem that builds from a mysterious opening, evoking the religious grandeur of the Cathedral, to a wicked Rouse-ian description of Gaudí's wild architecture. The second, 'The Bullfight', starts with mock-heroic Spanish bullfight music, complete with trumpet duo flourishes, and builds to a frenetic danza, ending the CD with high spirits and this listener with a desire for more. ¡Olé!

      Lest it sound like I think Pann has no 'sound' of his own, I want to emphasize that this man has the goods and is discovering a voice that I predict will be increasingly listened to.

      5 out of 5 stars It's the Music, Stupid!.......2000-04-07

      The reactions of people who listen to Carter Pann's debut recording are likely to take the form of questions rather than comments: "Who's Carter Pann?" and "He's only twenty-eight?" and "Was that a snippet of Beethoven's Emperor Concerto I heard?" and "When is his *next* disc coming out?". Those tired of dutifully sitting through concerts that feature new music only to breathe a sigh of relief when it's time for Eine kleine Nachtmusik are in for a shock, a treat, and possibly a belly laugh or two.

      Though it's clear that Pann's music can only be the work of a very serious composer, it is also tremendously funny--and that's the "ha-ha" kind, not the strange kind. (Well, maybe a bit of the latter.) There's nothing harder to convey in music than genuine wit and humor, and it's a trait that Pann's work has in plenty. (And lest anyone dismiss the composer as merely a musical class clown, also be prepared to be moved by music of great tenderness, exquisite intimacy, and pure, elemental exuberance.) There's a real sorcery in the way the composer assembles, for example, melodramatic baroqueries, gestures straight from the classical piano concerto, almost embarrassingly straightforward (for music written on the cusp of the twenty-first century, that is) folk dances, and television-music cliches into a single work (the Dance Partita) that is so simply *right* in its pacing, balance, and the only thing that really matters, the impression it makes. If you chuckle as you listen to this disc, as I do, it will just as likely be a reaction to the music's sense of don't-look-back brashness as from its sly and ever-acute parodistic sense.

      The greatness of these pieces, especially the aforementioned Partita and the Piano Concerto, lies in the fact that given their wildly disparate elements, they should by all expectations be a chaotic, muddled mess. Instead, the confidence and mastery with which this cornucopia of contrasts and oppositions are bound together into an effective whole suggests the work of a striking and truly original compositional talent. With the world of new music flooded with works that range from mediocre to unremarkably competent, this is by no means an inconsiderable achievement.

      It's new, it's a knockout, and it's even on a budget label: Do yourself a favor and impress your friends by being able to say that you came to know Pann's music *before* he hit the big time. Move over, Elliott--new music has a new Carter.

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