AMERICAN PIANO MUSIC
Christopher Harding, Piano
Pianist Christopher Harding maintains a flourishing international performance career, generating acclaim and impressing audiences and critics alike with his substantive interpretations and pianistic mastery. He has given frequent solo, concerto, and chamber music performances in venues as far flung as the Kennedy Center and Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., Suntory Hall in Tokyo and the National Theater Concert Hall in Taipei, the Jack Singer Concert Hall in Calgary, and halls and festival appearances in Newfoundland, Israel, Romania, and China. His concerto performances have included concerts with the National Symphony and the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestras, the San Angelo and Santa Barbara Symphonies, and the Tokyo City Philharmonic.
| TRACKS | ||
| 1. | Aaron Copland (1900-1990): El Salon Méxicó |
9:16 |
| 2-5 Samuel Barber [1910-1981] Excursions, Op. 20 |
12:29 | |
| 2. | I. Un poco allegro | 3:04 |
| 3. | II. In slow blues tempo | 4:01 |
| 4. | III. Allegretto | 3:05 |
| 5. | IV. Allegro molto | 2:19 |
| 6-8 George Gershwin [1898-1937] Preludes for Piano |
6:18 | |
| 6. | I. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso | 1:26 |
| 7. | II. Andante con moto e poco rubato | 3:42 |
| 8. | III. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso | 1:10 |
| 9-12 Samuel Barber [1910-1981] Sonata for Piano in E-flat Minor, Op. 26 |
20:02 | |
| 9. | I. Allegro energico | 7:31 |
| 10. | II. Allegro vivace e leggero | 2:07 |
| 11. | III. Adagio mesto | 5:27 |
| 12. | IV. Allegro con spirito | 4:57 |
| 13-14 William Bolcom [born 1938] from Twelve New Etudes for Piano |
8:36 | |
| 13. | Hi-jinks | 1:51 |
| 14. | Hymne à l'amour | 6:45 |
| Total Playing Time | 56:41 | |
