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BOLCOM, W.: Piano Solo Music (Oppens, Taylor, Finehouse, Olevsky)
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William Bolcom was awarded the 1988 Pulitzer Prize in Music for his 12 New Etudes for piano, and his music has always revolved around works for the instrument on which he still performs as a soloist and accompanist. This collection of mostly première recordings reveals student pieces that negotiate 20th-century musical battles between the avant-garde influences of Boulez and Messiaen and Bolcom’s love of Schumann, as well as later work that embraces the 1960s ragtime revival and draws inspiration from friends and colleagues in every phase of his distinguished six-decade career. Elegantly performed by friends of the composer, this wide-ranging program is summed up by Bolcom as ‘cleaning house’ in the Charles Ives tradition.
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Disc
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Bolcom, William
New York Lights, Concert Paraphrase
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New York Lights, Concert Paraphrase
00:03:32
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Fantasy-Sonata
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I. Maestoso, ma non largo
00:08:10
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II. Burlesque: Allegro, very rhythmic
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III. Andante, cantando ed un poco misterioso - Variations - Andante
00:08:51
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IV. Finale: Burlesqued Variations and coda
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3 Dance Portraits
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No. 1. The Dead Moth Tango
00:04:56
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No. 2. Knock - Stück
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No. 3. Abbacadabra
00:04:21
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Spring Dances
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No. 1. Lively
00:01:56
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No. 2. Slow and contemplative
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No. 3. Clowns: Fast and with humor
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12.
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No. 4. Cantabile
00:02:09
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Disc
2
Bolcom, William
12 Piano Etudes (revised 1966 version)
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Book 1: No. 1. Slowly, mysteriously
00:02:13
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Book 1: No. 2. Flowing, underground
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Book 1: No. 3. Sonorously, moderato
00:01:26
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Book 1: No. 4. With constrained expression
00:02:40
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Book 2: No. 5. Tranquil, mystic
00:03:05
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Book 2: No. 6. Scherzino - Variations
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Book 2: No. 7. Fast and declamatory; Ferociously; Scherzando
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Book 2: No. 8. Softly, very slowly
00:03:37
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Book 3: No. 9. Tremolando
00:01:59
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Book 3: No. 10. Gestures
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Book 3: No. 11. Very rhythmic, light
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Book 3: No. 12. Apotheosis: Slowly, with majesty
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Night Pieces
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No. 1. Andante
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14.
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No. 2. quarter note = 86
00:00:32
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No. 3. Sostenuto
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No. 4. quarter note = 92
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No. 5. Largo
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Conversations with Andre
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No. 1. Molto allegro
00:00:47
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No. 2. Moderato, comodo
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No. 3. Presto
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No. 4. Andantino. Più lento
00:00:49
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No. 5. Allegro risoluto
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No. 6. Andante maestoso
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Estela: Rag Latino
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Estela: Rag Latino
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Night Meditations
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No. 1. Moderato
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No. 2. Cantabile
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No. 3. Lively - Misterioso
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No. 4. Calmo, moderato
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Disc
3
Bolcom, William
Romantic Pieces
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No. 1. Andantino
00:01:25
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No. 2. Allegro grazioso
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No. 3. Lento sostenuto
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No. 4. Presto ma non troppo
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No. 5. Andante grazioso e piacevole
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No. 6. Chorale
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No. 7. Allegretto
00:06:09
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The Brooklyn Dodge
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The Brooklyn Dodge
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Variations on a Theme by George Rochberg
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Variations on a Theme by George Rochberg
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Dream Music No. 1
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Dream Music No. 1
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Ballade
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Total Playing Time:
02:53:16
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