The Piano Classics Explorer series offers valuable and attractively themed collections from its catalogue. Piano Classics was the first label to exclusively devote itself to piano music. Since its founding in 2010 it has released countless extraordinary recordings, presenting many repertoire rarities and amazing young pianists. The press has always been enthusiastic about the label’s releases and has showered many 5-star and Editor’s Choices on them.
After a Slavic and a French Edition this new set explores the pianistic heritage of North-America: included are works by Beach, Griffes, MacDowell, Knowles Paine, Foote, Barber, Gershwin, Bernstein, Ives, Adams, Glass.
A rich perspective of romantic, jazzy, experimental and minimal music, as eclectic as the country itself!
Works:
•Adams, J: American Berserk (2001)
•Adams, J: China Gates
•Adams, J: Hallelujah Junction
•Adams, J: Phrygian Gates for solo piano
•Barber: Souvenirs, Op. 28
•Beach, A: 3 Movements
•Beach, A: A Hermit Thrush at Eve, Op. 92 No. 1
•Beach, A: Canoeing, Op. 119 No. 3
•Beach, A: From Grandmother’s Garden op. 97, No. 5: Honeysuckle
•Beach, A: Nocturne op.107
•Beach, A: Out of the Depths, Op. 130
•Beach, A: Piano Pieces (3), Op. 128
•Beach, A: Prelude & Fugue Op. 81
•Beach, A: Serenade “Ständchen” after Richard Strauss
•Beach, A: Sketches (4) Op. 15 No. 3: Dreaming
•Beach, A: Summer Dreams, Op. 47
•Beach, A: Variations on Balkan Themes, Op. 60
•Bernstein: Anniversaries (13)
•Bernstein: Anniversaries (4) for piano (1948)
•Bernstein: Anniversaries (5) for piano (1949-51)
•Bernstein: Anniversaries (7)
•Bernstein: Four Sabras
•Bernstein: Music for the Dance No. 2
•Bernstein: Non troppo presto
•Bernstein: Piano Sonata
•Bernstein: Touches - Chorale, Eight Variations and Coda
•Chadwick: 5 Pieces, F. 43: II. Dans le canot (Barcarolle)
•Chadwick: 5 Pieces, F. 43: V. Les grenouilles (Humoresque)
•Foote: Suite No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
•Gershwin: 's Wonderful
•Gershwin: Clap Yo' Hands
•Gershwin: Do It Again
•Gershwin: Do, Do, Do
•Gershwin: Fascinatin' Rhythm
•Gershwin: I Got Rhythm
•Gershwin: I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise
•Gershwin: Liza
•Gershwin: My One and Only
•Gershwin: Nobody But You
•Gershwin: Oh, Lady Be Good!
•Gershwin: Somebody Loves Me
•Gershwin: Strike Up the Band
•Gershwin: Swanee
•Gershwin: Sweet and Low-Down
•Gershwin: That Certain Feeling
•Gershwin: The Man I Love
•Gershwin: Who Cares?
•Glass, P: Etudes for Piano Book I
•Griffes: De Profundis
•Griffes: Fantasy Pieces, Op. 6
•Griffes: Piano Sonata, A. 85
•Griffes: Rhapsody in B minor
•Griffes: Roman Sketches, Op. 7
•Griffes: Tone-Pictures (3), Op. 5
•Griffes: Winter Landscape
•Ives, C: Piano Sonata No. 1
•Ives, C: Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 19 'Concord, Mass., 1840-1860'
•Lang, M R: Rhapsody in E Minor, Op. 21
•MacDowell: Hamlet & Ophelia Op. 22
•MacDowell: Moon Pictures, Op. 21
•MacDowell: Piano Sonata No. 1 in G minor, Op. 45 'Tragica'
•MacDowell: Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 50 'Eroica'
•MacDowell: Three Poems, Op. 20
•MacDowell: Woodland Sketches, Op. 51
•Nevin, E W: Water Scenes, Op. 13
•Paine: In the Country, Op. 26
•Whiting,A: Bagatelles for the Piano