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Lara Downes:
American Ballads

Lara Downes: American Ballads

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Lara Downes
solo piano

TRACKS:

Excursions, Opus 20 Samuel Barber, 1944
1. I Un poco Allegro
2. II In slow blues tempo
3. III Allegretto
4. IV Allegro molto

Four Piano Blues Aaron Copland, 1949
5. I Freely Poetic
6. II Soft and Languid
7. III Muted and Sensuous
8. IV With Bounce

9. On Gossamer Wings Benny Golson, 2000
(World Premiere)

American Ballads Roy Harris, 1947
10. I Streets of Laredo
11. II Wayfaring Stranger
12. III The Bird
13. IV Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair
14. V Cod Liver Ile

North American Ballads Frederic Rzewski, 1979
15. III Down by the Riverside

2nd Piano Sonata: "Concord, Mass. 1840-1860"
Charles Ives, 1909-1915
16. III The Alcotts

Suite from The Plow That Broke the Plains
Virgil Thompson, 1942
17. I Prelude
18. II Cowboy Songs
19. III Blues
20. IV Finale

21. American Nocturne Dana Suesse, 1942

Total Time: Approx. 64 min

Pianist Lara Downes takes us on a journey through the heart and soul of the USA with American Ballads, as she interprets 20th century works by Barber, Copland, Ives, Thompson and features the world premiere recording of jazz composer/saxophonist Benny Golson's On Gossamer Wings.This collection of solo pieces reflects the influence of popular music on our master composers and captures the essence of the American spirit, brilliantly performed by one of today's remarkable talents.

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