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For his recital performance, 1996 Honens competition laureate Eugene Watanabe has programmed a set of works representative of the breadth and variety of the country from which they were composed. Rediscovering America presents works both well-known and unknown - including a reconstruction of the solo piano score of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue by Gershwin scholar Alice Zizzo. '4 1/2 stars out of five' - Edmonton Journal 'Watanabe's Rhapsody is lush and thoughtful. He gets the fitfulness of the piece right without relying on excesses to create the music's nervous energy.' - Edmonton Journal
For his recital performance, 1996 Honens competition laureate Eugene Watanabe has programmed a set of works representative of the breadth and variety of the country from which they were composed. Rediscovering America presents works both well-known and unknown - including a reconstruction of the solo piano score of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue by Gershwin scholar Alice Zizzo. '4 1/2 stars out of five' - Edmonton Journal 'Watanabe's Rhapsody is lush and thoughtful. He gets the fitfulness of the piece right without relying on excesses to create the music's nervous energy.' - Edmonton Journal Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Excursions (4) for Piano, Op. 20 by Samuel Barber
Performer:
Eugene Watanabe (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1942-1944; USA
2.
Preludes (3) for Piano by George Gershwin
Performer:
Eugene Watanabe (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1926; USA
3.
El salón México by Aaron Copland
Performer:
Eugene Watanabe (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1932-1936; USA
Notes: Arranger: Bernstein.
4.
Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin
Performer:
Eugene Watanabe (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1924; USA
Notes: Arranger: Zizzo.
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