Saturday, January 25, 2014

'Seven Traceries Suite' of William Grant Still on 'Rarely Performed Piano Works, Vol. 2' by Pianist Seta Karakashian on Romeo Records

[William Grant Still (1895-1978) is profiled at AfriClassical.com, which features a comprehensive Works List by Prof. Dominique-René de Lerma, http://www.CasaMusicaledeLerma.com. Recordings, sheet music and books of William Grant Still are available at www.WilliamGrantStill.com, which is operated by the composer's daughter Judith Anne Still]

Rarely Performed Piano Works, Vol. 2; William Grant Still: Seven Traceries Suite; Seta Karakashian, Piano; Romeo Records RR 7298 (2013)

Rarely Performed Piano Works, Vol. 1; William Grant Still: Kaintuck, Poem for Two Pianos; Seta Karakashian, Piano; Romeo Records RR 7227 (2004)

Rarely Performed Piano Works, Vol. 1 quickly became a regular part of our music player's classical music rotation.  We look forward to hearing the second disc in the series.

RomeoRecords.com
This release is Seta Karakashan's second CD for Romeo Records. (7227) The first volume contained works by Grieg, Bartok, Liszt, Babadjanian and [William] Grant Still.

Ms. Karakashian follows with additional works by William Grant Still, as well as a splendid traversal of Richard Strauss' Piano Sonata, Op. 5 and scintillating performances of pieces by Georges Bizet and Spendiarian. 

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