Dominik Worner - Wie Der Hirsch Schreiet - Sacred Concerti of the 17th Century - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Dominik W rner - Viennese Jungendstil [COMPACT DISCS] date 04/28/2009

A lyrical guitarist and violinist who has never achieved the recognition he deserves, Art Johnson has a remarkable resume but not much fame. He arrived in Los Angeles in 1969 and was soon playing and recording with a new group called the Advancement, which included vibraphonist Lynn Blessing. Soon he was working with Willie Bobo, Judee Sill, Paul Horn, Tim Weisberg, Barbra Streisand, and John Klemmer, recording with the latter four. Excerpt from Scott Yanow.Johnson's musical experiences over many years far exceeded jazz that included quasi-country playing violin, and mandolin. As a studio musician in LA, he recorded movie soundtracks and studio work, and worked with Lena Horne.Johnson's recordings are many that includes pianist Dwayne Smith InchHeartboundInch, and pianist Joanne Grauer InchTime RememberedInch, pianist Marc Devine InchBlue SudInch and Gary Scott, InchJust FriendsInch. Solo performances as One Man and classical solo albums that include InchBarTalkInch and InchClassical ArtInch. He also has released some rock and roll projects that include, InchBlue CountryInch and InchUndiscovered ArtInch. As a bonus Art has become a published author with poetry and novels available including InchMarilyn, My MarilynInch.

Charles-Valentin Alkan is one of the most talented French romantic composers and pianists yet his music has rarely been recorded, and too little performed. Fascinated by the piano, Alkan showed great interest in the progress of instrumental manufacture and composed many works for solo piano; the programme chosen by Yury Favorin includes two of his major compositions. First, the Symphony for Solo Piano. With it's intense, deep, dense style, exploring and shaping the colorful timbres, it is indeed a symphony that Alkan has written for the piano and not a transcription for piano of an orchestral work. The Grand Sonata 'The Four Ages' is worthy of Beethoven's sonatas; this is a masterly work, one of the most accomplished sonatas of the romantic piano and herald of the Liszt Sonata In it's four movements Alkan describes four ages in a man's life 20 years old, 30, 40, and 50, explaining that these Inchcorrespond to a given moment of existence, to a particular disposition of thought, of the imagination.Inch