Piano News / Various - Pno News (2003-2004)-Selections from Pno Recording - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

This album includes the complete piano works of Anton von Webern, as well as a series of contemporary works for piano that are inspired by Webern's piano works. Anis Mercer is an American composer/pianist living in San Francisco. Her musical activities as composer, and pianist are closely interwoven. As a solo pianist and accompanist, Ms. Mercer has a keen interest in the music of the Second Viennese School but also performs music by living composers and commissions solo and chamber works. She has performed music by such diverse composers as Anthony Braxton, Anton Webern, Bela Bartók, Leos Janacek, Brian Belét, Pablo Furman, Paul Rudy and Sever Tipei, and has commissioned works from Zack Browning, Erik Lund, and Donivan Johnson, among others.

Album Tracks 1. Piano Concerto No. 1 in B Flat minor, Op. 23 Allegro Con Fuoco 2. I. Allegro Maestoso 3. II. Andante 4. Papillons, Op. 2 5. Variations Brillantes, Op. 12 6. Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 Adagio Cantabile 7. Jesus Bleibet Meine Freude, BWV 147 (Arr. M. Hess) 8. I. Allegro 9. II. Andante 10. III. Presto 11. V. Passepied I 12. VIII. Bourree I

In their fourth with the African American Composer Initiative (AACI), Cambria is excited to announce a new recording featuring amazing works from a variety of inspiring African American musicians and composers. The AACI is dedicated to sharing the art of living and historical African American composers to the ever-expanding musical world. The spirituals and art songs in this presentation remind us of the importance of the African American contribution to the tapestry of artistic expression that exists in the United States. With an indelible connection to and inspiration from the continent of Africa, spirituals like the ones represented here are just as relevant today as they were when they were created long ago. All the art songs in this album show the beauty and sensitivity that American composers of African descent can access, interpret, and share with the world. Album Tracks 1. Ain't a Dat Good News 2. Poor Wayfarin' Stranger 3. Hush - Somebody's Callin' My Name 4. O Freedom 5. Balm in Gilead 6. Follow the Drinkin' Gourd 7. Sinner Man So Hard, Believe 8. I Gotta Move When the Spirit Say Move 9. You Mus' Come in By and Thro' the Lamb 10. Li'l Boy 11. Leanin' on Dat Lamb 12. Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel? 13. Legends 14. Farmchild's Lullaby 15. We Wear the Mask 16. Keep Your Eyes on the Prize - Hold on 17. Give Birth to the Dream 18. Gift of Song