Bach, Chopin, Beethoven Rachmaninov & Puccini: Piano Works James Rhodes

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869:
• 1 Prelude No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846 01:52
• Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849):
• 2 Fantasy in F Minor, Op. 49 12:38
• Polonaise-fantaisie in A-Flat Major, Op. 61 (Live):
• 3 Polonaise No. 7 in A-Flat Major, Op. 61, "Polonaise-fantaisie" 12:33
• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110:
• 4 I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo 06:49
• 5 II. Allegro molto 01:51
• 6 III. Adagio ma non troppo - 11:18
• Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849):
• 7 Nocturne No. 17 in B Major, Op. 62, No. 1 08:21
• Nocturne in C Minor, Op. 48 No. 1:
• 8 Nocturne No. 13 in C Minor, Op. 48, No. 1 06:29
• Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943): Études-tableaux, Op. 39:
• 9 No. 5 in E-Flat Minor: Appassionato 04:54
• 13 Preludes, Op. 32: 13 Preludes, Op. 32:
• 10 No. 13 in D-Flat Major: Grave - Allegro 05:23
• Yvar Mikhashoff (1941 - 1993), Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924): Gianni Schicchi (arr. Y.E. Mikhashoff for piano):
• 11 O mio babbino caro (arr. Y.E. Mikhashoff for piano) 02:50
• Total Runtime 01:14:58

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Released in conjunction with the his new book of the same name (published by Quercus), Fire On All Sides is the soundtrack to James Rhodes’ intimate exploration of what it’s like to be a celebrated pianist embarking on a world tour, when you have multiple voices jostling in your head, sabotaging your happiness and sapping your confidence.

James Rhodes writes: “So in 2016 I did an extensive tour of around twenty cities in a few short weeks. I wrote a book about it called Fire On All Sides and this recording is the soundtrack to that book. Like every other area of my life, it’s heavily based on fantasy. A huge thank you both to those who came to the gigs and also to these immense composers for supplying the tools required to help put out the flames.”

„There is real pain in the pivotal chords that shift the mood in the last movement of Beethoven’s piano sonata No 31 in A flat major; aching tenderness and stately grandeur in two Chopin nocturnes (B major, Op 62 No 1 and C minor, Op 48 No 1) and glorious triumph against the odds in Rachmaninov’s prelude in D flat minor, Op 32 No 13.“ (The Observer)

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