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William Bolcom

Album Review: William Bolcom’s Complete Rags — Fantastically Inventive and Rigorous

This is the definitive recording of William Bolcom’s rags, complete or excerpted: a triumph for the pianist and the composer – as well as a grandly spirited, accessible, inventive journey for any who care to join them on it.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: Hyperion, Jonathan Blumhofer, Marc-Andre Hamelin, William Bolcom, William Bolcom’s Complete Rags

Jazz Commentary Series: Jazz and the Piano Concerto — Mavericks, 1938-1983

More composers who followed their own distinctive paths when they incorporated jazz into their piano concertos.

By: Steve Elman Filed Under: Classical Music, Commentary, Featured, Jazz, Music Tagged: Benjamin Britten, Jazz, jazz-influenced piano concerto, JIPC, Piano Concerto, Tobias Picker, William Bolcom, William Schuman

Classical Music Review: Ursula Oppens

Reviewed By Caldwell Titcomb The noted pianist Ursula Oppens is no stranger to the standard repertory, but she has for decades been an ardent champion of new music for her instrument. Indeed, she has commissioned and premiered works by 15 or 20 composers. In Harvard’s Blodgett Distinguished Artists Series, she gave an April 1 recital […]

By: Caldwell Titcomb Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured Tagged: Amy Williams, Blodgett Distinguished Artists Series, Caldwell-Titcomb, Charles Wuorinen, Elliott Carter, harvard-university, John Corigliano, piano, Tobias Picker, Ursula Oppens, William Bolcom

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