Artist:
Lara Downes
Genre:
Classical
Total Time:
54:12
Record Label:
Rising Sun Music
Purchasing Links:
CD, Apple Music
Release Date
February 4, 2022
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Lara Downes
Genre:
Classical
Total Time:
54:12
Record Label:
Rising Sun Music
Purchasing Links:
CD, Apple Music
Release Date
February 4, 2022
"The Entertainment Factor is supported by its audience. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission."
Find out more about this album release after the jump.
Product Description: Chart-topping American pianist Lara Downes reflects on the music of Scott Joplin through a 21st-century lens, revealing it's many layers of genre-blurring subtlety and nuance. Joplin is revered as The "King of Ragtime". He's acknowledged as a classically-trained composer of concert music whose ambitions were denied in his own time. He was both of those things, and more - an innovator who merged traditions and histories to make music at the crossroads of the American future. His story is ready to be retold. The fullness of Joplin's artistry shines through in Downes' open-hearted interpretations, heard in arrangements that transcend historical boundaries. The album is book-ended with music from Joplin's opera Treemonisha, and features a fluid suite of rags and drags that include collaborations with mandolinist Joe Brent, the Brooklyn Youth Chorus, and baritone Will Liverman in the world premiere recording of the heart-wrenching ballad A Picture Of Her Face. In Lara's words: "There's a multi-faceted, timeless beauty to this music - a world of emotion and expression waiting to be experienced and embraced. I'm profoundly moved by Joplin's innovative creative vision, the depth of his blended musical roots, and the breadth of what grew from them."
TRACK LIST:
1 .
Prelude
Scott Joplin
Lara Downes (2:02)
2 . Weeping Willow Scott Joplin Lara Downes (2:42)
3 . Peacherine Rag Scott Joplin Lara Downes (1:49)
4 . Maple Leaf Rag Scott Joplin Lara Downes (2:55)
5 . The Chrysanthemum Scott Joplin Lara Downes (3:29)
6 . Bethena Scott Joplin Lara Downes (4:16)
7 . The Entertainer Scott Joplin Lara Downes (3:15)
8 . Reflection Rag Scott Joplin Lara Downes (3:38)
9 . Magnetic Rag Scott Joplin Lara Downes (3:36)
10 . A Picture Of Her Face Scott Joplin Lara Downes (4:03)
11 . Euphonic Sounds Scott Joplin Lara Downes (2:16)
12 . Solace Scott Joplin Lara Downes (5:17)
13 . Heliotrope Bouquet Louis Chauvin / Scott Joplin Lara Downes (2:20)
14 . Eugenia Scott Joplin Lara Downes (3:25)
15 . Elite Syncopations Scott Joplin Lara Downes (2:24)
16 . Swipesy Scott Joplin / Arthur Marshall Lara Downes (2:52)
17 . A Real Slow Drag Scott Joplin Lara Downes (3:53)
2 . Weeping Willow Scott Joplin Lara Downes (2:42)
3 . Peacherine Rag Scott Joplin Lara Downes (1:49)
4 . Maple Leaf Rag Scott Joplin Lara Downes (2:55)
5 . The Chrysanthemum Scott Joplin Lara Downes (3:29)
6 . Bethena Scott Joplin Lara Downes (4:16)
7 . The Entertainer Scott Joplin Lara Downes (3:15)
8 . Reflection Rag Scott Joplin Lara Downes (3:38)
9 . Magnetic Rag Scott Joplin Lara Downes (3:36)
10 . A Picture Of Her Face Scott Joplin Lara Downes (4:03)
11 . Euphonic Sounds Scott Joplin Lara Downes (2:16)
12 . Solace Scott Joplin Lara Downes (5:17)
13 . Heliotrope Bouquet Louis Chauvin / Scott Joplin Lara Downes (2:20)
14 . Eugenia Scott Joplin Lara Downes (3:25)
15 . Elite Syncopations Scott Joplin Lara Downes (2:24)
16 . Swipesy Scott Joplin / Arthur Marshall Lara Downes (2:52)
17 . A Real Slow Drag Scott Joplin Lara Downes (3:53)
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