Posts Tagged “John Salmon”

Jul 14 2008

Review: KAPUSTIN – Piano Sonata No. 15

Posted by Vinko in Chatter About Naxos, Reviews

A review from Audiophile Audition by Gary Lemco of KAPUSTIN: Piano Sonata No. 15 (Naxos 8.570532)

Texas pianist John Salmon (b. 1954) may have accomplished for Ukrainian composer Nikolai Kapustin (b. 1937) what Leonard Pennario did for Louis Moreau Gottschalk a generation ago…

… The curious combination of classical procedures and jazzy, hip sounds takes us to The Half Note in New York City, a real “club” sonority that Salmon’s right hand whips out in runs while the left has the bumping ostinati…

… Salmon ends with a blistering Scherzo–a toccata really–from the Sonata No. 2, wherein any number of pounding of the D in 12/8 time gets our blood pumping…

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Tags: 8.570532, blog.naxos.com, George Gershwin, John Salmon, Nicolai Kapustin, Organ Hall, School of Music, The University of North Carolina

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