AMERICAN HIGHWAYS #98 WILLIAM BOLCOM:
I’ve admired Bill Bolcom for years, both for his amazing versatility (racconteur, improvisor, pianist) and his brilliant compositions.
He’s well-known for his cabaret songs, his ragtime works, and many other humorous and entertaining pieces. But today I’d like to consider some of his more weighty works: the Piano Concerto, the first Violin Sonata, and ‘Décalage’ for cello.
Theme Music:
Jan Jeroen (J.J.) Spijkervet & Immersive Sound
“American Highways” Jingle
Sounds About Right
composed for Concertzender
William Bolcom
Piano Concerto
1. Andante Spianato, Allegro
2. Regrets
3. Finale
Marc-André Hamelin; Dmitry Sitkovetsky: Ulster Orchestra
Hyperion – CDA67170
William Bolcom
Violin Sonata No. 1
I. Legend
II. Nocturne
III. Quasi-Variations: Scenes From a Young Life
Solomia Soroka
NAXOS – 8.559150
William Bolcom
Decalage
Norman Fischer cello; Jeanne Kierman, piano
NAXOS – 8.559348
Closing Music:
William Bolcom
Graceful Ghost Rag
Ying Quartet
Quartz CD
