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BAND/ARTIST: Katie Mahan
- Title: Classical Gershwin
- Year Of Release: 2019
- Label: Steinway and Sons
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless / flac 24bits - 192.0kHz
- Total Time: 00:56:11
- Total Size: 232 / 2123 mb
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Tracklist
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01. Rhapsody in Blue (Arr. K. Mahan for Solo Piano)
02. Embraceable You (From "Girl Crazy") [Arr. E. Wild for Solo Piano]
03. Our Love Is Here to Stay (From "The Goldwyn Follies") [Arr. K. Mahan for Solo Piano]
04. I Got Rhythm (From "Girl Crazy") [Arr. K. Mahan for Solo Piano]
05. They Can’t Take That Away from Me (From "Shall We Dance") [Arr. K. Mahan for Piano Solo]
06. Walking the Dog (From "Shall We Dance") [Arr. K. Mahan for Solo Piano]
07. Fascinating Rhythm (From "Lady Be Good") [Arr. E. Wild for Solo Piano]
08. S'Wonderful / Funny Face (From "Funny Face") [Arr. K. Mahan for Solo Piano]
09. Second Rhapsody (Arr. K. Mahan for Solo Piano)
Steinway & Sons releases Classical Gershwin (STNS 30132) from pianist Katie Mahan. This album highlights the work of iconic American composer, George Gershwin through a set of classically conceived arrangements of his most beloved songs. These arrangements by pianists Katie Mahan and Earl Wild favor the classical style rather than the improvisatory style we so often hear.
The program selections are bookmarked by Gershwin’s two rhapsodies – Rhapsody in Blue and the Second Rhapsody, showcasing the evolution of Gershwin’s personality and character thorough the eight years of compositional development that separate them. Interspersed are some of the composers most well-loved songs, which highlight Gershwin’s signature lighter side. Although these pieces were primarily composed as popular songs for musicals, they nevertheless contain a wealth of compositional qualities that are enhanced and explored in the two rhapsodies on the album.
Also included in the release is bonus DVD of Rhapsody in Blue, brought to life as a musical journey through Gershwin’s beloved New York City. Filmed in the Big Apple, this video tells the interesting story behind the great work, which was composed in a matter of hours on a train ride from New York to Boston.
Praised as „one of the most outstanding talents coming up today,“ American pianist Katie Mahan is capturing the attention of audiences throughout the world for her innovative musical personality, poetic interpretations, and graceful, charming stage presence. She possesses an unquestioned technical mastery combined with a kaleidoscopic palate of tone colors, and has been recognized as “a daring and innovative performer.“ A multi-faceted artist for whom music is an endless passion, Katie is at home in a broad repertoire ranging from Bach to Poulenc, and is particularly distinguished as an interpreter of the music of George Gershwin – performing her own daring, exciting solo piano arrangements to standing ovations across the globe – and Claude Debussy.
Katie’s life has always been filled with music, and at the age of four, inspired by attending a performance of Gershwin’s An American in Paris given by the famous French piano duo, Katia & Marielle Labèque, she decided that she wanted to be a concert pianist. She subsequently began piano studies with her mother, Bobette Mahan, giving her first solo recital two years later at the age of six. An American in Paris opened the door to the vast world of classical music for Katie, and her love of Gershwin quickly led her to discover the music of Debussy and Ravel, the French composers that Gershwin idolized. Although Katie’s music now takes her all over the world, she never forgets her American heritage, and the great American composer who inspired her to become a pianist. Her programs often feature her own classical arrangements of her beloved countryman’s music, alongside works of Debussy and the Viennese classical repertoire.
Katie’s greatest pianistic influence came from her studies with the celebrated French pianist Pascal Rogé, with whom she studied the music of the French Impressionists. Rogé – who traces his musical heritage directly back to the great French tradition of Debussy and Ravel – was not only an important pianistic influence on Katie, but also inspired her to devote years of study to the search for understanding of French music, art and stylistic tradition. Today, Katie’s playing epitomizes the French style of elegance, beauty and poetry. Thomas Veszelits of the Münchner Abendzeitung described Katie’s Debussy thus: „Seasoned concertgoers who had already heard Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, long acclaimed as the best interpreter of Debussy and Ravel, were impressed by Katie Mahan. With such richness of color, perfection of tone, and structural clarity, she takes her world class place alongside the Maestro.“
Since making her orchestral debut in 1999 performing Gershwin’s Concerto in F with the Breckenridge Symphony, Katie has appeared in concert throughout the USA, Europe, Canada, the Middle East, Russia and Japan. She has performed with such celebrated conductors as Jiri Belohlavek, Marin Alsop – who described her as a pianist „in the style of Clara Schumann„, Grant Cooper, and Lawrence Leighton-Smith, among others, and in such famous halls as the Konzerthaus in Berlin, the Prinzregenten Theatre in Munich, the great hall of the Moscow Conservatory in Moscow, and the Smetana Hall in Prague. Katie has participated in master classes by such musicians as Lang Lang – who praised her as “a fabulous pianist…full of emotion and originality” – Simon Trpceski, and Michel Béroff, and has recently preformed with orchestras including the Prague Philharmonia, Colorado Symphony, West Virginia Symphony, Cheyenne Symphony, Colorado Springs Philharmonic, Boulder Philharmonic, Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra, and the Wiener Residenz Orchestra, among others.
During the 2017-18 season, the American Embassy in Moscow will present Katie on a concert tour of Russia, highlighted by her Russian orchestral debut in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory and a performance at the Platonov Festival in Voronezh. Further highlights of the season will include her Salzburg recital debut in the great hall of the Mozarteum, a recital tour of Germany, debuts with the New Mexico Philharmonic and Allentown Symphony, and recitals and concerto appearances throughout the USA, Switzerland, Austria, and the Netherlands.
Katie has recorded eight independently released CDs featuring diverse repertoire, along with an all-Gershwin LP on the Berliner Meister Schallplatten label’s Direct-to-disc format that was released in July 2017. This past November Katie was also invited to record the complete solo piano works of Leonard Bernstein for international release in May 2018 by Deutsche Grammophon. The recording is part of a set of complete works in honor of the 100th anniversary of the composer’s birth. In 2019, Katie will establish her own label, KM Classic, and the first releases will include a Debussy album and a Gershwin album, both scheduled to appear in 2019. In addition to her CD releases, Katie is committed to finding new ways to bring younger audiences to classical music through multimedia, and is in the process of producing innovative video projects on Debussy’s Clair de lune and Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue which will accompany the upcoming albums.
Katie was a protégé of Howard Waltz – himself a student of the legendary French pianist Robert Casadesus – and studied with Robert Spillman at the University of Colorado College of Music where she graduated with highest honors. In addition to performing, Katie devotes her time and talent to the support of various humanitarian, medical, and educational causes. In 2014, Katie founded the Katie Mahan Foundation “Music for a Bright Tomorrow” whose objective is to promote classical music and to inspire giving through music. Katie is a Steinway artist and was awarded the Classic Superstar 2008 award by the Berliner Salon.
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01. Rhapsody in Blue (Arr. K. Mahan for Solo Piano)
02. Embraceable You (From "Girl Crazy") [Arr. E. Wild for Solo Piano]
03. Our Love Is Here to Stay (From "The Goldwyn Follies") [Arr. K. Mahan for Solo Piano]
04. I Got Rhythm (From "Girl Crazy") [Arr. K. Mahan for Solo Piano]
05. They Can’t Take That Away from Me (From "Shall We Dance") [Arr. K. Mahan for Piano Solo]
06. Walking the Dog (From "Shall We Dance") [Arr. K. Mahan for Solo Piano]
07. Fascinating Rhythm (From "Lady Be Good") [Arr. E. Wild for Solo Piano]
08. S'Wonderful / Funny Face (From "Funny Face") [Arr. K. Mahan for Solo Piano]
09. Second Rhapsody (Arr. K. Mahan for Solo Piano)
Steinway & Sons releases Classical Gershwin (STNS 30132) from pianist Katie Mahan. This album highlights the work of iconic American composer, George Gershwin through a set of classically conceived arrangements of his most beloved songs. These arrangements by pianists Katie Mahan and Earl Wild favor the classical style rather than the improvisatory style we so often hear.
The program selections are bookmarked by Gershwin’s two rhapsodies – Rhapsody in Blue and the Second Rhapsody, showcasing the evolution of Gershwin’s personality and character thorough the eight years of compositional development that separate them. Interspersed are some of the composers most well-loved songs, which highlight Gershwin’s signature lighter side. Although these pieces were primarily composed as popular songs for musicals, they nevertheless contain a wealth of compositional qualities that are enhanced and explored in the two rhapsodies on the album.
Also included in the release is bonus DVD of Rhapsody in Blue, brought to life as a musical journey through Gershwin’s beloved New York City. Filmed in the Big Apple, this video tells the interesting story behind the great work, which was composed in a matter of hours on a train ride from New York to Boston.
Praised as „one of the most outstanding talents coming up today,“ American pianist Katie Mahan is capturing the attention of audiences throughout the world for her innovative musical personality, poetic interpretations, and graceful, charming stage presence. She possesses an unquestioned technical mastery combined with a kaleidoscopic palate of tone colors, and has been recognized as “a daring and innovative performer.“ A multi-faceted artist for whom music is an endless passion, Katie is at home in a broad repertoire ranging from Bach to Poulenc, and is particularly distinguished as an interpreter of the music of George Gershwin – performing her own daring, exciting solo piano arrangements to standing ovations across the globe – and Claude Debussy.
Katie’s life has always been filled with music, and at the age of four, inspired by attending a performance of Gershwin’s An American in Paris given by the famous French piano duo, Katia & Marielle Labèque, she decided that she wanted to be a concert pianist. She subsequently began piano studies with her mother, Bobette Mahan, giving her first solo recital two years later at the age of six. An American in Paris opened the door to the vast world of classical music for Katie, and her love of Gershwin quickly led her to discover the music of Debussy and Ravel, the French composers that Gershwin idolized. Although Katie’s music now takes her all over the world, she never forgets her American heritage, and the great American composer who inspired her to become a pianist. Her programs often feature her own classical arrangements of her beloved countryman’s music, alongside works of Debussy and the Viennese classical repertoire.
Katie’s greatest pianistic influence came from her studies with the celebrated French pianist Pascal Rogé, with whom she studied the music of the French Impressionists. Rogé – who traces his musical heritage directly back to the great French tradition of Debussy and Ravel – was not only an important pianistic influence on Katie, but also inspired her to devote years of study to the search for understanding of French music, art and stylistic tradition. Today, Katie’s playing epitomizes the French style of elegance, beauty and poetry. Thomas Veszelits of the Münchner Abendzeitung described Katie’s Debussy thus: „Seasoned concertgoers who had already heard Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, long acclaimed as the best interpreter of Debussy and Ravel, were impressed by Katie Mahan. With such richness of color, perfection of tone, and structural clarity, she takes her world class place alongside the Maestro.“
Since making her orchestral debut in 1999 performing Gershwin’s Concerto in F with the Breckenridge Symphony, Katie has appeared in concert throughout the USA, Europe, Canada, the Middle East, Russia and Japan. She has performed with such celebrated conductors as Jiri Belohlavek, Marin Alsop – who described her as a pianist „in the style of Clara Schumann„, Grant Cooper, and Lawrence Leighton-Smith, among others, and in such famous halls as the Konzerthaus in Berlin, the Prinzregenten Theatre in Munich, the great hall of the Moscow Conservatory in Moscow, and the Smetana Hall in Prague. Katie has participated in master classes by such musicians as Lang Lang – who praised her as “a fabulous pianist…full of emotion and originality” – Simon Trpceski, and Michel Béroff, and has recently preformed with orchestras including the Prague Philharmonia, Colorado Symphony, West Virginia Symphony, Cheyenne Symphony, Colorado Springs Philharmonic, Boulder Philharmonic, Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra, and the Wiener Residenz Orchestra, among others.
During the 2017-18 season, the American Embassy in Moscow will present Katie on a concert tour of Russia, highlighted by her Russian orchestral debut in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory and a performance at the Platonov Festival in Voronezh. Further highlights of the season will include her Salzburg recital debut in the great hall of the Mozarteum, a recital tour of Germany, debuts with the New Mexico Philharmonic and Allentown Symphony, and recitals and concerto appearances throughout the USA, Switzerland, Austria, and the Netherlands.
Katie has recorded eight independently released CDs featuring diverse repertoire, along with an all-Gershwin LP on the Berliner Meister Schallplatten label’s Direct-to-disc format that was released in July 2017. This past November Katie was also invited to record the complete solo piano works of Leonard Bernstein for international release in May 2018 by Deutsche Grammophon. The recording is part of a set of complete works in honor of the 100th anniversary of the composer’s birth. In 2019, Katie will establish her own label, KM Classic, and the first releases will include a Debussy album and a Gershwin album, both scheduled to appear in 2019. In addition to her CD releases, Katie is committed to finding new ways to bring younger audiences to classical music through multimedia, and is in the process of producing innovative video projects on Debussy’s Clair de lune and Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue which will accompany the upcoming albums.
Katie was a protégé of Howard Waltz – himself a student of the legendary French pianist Robert Casadesus – and studied with Robert Spillman at the University of Colorado College of Music where she graduated with highest honors. In addition to performing, Katie devotes her time and talent to the support of various humanitarian, medical, and educational causes. In 2014, Katie founded the Katie Mahan Foundation “Music for a Bright Tomorrow” whose objective is to promote classical music and to inspire giving through music. Katie is a Steinway artist and was awarded the Classic Superstar 2008 award by the Berliner Salon.
Year 2019 | Classical | FLAC / APE | HD & Vinyl
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