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America Again / Lara Downes
Sono Luminus

America Again / Lara Downes

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Details

Composer
BEACH BERNSTEIN COPLAND
Artist
Lara Downes
Format
CD
Label
Sono Luminus
Released
Oct 28, 2016
Catalog #
DSL-92207
UPC
053479220721

About

Langston Hughes wrote his poem “Let America Be America Again” in 1938. The country was crushed by the decade of depression that had squashed so many American dreams, and was threatened by the gathering clouds of the impending war in Europe. Birth right and skin color posed restrictions to the justice and liberty which rest at the heart of American promise, and America was a country divided. Today, we still live in troubled times, where circumstances and skin color still keep the American promise out of reach for so many. The music featured on this release is a tribute to the generations of American men and women, both black and white, both immigrants and pioneers, who dreamed and accomplished the impossible. American music is made of everything that we are, coming from so many different people and places and expressing so many dreams. Lara Downes is a best-selling pianist, who with this release makes her Sono Luminus debut. She performs constantly across the United States, and has also been featured on European stages. This important collection of American repertoire includes three world premieres, and is a unique program which will resound with listeners in today’s world.

Tracklist 21 tracks

  1. 1 American Caprice 05:03
    Track
    1
    Title
    American Caprice
    Duration
    05:03
    Composer
    Morton Gould
    Performer
    Lara Downes
  2. 2 I. Waltz in C 00:46
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. Waltz in C
    Duration
    00:46
    Composer
    Lou Harrison
    Performer
    Lara Downes
  3. 3 II. Hesitation Waltz 01:08
    Track
    3
    Title
    II. Hesitation Waltz
    Duration
    01:08
    Composer
    Lou Harrison
    Performer
    Lara Downes
  4. 4 III. Waltz in A 01:19
    Track
    4
    Title
    III. Waltz in A
    Duration
    01:19
    Composer
    Lou Harrison
    Performer
    Lara Downes
  5. 5 Shenandoah (arr. for piano) 03:57
    Track
    5
    Title
    Shenandoah (arr. for piano)
    Duration
    03:57
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Lara Downes
  6. 6 From Blackbird Hills, Op. 83 03:50
    Track
    6
    Title
    From Blackbird Hills, Op. 83
    Duration
    03:50
    Composer
    Amy Beach
    Performer
    Lara Downes
  7. 7 24 Negro Melodies, Op. 59, No. 1: No. 10. Deep River 05:16
    Track
    7
    Title
    24 Negro Melodies, Op. 59, No. 1: No. 10. Deep River
    Duration
    05:16
    Composer
    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
    Performer
    Lara Downes
  8. 8 Lonesome Roads: Nocturne 01:51
    Track
    8
    Title
    Lonesome Roads: Nocturne
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    Dan Visconti
    Performer
    Lara Downes
  9. 9 Poems of the Sea: III. At Sea: Allegro vivo (version for piano) 04:19
    Track
    9
    Title
    Poems of the Sea: III. At Sea: Allegro vivo (version for piano)
    Duration
    04:19
    Composer
    Ernest Bloch
    Performer
    Lara Downes
  10. 10 Porgy and Bess, Act II: I Loves You, Porgy (arr. N. Simone for piano) 04:19
    Track
    10
    Title
    Porgy and Bess, Act II: I Loves You, Porgy (arr. N. Simone for piano)
    Duration
    04:19
    Composer
    George Gershwin
    Performer
    Lara Downes
  11. 11 Sueno Recurrente 02:46
    Track
    11
    Title
    Sueno Recurrente
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Angélica Negrón
    Performer
    Lara Downes
  12. 12 13 Anniversaries: No. 3. For Stephen Sondheim 01:22
    Track
    12
    Title
    13 Anniversaries: No. 3. For Stephen Sondheim
    Duration
    01:22
    Composer
    Leonard Bernstein
    Performer
    Lara Downes
  13. 13 Promise 02:40
    Track
    13
    Title
    Promise
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    David Sanford
    Performer
    Lara Downes
  14. 14 Slumber Song 02:34
    Track
    14
    Title
    Slumber Song
    Duration
    02:34
    Composer
    Howard Hanson
    Performer
    Lara Downes
  15. 15 Gladiolus Rag 03:43
    Track
    15
    Title
    Gladiolus Rag
    Duration
    03:43
    Composer
    Scott Joplin
    Performer
    Lara Downes
  16. 16 The Jazz Singer: Blue Skies (arr. A. Tatum for piano) 03:23
    Track
    16
    Title
    The Jazz Singer: Blue Skies (arr. A. Tatum for piano)
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Irving Berlin
    Performer
    Lara Downes
  17. 17 Fantasie negre 07:09
    Track
    17
    Title
    Fantasie negre
    Duration
    07:09
    Composer
    Florence Beatrice Price
    Performer
    Lara Downes
  18. 18 Blues No. 1 (Sentimental Melody: Slow Dance) 01:35
    Track
    18
    Title
    Blues No. 1 (Sentimental Melody: Slow Dance)
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    Aaron Copland
    Performer
    Lara Downes
  19. 19 Melancholia 03:01
    Track
    19
    Title
    Melancholia
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    Duke Ellington
    Performer
    Lara Downes
  20. 20 Li'l boy named David 03:16
    Track
    20
    Title
    Li'l boy named David
    Duration
    03:16
    Composer
    Roy Harris
    Performer
    Lara Downes
  21. 21 The Wizard of Oz: Over the Rainbow (arr. for piano) 03:02
    Track
    21
    Title
    The Wizard of Oz: Over the Rainbow (arr. for piano)
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Harold Arlen
    Performer
    Lara Downes