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Centaur Records

Pictures without an Exhibition

$15.99

Details

Composer
Gregory Mertl
Artist
Heather Shea Lanners
Format
CD
Label
Centaur Records
Released
Apr 10, 2026
Catalog #
CRC4145
UPC
044747414522

About

There is a very special connection in the collaboration between composer and performer. While this connection most often exists through the veil of life and death, I have been blessed with the joy of working with a living composer. I began exploring the piano music of Gregory Mertl in 2015 when I first learned and performed his Souffle et Contresouffle and subsequently Pears on a Sill. I have always felt a deep emotional connection to the music that I perform, and I was immediately drawn to Greg's musical language. We were introduced by a mutual friend and have happily remained musically connected. It is because of this friendship that Pictures Without an Exhibition came into being, and it is truly one of the greatest gifts I have ever received. The sheer scope and imagination behind it are so far beyond anything I could have dreamed of when I commissioned him to write a piece for me in 2019, and I am hopeful that the musical world will delight in it as deeply as I have.

Tracklist 14 tracks

  1. 1 I. 3 a.m. Nightingale 04:59
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. 3 a.m. Nightingale
    Duration
    04:59
    Composer
    Gregory Mertl
    Performer
    Heather Shea Lanners
  2. 2 II. Spinning Waltz 02:57
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Spinning Waltz
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Gregory Mertl
    Performer
    Heather Shea Lanners
  3. 3 III. Boatman's Song 00:49
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Boatman's Song
    Duration
    00:49
    Composer
    Gregory Mertl
    Performer
    Heather Shea Lanners
  4. 4 IV. Caitlyn's Goodbye 06:39
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Caitlyn's Goodbye
    Duration
    06:39
    Composer
    Gregory Mertl
    Performer
    Heather Shea Lanners
  5. 5 Souffle et contresouffle 09:52
    Track
    5
    Title
    Souffle et contresouffle
    Duration
    09:52
    Composer
    Gregory Mertl
    Performer
    Heather Shea Lanners
  6. 6 I. Lento misterioso 05:33
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Lento misterioso
    Duration
    05:33
    Composer
    Gregory Mertl
    Performer
    Heather Shea Lanners
  7. 7 II. Air 00:48
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Air
    Duration
    00:48
    Composer
    Gregory Mertl
    Performer
    Heather Shea Lanners
  8. 8 III. La Poule 03:58
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. La Poule
    Duration
    03:58
    Composer
    Gregory Mertl
    Performer
    Heather Shea Lanners
  9. 9 IV. Air 2 00:52
    Track
    9
    Title
    IV. Air 2
    Duration
    00:52
    Composer
    Gregory Mertl
    Performer
    Heather Shea Lanners
  10. 10 V. Scherzo 07:02
    Track
    10
    Title
    V. Scherzo
    Duration
    07:02
    Composer
    Gregory Mertl
    Performer
    Heather Shea Lanners
  11. 11 VI. Air 3 01:42
    Track
    11
    Title
    VI. Air 3
    Duration
    01:42
    Composer
    Gregory Mertl
    Performer
    Heather Shea Lanners
  12. 12 VII. Languorous Clouds 03:57
    Track
    12
    Title
    VII. Languorous Clouds
    Duration
    03:57
    Composer
    Gregory Mertl
    Performer
    Heather Shea Lanners
  13. 13 VIII. Air 4 03:28
    Track
    13
    Title
    VIII. Air 4
    Duration
    03:28
    Composer
    Gregory Mertl
    Performer
    Heather Shea Lanners
  14. 14 IX. Ballade 08:25
    Track
    14
    Title
    IX. Ballade
    Duration
    08:25
    Composer
    Gregory Mertl
    Performer
    Heather Shea Lanners