Pianist Duncan Cumming wrote a story for his children, nephews, and nieces in which his nephew and niece from Thailand travel through Europe to America to visit their grandmother. He accompanies his story with piano works by Rimsky-Korsakov, Schumann, Mozart, and others, along with story narration by Lucy Cumming. The album booklet includes beautiful illustrations by Hilary Cumming. This is a magical journey. Duncan J. Cumming has performed concertos, recitals, and chamber music concerts in cities across the United States as well as in Europe. The Kennedy Center in Washington DC, Merkin Hall and Carnegie Recital Hall in New York City, and the Wallenstein Palace in Prague, Czech Republic are among the concert halls in which he has appeared. Concerts outside of the New York Capital Region this season include a concert tour of the Boston area in March as well as the United Kingdom, France, and Switzerland in May. A recent review describes his playing as "technically flawless... thoughtful, deliberate and balanced, without a wasted gesture or any histrionics, rather like Rachmaninoff."

Tracklist:

From Bangkok to Bangor~When Tiger and Sonny were playing one day
Bumble-Bee
From Bangkok to Bangor~"Excuse me, Rimsky-Korsakov"
Children's Album, Op. 39~
Hobbyhorse
From Bangkok to Bangor~And when they'd gone so very far
Bear Dance
From Bangkok to Bangor~The Bear grew tired and had to stop
On an Overgrown Path~A Blown Away Leaf
From Bangkok to Bangor~A border reached, another change
Variations, K. 265~Variation X
From Bangkok to Bangor~"Composer's block!" Star Mozart cried
Variations, K. 265~Variation V
From Bangkok to Bangor~When Beethoven the Penny passed
Rage Over a Lost Penny, Op. 129
From Bangkok to Bangor~And when at last the penny stopped
Papillons, Op. 2~[Excerpt]
From Bangkok to Bangor~But Schumann said, "My poor sweet girl"
Jimbo's Lullaby (from Children's Corner)
From Bangkok to Bangor~While Tiger slept, and Sonny too
Sports et Divertissements~Ocean Bathing
From Bangkok to Bangor~And as they rode they looked around
Mairi's Wedding
From Bangkok to Bangor~They reached the shore of Norway then
Elves' Dance, Op. 12 No. 4
From Bangkok to Bangor~But Grieg was sad, he shook his head
Grandmother's Minuet, Op. 68 No. 2
From Bangkok to Bangor~The ocean passed beneath their feet
To a Wild Rose, Op. 51 No. 1 (from Woodland Sketches)
From Bangkok to Bangor~And sure enough, a short ways on
Variations, K. 265~Theme
From Bangkok to Bangor~And when they sang, the Star appeared
Variations, K. 265~Variation XII
Bumble-Bee
Children's Album, Op. 39~No.
Hobbyhorse
Bear Dance
On an Overgrown Path~A Blown Away Leaf
Variations, K. 265~Variation X
Variations, K. 265~Variation V
Rage Over a Lost Penny, Op. 129
Papillons, Op. 2~[Excerpt]
Jimbo's Lullaby (from Children's Corner)
Sports et Divertissements~Ocean Bathing
Mairi's Wedding
Elves' Dance, Op. 12 No. 4
Grandmother's Minuet, Op. 68 No. 2
To a Wild Rose, Op. 51 No. 1 (from Woodland Sketches)
Variations, K. 265~Variation XII

UPC: 044747383422
Label: Centaur
Release Date: 6.4.21
Format: CD

From Bangkok To Bangor / Various - From Bangkok To Bangor / Various (CD)