- This disc's dramatic pianism reflects thespacious prairie beauty of the CanadianNorthwest.- The music on Piano Northwest rangesfrom small scale and intimate tolarge scale and orchestral; from musicsimple in it's clarity to works dense withcomplexity, requiring great resources ofvirtuosity on the part of the performer.- William Pura is a multi-disciplinarycomposer who has worked in a varietyof media, both digital and analogue.- The Edmonton-based pianist SylviaShadick-Taylor's highly expressiveperformances reflect intenseexplorations of composers' artisticvisions.

Tracklist:

Nemesis (After H.P. Lovecraft)
The Statue's Desire (After Georgio Di Chirico): I. —
The Statue's Desire (After Georgio Di Chirico): II. —
The Statue's Desire (After Georgio Di Chirico): III. —
The Statue's Desire (After Georgio Di Chirico): IV. —
The Statue's Desire (After Georgio Di Chirico): V. —
Sonata Northwest (Version For Piano, Harmonica And Percussion): I. —
Sonata Northwest (Version For Piano, Harmonica And Percussion): II. —
Sonata Northwest (Version For Piano, Harmonica And Percussion): III. —

UPC: 773811209152
Label: Centrediscs
Release Date: 3.10.15
Format: CD

Pura / Shadick-Sylvia Taylor - Piano Northwest (CD)