John Jensen - Stroke of Midnight (2020) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Piano Sonata No. 5 in A Major: I. At First Sight
02. Piano Sonata No. 5 in A Major: II. Touch
03. Piano Sonata No. 5 in A Major: III. Cannot Be
04. Piano Sonata No. 5 in A Major: IV. Happily Ever...
05. Chocolate Soccer Ball
06. Piano Sonata No. 10 "Piazzollana": I. Alberto of Barracas
07. Piano Sonata No. 10 "Piazzollana": II. Waltz
08. Piano Sonata No. 10 "Piazzollana": III. Waldorf Astoria
09. Concert Etude No. 2
10. Piano Sonata No. 12 "Stroke of Midnight": I. Dusk
11. Piano Sonata No. 12 "Stroke of Midnight": II. Nightfall
12. Piano Sonata No. 12 "Stroke of Midnight": III. Midnight
13. Beethoven for the Brain Dead



The music of award-winning composer Paul Reale has a truly authentic American voice: eclectic in its cultural references and having a respect for tradition, but with a knife-sharp edge that keeps listeners alert. This collection of piano pieces represents the widest possible variety in his catalogue chosen together with soloist John Jensen, a pianist with whom Reale has worked for most of his life and considers his ideal interpreter. Atmospheres of jazz-infused bar-life, Piazzolla’s tangos and a comic pastiche on Beethoven contrast with the dark and austere Stroke of Midnight, the chiming bells of which confront the harsh realities of mortality.

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