Montage: Great film composers & the piano

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consistent artistry. — BBC Music Magazine, June 2015, 3 out of 5 stars

Release Date: 9th Feb 2015
Catalogue No: HMU907635
Label: Harmonia Mundi
Length: 70 minutes

Broughton: Five Pieces for Piano

Work length16:38

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Gloria Cheng

I. Fast and flowing

Track length3:39

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II. Flowing

Track length2:53

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III. E-flat Five Ways

Track length2:38

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IV. Slow

Track length4:37

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V. Restless; tempestuous

Track length2:51

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Giacchino: Composition 430

Work length6:09

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Gloria Cheng

Don Davis: Surface Tension

Work length11:34

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Gloria Cheng

Desplat: Trois Études: II. L'Étreinte

Work length6:42

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Gloria Cheng

Williams, John: Conversations

Work length18:51

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Gloria Cheng

I. Phineas and Mumbett

Track length4:45

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II. Claude and Monk

Track length5:15

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III. Chet and Miles

Track length3:40

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IV. Strays, Duke... and Blind Tom

Track length5:11

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Newman, R: Family Album: Homage to Alfred, Emil and Lionel Newman

Work length10:28

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Gloria Cheng

I. The Follies "Young and Beautiful"

Track length2:16

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II. Emil Teaches Sonja Henie How To Skate

Track length2:01

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III. Carmen Miranda: "How Many Times Do I Have to Tell You I'm Not Mexican!"

Track length1:47

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IV. Lionel Teaches Marilyn Monroe How To Sing

Track length2:04

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V. Outdoors But Not The Red River Valley

Track length2:20

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There is a misconception in the classical-music world that composers who spend most of their time writing film music long ago sacrificed whatever individual voices they may once have had. This album conveniently and unequivocally demonstrates otherwise.

The six contemporary composers represented in 'Montage' are among today’s most sought-after creators of film music: collectively, they have amassed 72 Oscar® nominations and eight wins! They have repeatedly demonstrated their skill at creating mood and propelling action for a mass audience. But, pianist Gloria Cheng wondered, what do they think about when they go home at night? What melodies, what harmonies, what cadences haunt their private dreams? 'Montage' answers those questions. By turns thoughtful, moving, amusing and thrilling, these new works offer glimpses into the private worlds of six otherwise very public composers. They are especially revealing because the compositions are for solo piano, where communication to the listener is direct, the message unadorned. The project began three years ago when composer Bruce Broughton surprised Cheng with a completed, five-movement suite. Then John Williams (who had long promised to write something for her) presented a short piece that she performed as an encore to a Tanglewood program in 2012; over the next year he added a second, third, and fourth movement. She commissioned new pieces from Don Davis, Michael Giacchino and Randy Newman, and Alexandre Desplat offered one that he had recently written for Lang Lang. This immaculate presentation is topped with a note from each composer in the booklet and all tracks are premieres.

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June 2015

consistent artistry.

Montage: Great film composers & the piano

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