Release Date: 30 September 2022
Label: Avie
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 0822252245820
Genres: Classical Instrumental
Description
The dynamic young American pianist John Wilson first encountered Michael Tilson Thomas in 2015 when he was a fellow with the New World Symphony. John's status quickly evolved to that of close confidant and collaborator, leading to this solo debut album featuring the world-premiere recording of the title track, MTT's three-movement suite for piano, Upon Further Reflection.
MTT explains innumerable influences that are embedded throughout the work, including the piano music of Debussy and Schumann, bossa nova, gamelan, ragas, Monteverdi, Berg and Peggy Lee's rendition of the song Alley Cat, all of which "flowed together in a way that seemed completely natural... to me anyway."
In 2019, John premiered a portion of Upon Further Reflection that was broadcast live on Medici.TV to an audience of over 50,000.
John embellishes the album's Americana theme with two titans of the solo piano repertoire: Aaron Copland's early Piano Sonata, a work lesser-heard than the composer's other works for solo piano, and Earl Wild's virtuoso arrangements of seven of George Gershwin's most iconic tunes.
"Wilson approaches the sonata with an appealing gravity and circumspection" - Gramophone
Tracklisting
Danbi Um; Juho Pohjonen
Christopher Tyler Nickel, Sarah Jackson
Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford
Bruce Wolosoff
Charles Owen
Proteus Ensemble; Stephen Shellard
Benjamin Hochman
Apollo's Fire; Jeannette Sorrell
John Wilson
John Wilson
