Fri - April 19, 2024, 5:00 pm
Pentatonic Music by Halsey Stevens, Morton Gould, and others, by Akiko Dohi, pianist
Akiko Dohi"East Meets West" Pentatonic Music for Piano, with Akiko Dohi, pianist, has been released on CD Baby. It is a collection of piano pieces written by classical composers using a variety of pentatonic modes & harmonies. Eight different kinds of pentatonic modes are introduced in this CD & each of them are well explained by the pianist. Works in this album include Halsey Stevens (From Faraway Islands: Improvisations on Javanese Themes); and Morton Gould (Fable from "Pieces of China"); Alberto Ginastera (12 American Preludes); Debusy (Cathedral Engloutie); Bartok (Evening in the Country), and Nick Ariondo (Matsuri Festival), and more. 