Hyperion Knight - Gershwin by Knight album flac

Gershwin by Knight is a collection of Gershwin song transcriptions along with the solo arrangement of Rhapsody in Blue performed by Hyperion Knight, who has made a specialty of virtuoso piano transcriptions in the tradition of Liszt and Horowitz. The music brought together on this album represents many of the most popular Gershwin creations, tracing his evolution from a commercially successful songwriter to a composer of serious intent who was quite conscious of his posterity. 17. kHz, 24-bit, 8. kHz, 24-bit PCM and . 224 MHz DSD – Wilson Audiophile Recordings Studio Masters. This album is a high-resolution digital transfer of material originating from an analogue master source.

Album · 2015 · 15 Songs. Gershwin by Knight Hyperion Knight.

This solo album, Gershwin by Knight, includes the immortal Rhapsody in Blue, which I have selected here. No matter that this composition is one of the best-known in the world; Rhapsody is none the worse for wear, and near grows stale in my heart. Knight’s solo piano foray into this work has always appealed to me: A lyrical feel, with fine poetics in the quiet passages, together with a muscular, powerful approach to the crescendos. Carrying this orchestral work off so very brilliantly by yourself: Priceless.

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The 9 foot concert grand Falcone is noted for its harmonic richness as well as its left hand power. The music brought together on this album represents many of the most popular of George Gershwin's creations. Earl Wild's Virtuoso Etudes are transcriptions of some of the most beloved Gershwin songs of the early American theatre. These, along with Wild's "Fantasy on Porgy and Bess," and Gershwin's own arrangement of "Rhapsody In Blue," trace Gershwin's evolution from a commercially successful song writer to a composer of serious intent who was quite conscious of his posterity.

Info for Gershwin by Knight (Remaster). Knight is a pianist equally at home in serious classics and popular standards with recordings that range from Beethoven to the Beatles. Born in Berkeley, Calif. Knight was 19 when he graduated from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Hyperion has made a specialty of virtuoso piano transcriptions in the tradition of Liszt and Horowitz. Notes are never fumbled or blurred, yet the performance has swing and drive. The Sensible Sound called his Gershwin nothing short of astonishing.

Gladys Knight & the Pips were an R&B/soul family musical act from Atlanta, Georgia that remained active on the music charts and performing circuit for three decades. Starting out as simply The Pips in 1952, derived from a cousin's nickname, the founding members were Gladys Knight, brother Merald "Bubba" Knight, sister Brenda Knight and cousins Eleanor and William Guest.