
Immediately Appealing
Music by James Cohn -
recommended by RON BIERMAN'Conti is outstanding and in complete control throughout ...'
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James Cohn (born 1928) is a prolific American composer who has taken a melodically unfashionable path throughout his career. The piano concerto, at less than fifteen minutes, is the longest in this eclectic mix of short pieces. The program begins with nine enjoyable miniatures for solo piano, each in a distinctive style, often one borrowed from American popular music. The first is a romantic ballad with hints of Debussy...
Copyright © 6 November 2011
Ron Bierman, San Diego, USA
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