Ravel: Piano Music Stewart Goodyear

• Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
• 1 Jeux d'eau, M. 30 04:59
• Sonatine, M. 40:
• 2 I. Modéré 04:10
• 3 II. Mouvement de menuet 02:59
• 4 III. Animé 03:36
• Miroirs, M. 43:
• 5 No. 1. Noctuelles 04:29
• 6 No. 2. Oiseaux tristes 03:50
• 7 No. 3. Une barque sur l'océan 06:55
• 8 No. 4. Alborada del gracioso 06:18
• 9 No. 5. La vallée des cloches 05:24
• Gaspard de la nuit, M. 55:
• 10 I. Ondine 05:48
• 11 II. Le gibet 05:06
• 12 III. Scarbo 09:02
• Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19:
• 13 Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19 05:52
• Total Runtime 01:08:28

Info for Ravel: Piano Music

Stewart Goodyear, of British and Trinidadian heritage, is one of Canada's foremost pianists and this is his debut recording on Orchid Classics. His discography includes Beethoven's Complete Piano Sonatas. His Rachmaninov recording received a Juno nomination for Best Classical Album for Soloist and Large Ensemble Accompaniment. Also for Steinway and Sons is his recording of his own transcription of Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker", which was released October, 2015 and was chosen by the New York Times as one of the best classical music recordings of 2015.

“Ravel was a long time coming. I first heard Bolero and wore out that album. Then, I was just inspired to listen to every single piece that Ravel wrote ... every piece that he wrote for piano, it felt adventurous it felt revolutionary. I was seduced, inspired, sometimes frightened but I couldn’t let go of Ravel and I had to do this album.” (Stewart Goodyear)

Stewart Goodyear, piano

Stewart Goodyear
Proclaimed "a phenomenon" by the Los Angeles Times and "one of the best pianists of his generation" by the Philadelphia Inquirer, Stewart Goodyear is an accomplished young pianist as a concerto soloist, chamber musician, recitalist and composer. Mr. Goodyear has performed with major orchestras of the world , including the Philadelphia Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Cleveland Orchestra, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Bournemouth Symphony, Frankfurt Radio Symphony, MDR Symphony Orchestra (Leipzig), Montreal Symphony, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Symphony , Atlanta Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Detroit Symphony, Seattle Symphony, Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, and NHK Symphony Orchestra.

Mr. Goodyear began his training at The Royal Conservatory in Toronto, received his bachelor's degree from Curtis Institute of Music, and completed his master's at The Juilliard School. Known as an improviser and composer, he has been commissioned by orchestras and chamber music organizations, and performs his own solo works. This year, Mr. Goodyear premiered his suite for piano and orchestra, "Callaloo", with Kristjan Jarvi and MDR Symphony Orchestra in Leipzig, and in July of this year, the Clarosa Quartet will premiere his Piano Quartet commissioned by the Kingston Chamber Music Festival. Mr. Goodyear performed all 32 Beethoven Piano Sonatas in one day at Koerner Hall, McCarter Theatre, the Mondavi Center, and the AT&T Performing Arts Center in Dallas.

Mr. Goodyear's discography includes Beethoven's Complete Piano Sonatas (which received a Juno nomination for Best Classical Solo Recording in 2014) and Diabelli Variations for the Marquis Classics label, Tchaikovsky First Piano Concerto and Grieg's Piano Concerto, and Rachmaninov's Piano Concertos No. 2 and 3, both recorded with the Czech National Symphony under Stanislav Bogunia and Hans Matthias Forster respectively, and released to critical acclaim on the Steinway and Sons label. His Rachmaninov recording received a Juno nomination for Best Classical Album for Soloist and Large Ensemble Accompaniment. Also for Steinway and Sons is Mr. Goodyear's recording of his own transcription of Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker (Complete Ballet)", which was released October 2015 and was chosen by the New York Times as one of the best classical music recordings of 2015.

Highlights of the 2016-2017 season are recitals dates at McCarter Theatre and the Phillips Collection, return engagements with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and Toronto Symphony, and his debut at the Savannah Music Festival performing the complete Beethoven piano sonatas in one day.

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