Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos 2 & 3 / Stewart Goody

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Label: STEINWAY & SONS
Catalog: STNS30047
Format: CD

Stewart Goodyear's second Steinway & Sons release is a follow-up to his acclaimed 2014 release of the Tchaikovsky and Grieg Piano Concertos. The Canadian pianist who now calls New York his home is a notable concert soloist, having performed with New York, Los Angeles and Royal Liverpool Philharmonics, the Toronto Symphony and Philadelphia Orchestras, among many others. In 2013, Stewart Goodyear gave a series of marathon performances in the US of the complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas performing the complete cycle in a single, eleven-hour performance at each venue. Mr. Goodyear began his training at the Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto, receiving a bachelor's degree from Philadelphia’s Curtis Institute and completing a Masters Degree at the Juilliard School. His repertoire ranges from Bach to Messiaen, Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt and Gershwin. Known as an improviser and a composer, he has been commissioned by orchestras and chamber music organizations, and performs his own solo works.

Price: $25.98