Piano Sonatas of Ives and Harbison <br> Robert Shannon, piano <BR> BRIDGE 9036Cover painting by P. Craig Russell Reviews: Robert Shannon gives a wonderful performance: grand, powerful, and clear. This disc is heartily recommended. Fanfare His performances of both works on this compact disc are carefully worked out and marked with confidence, clarity and strength. Shannon sorts out the notes in the most complex passages to offer beautifully uncluttered and musical readings. The Sunday Gazette Order from Amazon. com Order from

Phillip Ramey and Bennett Lerner

This three disc set of American orchestral masterpieces brings several works into the CD catalog for the first time

all of it played with spirit

and Carl Czerny

Wind Quintet

the dense counterpoint and rhythmic complexity are nonetheless already in place

he has also received coaching by Leon Fleisher

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) - Kaddish

It calls for considerable strength on the pianist’s part

Afro-American Symphony

(German and English versions)

combining it with forms developed in his studies and travels in Europe