Turtle Dreams of Flight: The Piano Music of Gary Smart
Gary Smart (piano)
Performing his own music for piano on this recording, Gary Smart considers himself an improvising composer-pianist who finds ideas at the keyboard and works them out in an active engagement with the instrument. Smart contends that the piano can create subtle and complex orchestral textures, wonderful tonal variations and most of all -- the piano can sing. This recording adds to his discography on Albany Records. Previous recordings include a disc of sonatas, one of rags and one of songs.
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Track Listing
| Title | Composer | Performer |
|---|---|---|
| Piano Sonata No. 1 | Gary Smart | Gary Smart, piano |
| Three Pieces for Piano | Gary Smart | Gary Smart, piano |
| Piano Sonata No. 2 | Gary Smart | Gary Smart, piano |
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"The solo piano music of Gary Smart...is informed by a lifetime of influence, with a delightful indifference to any single tradition...it is a distinctive voice, imbued by homage to his heroes, but never imitative. ...Smart is a terrific pianist...His rich tone, quicksilver fingerwork in embellishments and other delicate writing, and, chiefly, his buoyant and natural pulse are all the marks of a superior technician."
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