Friday afternoon, before Jazz at Chautauqua “officially” begins, is given over to a series of solo recitals in the Hotel Athenaeum — around a grand piano. I will be posting music by John Sheridan, Keith Ingham, James Dapogny, Howard Alden, and Maestro Sportiello, who embarked on an unbroken solo recital that began with pop classics — WALKIN’ BY THE RIVER and LUCKY TO BE ME — then segues into Schumann’s SCENES FROM CHILDHOOD and more:
Here’s the second part, featuring George Shearing, Bach, Chopin, and Don Lambert:
All I could say, then or now, is, “Beautiful, Rossano!”
I totally agree with you, NM..This is just beautiful…Thank you..
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I remember that Chopin piece near the end of part two – “Winter Wind”, IIRC.
The man plays fine piano, but the crackling noise from a patron is brutal.
The piano is surrounded by wicker chairs . . . what can you do?
Wow… Fantastic!
Wonderful stuff. The classical chestnuts never sounded as good.