Barber:
Excursions Op. 20

Bernstein:
Anniversaries (4) for piano (1948)

Copland:
Four Piano Blues

Gershwin:
Preludes (3)
Song arrangements
Rhapsody in Blue

Joplin:
The Entertainer
Maple Leaf Rag
Magnetic Rag
Solace

A fascinating exploration of piano works by American composers whose lives, in some way, have been touched by New York. "These pieces seemed tied inextricably with the American personality and culture", says Elizabeth Hayes of this programme, "at times warm and intimate, at others dazzling and extroverted, capturing an essence of blue-grass, jazz, hoe-downs and a cool, lyrical modernity".