Johann Sebastian Bach:
Prelude No. 1 in C Major from ‘The Well-Tempered Clavier’, BWV 846

Frédéric Chopin:
Fantasie in F Minor, Op. 49
Polonaise-Fantasie in A-Flat Major, Op. 61
Nocturne in B Major, Op. 62 No. 1
Nocturne in C Minor, Op. 48 No. 1

Ludwig van Beethoven:
Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110

Sergei Rachmaninov:
Étude in E-Flat Minor, Op. 39 No. 5
Prelude in D-Flat Minor, Op. 32 No. 13

Giacomo Puccini:
“O mio babbino caro” from ‘Gianni Schicchi’ (arr. Mikhashoff)

Released in conjunction with the his new book of the same name (published by Quercus), Fire On All Sides is the soundtrack to James Rhodes’ intimate exploration of what it’s like to be a celebrated pianist embarking on a world tour, when you have multiple voices jostling in your head, sabotaging your happiness and sapping your confidence.

James Rhodes writes:

“So in 2016 I did an extensive tour of around twenty cities in a few short weeks. I wrote a book about it called Fire On All Sides and this recording is the soundtrack to that book. Like every other area of my life, it’s heavily based on fantasy.

A huge thank you both to those who came to the gigs and also to these immense composers for supplying the tools required to help put out the flames.”

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Recorded from 12th to 14th December 2016 in the Britten Studio, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, UK.