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Ragtime & Blue
 

Elena Kats-Chernin

 

"A glass of wine, or a "swift half" would make ideal companions for this music".

CD News
  "an addictive quality ... please go treat yourself"

Cityscape
    "When big-time composers take time off to enjoy themselves you'd reckon the music should be pretty good fun. And it certainly is with Elena Kats-Chernin, one of Australia's leading names. Heart-meltingly beautiful and haunting little pieces, often with a personal story as their inspiration, just pour from her prodigious imagination in Ragtime & Blue."

Classic FM Magazine

 
      "A delightful and enjoyable disc"

Limelight 
"When big-time composers take time off to enjoy themselves you’d reckon the music should be pretty good fun. And it certainly is with Elena Kats-Chernin, one of Australia’s leading names. Heart-meltingly beautiful and haunting little pieces, often with a personal story as their inspiration, just pour from her prodigious imagination in Ragtime & Blue."

Classic FM Magazine 

Signum Classics are proud to release Elena Kats-Chernin debut disc on Signum Classics, Ragtime & Blue

This production was made in conjunction with Boosey & Hawkes, Music Publishers Ltd.

Elena Kats-Chernin is a composer who defies categorisation and is probably best summed up as a force of nature. Her prodigious imagination has produced a vast body of work, unparalleled in range, drawing from all the musical traditions of the past and present. A virtuosic pianist and improviser, her compositions flow from her like a fountain.

This CD is drawn from the small works she often writes for her own enjoyment - a cornucopia of rags, blues and heart-melting melodies. These small vessels of fine feelings offer an intimate view into the composer’s heart.

 

 
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Elena Kats-Chernin
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Release date: 9th May 2005
Order code: SIGCD058
Barcode: 635212005828
 

1 Alexander Rag
 [2.59]
2 Green Leaf Prelude
 [2.22]
3 Russian Rag [4.04]
4 Get Well Rag [3.42]
5 Blue Rose [3.16]
6 Eliza’s Aria
 [3.20]
7 Backstage Rag [3.52]
8 Birthday Rag [1.47]
9 Brothers [1.19]
10 Peggy’s Minute Rag [1.14]
11 Reflections [2.22]
12 Cocktail Rag [2.14]
13 Butterflying
 [4.25]
14 Sunday Rag [4.53]
15 Nostalgic Piece [2.56]
16 Bucharian Melody [2.45]
17 Revolving Doors [1.41]
18 Suburban Rag [3.56]
19 Sapphire Rag [3.45]
20 Tranquil Interlude [2.04]
21 Mute Princess [3.21]
22 Slicked Back Tango [1.57]
23 Removalist Rag [3.08]
24 Melancholic Piece [2.50]
 
Total running time:  [70.15]  

 

 

 
 

 

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