The Music of Ezra Laderman, Vol. 7

Hsing-ay Hsu (piano)

Catalog #: TROY0939
Release Date: July 1, 2007
Format: Digital
Instrumental

Ezra Laderman is one of the last of that great generation of composers who first made a mark in the late 1940s and early 1950s. These are recent pieces, B'Shert having been written for Hsu. As she writes, The Sonata No. 3 is a spectacular work, with a depth that is both despairing and sublime! Since making her stage debut at age four, Hsing-ay Hsu has performed at such notable venues as Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Alice Tully Hall, Weill Recital Hall and abroad in Asia and Europe. Born in Beijing, Hsu began piano lessons with her parents, and later studied with Fei-Ping Hsu, Herbert Stessin at Juilliard, and Claude Frank at Yale. This recording adds to the comprehensive discography of Laderman's chamber works.

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Title Composer Performer
Piano Sonata No. 3 Ezra Laderman Hsing-ay Hsu, piano
B'shert Ezra Laderman Hsing-ay Hsu, piano

Reviews

  • "This is virtuosic music...and Hsu manages its demands with aplomb."

    – Amazon.com

  • "...a remarkable example of the thoughtful, elegant, and often beautiful writing of American composer Ezra Laderman."

    – Fanfare

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