Piano Diary (CD)
Artist: 
Andrea Lam

Piano Diary (CD)

$24.99

Mesmerising tones from Australian piano star Andrea Lam as she presents the music that has been with her through all the joys and heartaches of life. Recently returned to Australia after two decades performing in New York, Andrea in May joins Harry Connick Jr on the judging panel of the TV talent show 'The Piano'. Here she shares music that means the most to her, from the sublime beauty of Bach and Chopin to the spectacular fireworks of contemporary composers and mellow Gershwin favourites.
 
“Saying goodbye to my grandfather. Indescribable depths of love after having my child. Overwhelming feelings that come with moving to a new country. Isolation from a worldwide pandemic. Nostalgia for childhood. Times you just want to yell at the world or squeal with joy. These are some of the moments when I have turned to the piano, my most constant companion; the moments I most needed art,” says Andrea. “This album is a diary of those moments, from childhood to adulthood, and the music that gave solace, hope, inspiration, challenged and transported me to a different place; my very own Piano Diary.”

Tracklist

1. EARL WILD Etude No. 6 (based on George Gershwin’s ‘I
Got Rhythm’) 2’11

2. ENRIQUE GRANADOS The Girl and the Nightingale –
Goyescas, No. 4 6’11

3. GEORGE GERSHWIN arr. Tom Poster Someone to Watch
Over Me 3’22

4. FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op.
23 9’26

5. FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op.
posth. 4’18

6. JOHANNES BRAHMS Intermezzo in A major, Op. 118 No.
2 6’25

7. CLARA SCHUMANN Romanze in A minor, WoO 28 4’52

8. ROBERT SCHUMANN In der Nacht (In the Night) –
Fantasiestücke, No. 5 4’16

9. FRANZ SCHUBERT Impromptu in G-flat major, Op. 90 No.
3 6’36

10. MELODY EÖTVÖS Bachram 5’26 - World
premiere recording

11. JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Aria from Goldberg
Variations, BWV988 4’26

12. AARON JAY KERNIS Superstar Etude #2 4’15

13. BILL EVANS Peace Piece 6’11

VIVIAN FUNG Glimpses, for prepared piano

14.  I. Kotekan 3’24
15.  II. Snow 2’35
16.  III. Chant 5’12