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PHILIP
SWANSON
LENGTHENING SHADOWS
SONGS
FOR SOLO PIANO
Roseapple
~ Soaring ~ Fairest of the Fair ~ Spring Child (for Mariah)
Long Ago
~ Strange Breeze ~ Back Home ~ Missing You ~Elusive One
Soft Southern ~ Unspoken
Words ~
Mourning for Linos ~ Days Gone By
Just a Dream ~ Lengthening Shadows ~ Roseapple
$14.95 ~ MS1145
"...this
material is consistently melodic and concisely made, it is filled with delicate
filigree and sparkling harmonies. The shadows of Chopin and Brahms
hover...several pieces have the unmistakable flavor of Vince Guaraldi...As a
performer, Swanson displays an easy virtuosity that adds to the beguiling
character of this CD...."
Fanfare - November/December 2006
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This is a
collection of glorious, inspiring piano miniatures by Boston-based musician, Philip
Swanson. While Swanson has maintained a
wide-ranging and distinguished career as a trombonist, organist, conductor and
teacher, his talents at the keyboard as a composer-performer are stunning. The
songs grab the listener immediately, taking him on one journey after another.
Most of the moods here are brightly optimistic, but there is also a good measure
of quiet contemplation.
Swanson holds
a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the New England Conservatory, and a Master
of Music degree from the Eastman School of Music. He appears frequently
throughout New England with numerous jazz and orchestral groups, and is
currently Assistant Professor of Music at Salem State College in Massachusetts. |
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MOURNING FOR
LINOS
"Is the old tale pointless
that tells how music began
in the midst of the mourning
for Linos
piercing
the arid numbness
and, in that stunned
space
where an almost
godlike youth
had suddenly stopped existing
made emptiness vibrate
in ways
that thrill us
comfort us
help us now?"
Rainer Maria Rilke
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