Paul Chihara has an extensive catalogue of orchestral, choral and chamber works, as well as film and TV scores. Composed in close collaboration with pianist Quynh Nguyen, the lyrical Concerto-Fantasy is inspired by traditional Vietnamese music, and is the main work on an album of delightfully approachable piano works, full of surprises and discoveries.
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Reviews
“…This exceedingly well-performed and recorded disc of the piano music of an American master is simply not to be overlooked …”
David DeBoor Canfield – Fanfare – March/April 2024
“… It [Ami] has lovely turns of phrase and surprising modulations. Quynh Nguyen is joined by Rieko Aizawa, and the two play together seamlessly and hypnotically. The finale, amiable and unassuming sums up the general tone of this album, the disturbing moments in the Concerto-Fantasie notwithstanding. The London Symphony offers sonorous accompaniment in the Katter, and the recording is superb.”
Jack Sullivan – American Record Guide – January/February 2024
Hans-Dieter Grünefeld – Piano News (Germany) – January/February 2024
“… Naxos’s clear yet intimate sound competes a terrific release, one that has grown on me with each playing.”
Guy Rickards – Gramophone magazine – November 2023
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Norbert Tischer – Pizzicato.lu – 9 September 2023
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