Jenny McLeod: Portrait with Piano — CD

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Featuring performers Stephen De Pledge, Rae de Lisle, Sarah Watkins & friends.

With an emphasis on rhythm, these piano-orientated tracks result from McLeod's experiments with hybrid styles, joining classical with her early experiences as a rock keyboard player. Includes her 2 Rock Sonatas, the ebullient Music for Four for pianos and percussion, Seascapes for piano trio, and what some consider her finest solo piano writing, Piano Piece 1965.

Music for Four, for pianos and percussion
1. Dolly Bird
2. Little Song with Cakewalk
3. Hey Down

4. Piano Piece 1965

Seascapes for Trio (2015)
5. I. Seascape 1
6. II. Seascape 2

Rock Sonata no. 1 for solo piano (1987)
7. I. Allegro molto
8. II. Andante espressivo
9. III. Allegro Giocoso

Rock Sonata no. 2 for solo piano (1987)
10. I. Steady
11. II. Elegy — slow
12. III. Very fast

Read Elizabeth Kerr's CD review here