New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Domo Records presents Classics For The
Heart Volume 3, a collection featuring rearrangements of popular classics by Stephen Small including selections by Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Bach, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Lizst and Debussy.
Stephen Small is a multi - instrumentalist/producer/arranger. He studied classical piano with Tamas Vesmas in New Zealand, and with
Nelly Ben - Or at the prestigious Guildhall School of
Music and
Drama in London, England. His stylistic interests include Western classical music, contemporary Jazz, Rock and Persian music.
In his home country he is an in - demand pianist in studio recording and live performance contexts. Stephen is
Music Director and arranger for legendary Grammy - winning New Age artist Kitaro. In recent tours, with Stephen playing piano and conducting, Kitaro has performed with the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra, Polish
Radio Orchestra, Azerbaijan Chamber Orchestra and the Singapore Symphony Orchestra.
2014 saw the release of the acclaimed "Kitaro: Symphony Live in Istanbul", with the
Alexander Symphony Orchestra of Romania.
Stephen has also participated in recordings and performances with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, English Pops Orchestra, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (with
Howard Shore), and with many regional orchestras and large ensembles. A notable release
is "Us And Them" (Symphonic Pink Floyd), performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra,
with orchestrations by Jaz Coleman, for whom Stephen worked as an assistant arranger and
copyist, and played piano on the recording. "Us And Them" peaked at No.1 on the Billboard Classical Crossover Album chartin 1995. More on Stephen Small:
https://www.domomusicgroup.com/stephensmall/
https://www.facebook.com/stephensmallofficial
https://www.youtube.com/c/StephenSmallPiano
Track listing:
01. Frédéric Chopin : Étude No. 9 in F Minor, Op. 10
02. Sergei Rachmaninoff : Prélude No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor "The Bells of Moscow", Op. 3
03. Johann
Sebastian Bach : Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air
04. Ludwig van Beethoven : Bagatelle No. 25 in A Minor "Für Elise", WoO 59
05. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky : Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23
06. Frédéric Chopin : Waltz No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 34
07. Frédéric Chopin : Études No. 12 in C Minor "Revolutionary", Op. 10
08. Franz Liszt : Liebesträume No. 3 in A Flat Major, S. 541
09. Ludwig van Beethoven : Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor "Moonlight Sonata", Op. 27: I. Adagio Sostenuto
10. Sergei Rachmaninoff : Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18
11.
Claude Debussy : Suite Bergamasque, L. 75: III. Claire De Lune
