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Rakowski Etudes Vol. 1 CD artwork

David Rakowski
Etudes, Vol. 1 from Books II, III and IV

Amy Briggs Dissanayake, piano

For fans of virtuoso pianism and new music that is simultaneously subtle, richly complex and teeming with ideas, yet lucid in structure and distinctive in profile.

Rakowski Etudes Vol. 2 CD artwork

David Rakowski
Etudes, Volume 2 from Books I, IV and V

Amy Briggs Dissanayake, piano

David Rakowski's growing catalog of Études for piano has inspired performances and recordings by leading pianists on both sides of the Atlantic.

Thomas Prairie Sketches CD artwork

Augusta Read Thomas
Prairie Sketches

Callisto Ensemble
Cliff Colnot, conductor
Tony Arnold, soprano
Amy Briggs Dissanayake, piano

"In Prairie Sketches I, which includes harp and a chorus of three female voices, Ms. Thomas revels in the poet Suzann Zimmerman's paean to a sweeping Kansas landscape with music by turns radiant and ethereal." — Steve Smith, The New York Times
 

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Davytudes Volume 3

My recording of Volume 3 of David Rakowski's fabulous etudes is being released on October 13, 2009!  Pre-order it here on Amazon.  Read about it here on the Bridge website.  

 Ojai was AWESOME.

I was one of a couple dozen of lucky musicians invited to join the fabulous group, eighth blackbird at the Ojai Festival in June.  The 'birds were the 2009 Music Directors.  Click here for the Ojai website, which includes links to the many blog articles.  And here to read the 'birds' own account of the extravaganza.

 

Tango Project

I have recently recorded a CD of 22 solo piano tangos from the 20th and 21st century, to be released soon. Stay tuned for details. 

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