Paul Chihara: Take the A Train (Paul Chihara, Vol. 3) <BR> BRIDGE 9488Paul Chiharas third disc on Bridge ranges widely, including recent works and his classic String Trio from the 80s. Chihara studied composition with the renowned pedagogues Nadia Boulanger in Paris, Ernst Pepping in Berlin, and Gunther Schuller at Tanglewood, and his far flung musical style is emblematic of the variety of his studies. Chihara has been commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the London Symphony Orchestra, the Los Angeles

“Musto here gives me as much hope as anyone has for the future of the piano concerto

Philadelphia newscaster Ukee Washington and Broadway star Ann Crumb narrate this delightful collection

Each line of counterpoint is clearly delineated

Jaffe's vivid and complex rhythmic materials

Le Chant du Martyr (Etude de Concert)

conductorJoseph Alessi

I commend it to the uninitiated – this fine disc is as good a place to start as any

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Three Diatonic Studies (2004-2009): Chasing Goldberg

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and won a Deems Taylor award