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WORKS BY BRITTEN, MILHAUD, FINZI AND STRAUSS CD KL5137
Performed by One of the more dynamic pianists of the late 20th century, Joshua Pierce enters the 21st at the top of his pianistic talents: From his Solo and Duo-Piano World Premiere recordings to his collaboration with composer Daron Hagen, to his being named a Yamaha Artist, Joshua Pierce just keeps on surprising and pleasing both critics and fans alike. Joshua Pierce has been acknowledged as one of today's most versatile, exciting and original pianists. He is renowned as a "thoroughly musical and brilliant interpreter" of the standard repertoire and is widely recognized as a major interpreter of contemporary music. During the course of his career, Joshua Pierce has achieved a reputation as a prolific pianist who has forged his own individual and unique style in a vast repertoire of music, spanning all eras of piano literature. His technical mastery has afforded him the ability to move easily from the concerti of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven, to the big works of Brahms; Liszt, Tchaikowsky, Rachmaninov, to the provoking sounds of John Cage, Charles Ives, Ivan Wyschnegradsky, Harry Partch, Teo Macero, Karl Stockhausen, La Monte Young, Toru Takemitsu, Swen Sandstrom, Maurice Ohana, Ben Weber, Sofia Gubaidulina and many others. His impressive array of reviews speak loudly as to his tremendous ability: "Joshua Pierce possesses an arsenal of pianistic talents that can astonish the ear and instruct the mind." (Robert D. Cummings, Classical Net). Visit Joshua Pierce online at http://www.jamesarts.com/pierce/. Kleos Classics can be ordered directly online from Helicon Records at http://www.heliconrecords.com/code/Kleos1.asp. They are also available in all fine retail outlets. For more information about Joshua Pierce, please contact Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at jamesarts@worldnet.att.net or 516-586-3433.
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