Born without his right hand, award-winning British pianist Nicholas McCarthy is a champion of the brave, dynamic world of left-hand repertoire. With this highly anticipated second album, Echoes presents some of Nicholas’s favourite pieces by composers Bach and Rachmaninoff showcasing virtuosic pieces such as Rachmaninoff’s Prelude in G Minor Op.23 No.5 and Brahms’s monumental Chaconne in D Minor to the stunning Andante from Rachmainoff’s Cello Sonata to the pastoral setting of Bach’s Sheep May Safely Graze. This absorbing album is an opportunity to immerse yourself in the unique sound worlds of these two prolific composers.
Track List
Rachmaninoff
Prelude Op. 23 No. 5 G minor – Arranged by Nicholas McCarthy/Artur Cimirro
Cello Sonata Op. 19 G minor Andante – Arranged by Nigel Scaife
Echoes CD (2017) by Nicholas McCarthy
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Born without his right hand, award-winning British pianist Nicholas McCarthy is a champion of the brave, dynamic world of left-hand repertoire. With this highly anticipated second album, Echoes presents some of Nicholas’s favourite pieces by composers Bach and Rachmaninoff showcasing virtuosic pieces such as Rachmaninoff’s Prelude in G Minor Op.23 No.5 and Brahms’s monumental Chaconne in D Minor to the stunning Andante from Rachmainoff’s Cello Sonata to the pastoral setting of Bach’s Sheep May Safely Graze. This absorbing album is an opportunity to immerse yourself in the unique sound worlds of these two prolific composers.
Track List
Rachmaninoff
Prelude Op. 23 No. 5 G minor – Arranged by Nicholas McCarthy/Artur Cimirro
Cello Sonata Op. 19 G minor Andante – Arranged by Nigel Scaife
12 Romances Op. 14 No. 11 “Spring Waters” – Arranged by Frederic Meinders
6 Romances Op. 4 No. 4 “Do Not Sing My Beauty” – Frederic Meinders
Prelude Op. 32 No. 10 B minor – Arranged by James Marchand
J.S. Bach
Cantata No. 9 BWV 208 Aria “Sheep May Safely Graze” – Arranged by Nigel Scaife
Cello Suite No. 1 G major BWV 1007 Prelude
The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1 No. 1 C major BWV 846 Prelude
Prelude B minor BWV 855a – Arranged by Alexander Siloti
Chaconne D minor Anh.1a/1 No. 5 – Arranged by Brahms