Walker: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 2

Featuring

Alexandre Dossin
David M. Jacobs
University of Oregon Philharmonia
George Theophilus Walker

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Album & Artwork

This recording completes a series, offering the first complete recording of George Walker's piano works by a single pianist.

Recording & Production

The University of Oregon Philharmonia, featured on this album, was specially created for the performance and recording of George Walker's piano concerto.

Composer's Artistic Vision

George Walker's piano music is described as very colorful, creating a unique musical soundscape with a mostly linear compositional style that explores the entire keyboard.

Composer Biography

George Walker studied piano with Rudolf Serkin and composition with Rosario Scalero at the Curtis Institute, and later with Nadia Boulanger in Paris.

Performer Biography

Alexandre Dossin, the pianist on this album, is a Steinway Artist and was awarded First Prize and the Special Prize at the Martha Argerich International Piano Competition.

Composer Biography

George Walker, born in Washington, D.C. in 1922, was a precocious student who finished high school at age 14 and was the youngest student at Oberlin Conservatory.