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Tom Constanten

Live in Concert at the Piano

1996

© GlassPages, 1999

Cover Picture

References

• Mauroy Records MR2002 (1996, USA).

Mauroy Records
691 10th Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94118
(415) 386-6036
(415) 386-8400

Credits

• Tom Constanten, pianist.
• Steinway Grand Piano.
• "Modern Love Waltz" composed by Philip Glass published by C. F. Peters from the collection of twenty-five waltzes published in the seventies.
• Recorded December 6, 1992.
• at Old First Church in San Francisco.
• by Roy Chen and Boh Olhsson.
• Neumann TLM 170 microphones.
• Sony PCM 7010 Digital Audio Recorder.
• Custom designed Neve microphone preamplifier.
• Digital post-production by Keith Sklower.
• Mastering by Paul Stubblebine at Rocket Labs.
• Manufactured and printed by Disc Makers, Fremont, CA.
• Cover photo or Tom Constanten by the Golden Gate Bridge by Max Kellenberger.
• © 1996 Mauroy Records.

Tracks

Two Duets - Johannes Sebastian Bach
1. G major, BWV 804 (2:49).
2. F major, BWV 803 (3:20).


Two Sonatas - Domenico Cimarosa
3. No. 24 in C major (3:04).
4. No. 27 in B flat major (1:30).


Sonata #30 in E major, Op. 109 - Ludwig van Beethoven
5. Vivace (2:54).
6. Prestissimo (2:30).
7. Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo (10:56).


Four Klavierstücke
8. Robert Schumann, Nachtstück in F major, Op. 23, No. 4 (1:57).
9. Johannes Brahms, Intermezzo in A major, Op. 118, No. 2 (3:56).
10. Johannes Brahms, Romance in F major, Op. 118, No. 5 (2:46).
11. Johannes Brahms, Intermezzo in C major, Op. 119, No. 3 (1:31).


Two Preludes - Claude Debussy
12. Minstrels (1:41).
13. Sunken Cathedral (4:53).


Three Waltzes from The Waltz Project - C.F. Peters
14. Lou Harrison, Waltz for Evelyn Hinrichsen (1:21).
15. Tom Constanten, Dejavalse (1:41).
16. Philip Glass, Modern Love Waltz (2:42).

Total Time 50:34.

Audio samples

Philip Glass "Modern Love Waltz" performed by Tom Constanten (2:40, 320.304 bytes )

Score

"Modern Love Waltz" for Constance De Jong (1977).

Notes

This recording is the result of a confluence of miracles. I am grateful to my many friends who braved a rainy weekend to come hear me play; to Dr. Jeffrey Miller at Old First Concerts for his generous and expert assistance; and most of all to Roy and Maureen Chen, for their generosity in helping me free up the time to practice and prepare. This allowed me a chance to return to the repertoire Id delighted in exploring since my mid-teens. Sure, there's a place (or twelve) here and there Id like another run at, but hey, I appreciate the opportunity this recital brought. I should be so fortunate as to get another. No doubt I'd feel the same way after a score of them. It is, after all, an iterative process. Buon ascolto.

Tom Constanten

Tom Constanten made his professional debut as a pianist in 1961. He studied with Mario Feninger, a student of renowned pianist Edwin Fischer. Mr. Constanten has performed throughout the United States and Europe, playing a wide repertoire which includes music of the eighteenth through the twentieth centuries. In addition to his work as a classical pianist, Tom Constanten has been active as a performer of popular music, including several years as keyboardist for the Grateful Dead from 1967-1970. He was the music director and pianist for the popular KQED radio show West Coast Weekend. Mr. Constanten's recent recordings on the Relix and Mauroy labels span the literature from Haydn to the blues, and show his continuing versatility.

Tom Constanten is, in addition to his work as a pianist, an active and accomplished composer. His teachers include Luciano Berio, Karlheinz Stockhausen, and Pierre Boulez, and he has written works for the New York City Ballet and the Kronos Quartet. Mr. Constanten has also taught at several academic institutions, including the State University of New York at Buffalo, the San Francisco Art Institute, and the San Francisco Community Music Center, and has lectured and performed as a Visiting Artist at Harvard University.

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