From Bangkok To Bangor / Various- From Bangkok To Bangor / Various (CD)
Pianist Duncan Cumming wrote a story for his children, nephews, and nieces in which his nephew and niece from Thailand travel through Europe to America to visit their grandmother. He accompanies his story with piano works by Rimsky-Korsakov, Schumann, Mozart, and others, along with story narration by Lucy Cumming. The album booklet includes beautiful illustrations by Hilary Cumming. This is a magical journey. Duncan J. Cumming has performed concertos, recitals, and chamber music concerts in cities across the United States as well as in Europe. The Kennedy Center in Washington DC, Merkin Hall and Carnegie Recital Hall in New York City, and the Wallenstein Palace in Prague, Czech Republic are among the concert halls in which he has appeared. Concerts outside of the New York Capital Region this season include a concert tour of the Boston area in March as well as the United Kingdom, France, and Switzerland in May. A recent review describes his playing as "technically flawless... thoughtful, deliberate and balanced, without a wasted gesture or any histrionics, rather like Rachmaninoff."
Tracklist:
- From Bangkok to Bangor~When Tiger and Sonny were playing one day
- Bumble-Bee
- From Bangkok to Bangor~"Excuse me, Rimsky-Korsakov"
- Children's Album, Op. 39~
- Hobbyhorse
- From Bangkok to Bangor~And when they'd gone so very far
- Bear Dance
- From Bangkok to Bangor~The Bear grew tired and had to stop
- On an Overgrown Path~A Blown Away Leaf
- From Bangkok to Bangor~A border reached, another change
- Variations, K. 265~Variation X
- From Bangkok to Bangor~"Composer's block!" Star Mozart cried
- Variations, K. 265~Variation V
- From Bangkok to Bangor~When Beethoven the Penny passed
- Rage Over a Lost Penny, Op. 129
- From Bangkok to Bangor~And when at last the penny stopped
- Papillons, Op. 2~[Excerpt]
- From Bangkok to Bangor~But Schumann said, "My poor sweet girl"
- Jimbo's Lullaby (from Children's Corner)
- From Bangkok to Bangor~While Tiger slept, and Sonny too
- Sports et Divertissements~Ocean Bathing
- From Bangkok to Bangor~And as they rode they looked around
- Mairi's Wedding
- From Bangkok to Bangor~They reached the shore of Norway then
- Elves' Dance, Op. 12 No. 4
- From Bangkok to Bangor~But Grieg was sad, he shook his head
- Grandmother's Minuet, Op. 68 No. 2
- From Bangkok to Bangor~The ocean passed beneath their feet
- To a Wild Rose, Op. 51 No. 1 (from Woodland Sketches)
- From Bangkok to Bangor~And sure enough, a short ways on
- Variations, K. 265~Theme
- From Bangkok to Bangor~And when they sang, the Star appeared
- Variations, K. 265~Variation XII
- Bumble-Bee
- Children's Album, Op. 39~No.
- Hobbyhorse
- Bear Dance
- On an Overgrown Path~A Blown Away Leaf
- Variations, K. 265~Variation X
- Variations, K. 265~Variation V
- Rage Over a Lost Penny, Op. 129
- Papillons, Op. 2~[Excerpt]
- Jimbo's Lullaby (from Children's Corner)
- Sports et Divertissements~Ocean Bathing
- Mairi's Wedding
- Elves' Dance, Op. 12 No. 4
- Grandmother's Minuet, Op. 68 No. 2
- To a Wild Rose, Op. 51 No. 1 (from Woodland Sketches)
- Variations, K. 265~Variation XII
Pianist Duncan Cumming wrote a story for his children, nephews, and nieces in which his nephew and niece from Thailand travel through Europe to America to visit their grandmother. He accompanies his story with piano works by Rimsky-Korsakov, Schumann, Mozart, and others, along with story narration by Lucy Cumming. The album booklet includes beautiful illustrations by Hilary Cumming. This is a magical journey. Duncan J. Cumming has performed concertos, recitals, and chamber music concerts in cities across the United States as well as in Europe. The Kennedy Center in Washington DC, Merkin Hall and Carnegie Recital Hall in New York City, and the Wallenstein Palace in Prague, Czech Republic are among the concert halls in which he has appeared. Concerts outside of the New York Capital Region this season include a concert tour of the Boston area in March as well as the United Kingdom, France, and Switzerland in May. A recent review describes his playing as "technically flawless... thoughtful, deliberate and balanced, without a wasted gesture or any histrionics, rather like Rachmaninoff."
Tracklist:
- From Bangkok to Bangor~When Tiger and Sonny were playing one day
- Bumble-Bee
- From Bangkok to Bangor~"Excuse me, Rimsky-Korsakov"
- Children's Album, Op. 39~
- Hobbyhorse
- From Bangkok to Bangor~And when they'd gone so very far
- Bear Dance
- From Bangkok to Bangor~The Bear grew tired and had to stop
- On an Overgrown Path~A Blown Away Leaf
- From Bangkok to Bangor~A border reached, another change
- Variations, K. 265~Variation X
- From Bangkok to Bangor~"Composer's block!" Star Mozart cried
- Variations, K. 265~Variation V
- From Bangkok to Bangor~When Beethoven the Penny passed
- Rage Over a Lost Penny, Op. 129
- From Bangkok to Bangor~And when at last the penny stopped
- Papillons, Op. 2~[Excerpt]
- From Bangkok to Bangor~But Schumann said, "My poor sweet girl"
- Jimbo's Lullaby (from Children's Corner)
- From Bangkok to Bangor~While Tiger slept, and Sonny too
- Sports et Divertissements~Ocean Bathing
- From Bangkok to Bangor~And as they rode they looked around
- Mairi's Wedding
- From Bangkok to Bangor~They reached the shore of Norway then
- Elves' Dance, Op. 12 No. 4
- From Bangkok to Bangor~But Grieg was sad, he shook his head
- Grandmother's Minuet, Op. 68 No. 2
- From Bangkok to Bangor~The ocean passed beneath their feet
- To a Wild Rose, Op. 51 No. 1 (from Woodland Sketches)
- From Bangkok to Bangor~And sure enough, a short ways on
- Variations, K. 265~Theme
- From Bangkok to Bangor~And when they sang, the Star appeared
- Variations, K. 265~Variation XII
- Bumble-Bee
- Children's Album, Op. 39~No.
- Hobbyhorse
- Bear Dance
- On an Overgrown Path~A Blown Away Leaf
- Variations, K. 265~Variation X
- Variations, K. 265~Variation V
- Rage Over a Lost Penny, Op. 129
- Papillons, Op. 2~[Excerpt]
- Jimbo's Lullaby (from Children's Corner)
- Sports et Divertissements~Ocean Bathing
- Mairi's Wedding
- Elves' Dance, Op. 12 No. 4
- Grandmother's Minuet, Op. 68 No. 2
- To a Wild Rose, Op. 51 No. 1 (from Woodland Sketches)
- Variations, K. 265~Variation XII