From Pages Celebres vol 4
track included in the DVD L'INIMITABLE

Marche Militaire en re majeur

Gusman playing his own arrangement of John Barry's "I Had a Farm in Africa," the Main Title from the film "Out Of Africa."

Recorded Wednesday, 2nd of October 2013 in a vacant restaurant.

"I Had A Farm In Africa" - "Out Of Africa" Main Title (John Barry)

For fun...  a live recording of a piece I wrote many years ago around 18 years of age or so...

Recorded in 1998 in an empty church on the campus of the University of Southern California, where I was in the habit of going late at night to compose and practice.  (They had a great Yamaha C7.)   This seemed to me a much better use of time than the normal college stuff like keg parties, etc.  Don't be afraid to follow your dreams.  You never know where they might lead!

...not completely up to my 2014 standards, but a nice composition IMHO nonetheless, and sometimes there is something slightly magical in all the little imperfections in live recordings even if they are not the best fidelity or most impeccable performance.  I intend to re-record it sometime.

...thought I would share...  hope you enjoy.

Thanks to The Piano Cloud for featuring this on their excellent community site:

http://thepianocloud.com/2014/03/11/andrew-souter-revisits-his-past/

A true honor!



Andrew Souter -- Anastasia (Live 1998)

Almost Everything

Crillon Compositions is a deeply personal orchestral suite, born from a journey that began with musical sketches and youthful piano doodles at age 19 at the famed Hôtel de Crillon , and culminating in a sweeping symphonic vision as the composer clebrated his 35th birthday at the Crillon. These newly revised and recorded works honor the enduring influence of French classical tradition—Debussy & Ravel—infused with the modern emotional landscapes of the grandeur of Rachmaninov. From brooding chamber pieces to cinematic overtures, the album embodies the conflict and beauty of legacy, identity, and time beneath the marbled hush of a Parisian palace.

Track 11 Debussy Détour Deux

arrangement of The Elephant from Carnival of the Animals by Saint-Saens. Arranged for brass quintet by Matt Kingston 

The Elephant (Saint-Saens, arr. Matt Kingston)

Her pain was overwhelming--to her as well as me. The loss of a dear friend, was too much for her to bare. She felt an empty, helpless despair. She felt powerless. She felt alone...

A Dancer Remembered

Andrew Souter -- A Dancer Remembered

أين قلبي ؟

J.S.Bach: Lute Suite (BWV995): Allemande

Y Volvere - El Triste - La Nave Del Olvido - Orfeo Negro - Ernesto Cortazar

I create things.  Musical things...  Technological things...

Production of my third solo piano album to complete the trilogy is underway now! Stay tuned...

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