Artwork: Tony McDermott

Dave Smith plays Smith

Dave Smith
Virtuoso pianist Dave Smith plays a selection of his own music including the 30 minute "tour de force" "On the virtues of flowers". The descriptive titles aptly give meaning to all the other works; especially apposite is "Nails".

Cat. Number: 020011001 Year of issue: 2006
Duration: 60:02 No. of tracks: 8
Recording date: 20th & 23rd of June 2006 Recorded at: The Weston Auditorium, Hatfield

Overview

Since 1983 Dave Smith has written over 100 piano pieces assembled into a series of recital-length "Piano concerts". As or summer 2006, eight of these have been completed and others are in preparation. This disc highlights a selection from several of these concerts.

Track Listing:

Track Title Duration Composer
1 On the virtues of flowers 29.31 Dave Smith
2 Biguine 3.28 Dave Smith
3 Bossa nova 3.00 Dave Smith
4 Nails 5.19 Dave Smith
5 Nocturne 4.53 Dave Smith
6 Quasi tambura 4.45 Dave Smith
7 Ramble (on themes from Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess") 4.26 Dave Smith
8 Afterhours 4.36 Dave Smith

Album Contributors:

Executive Producer - Howard Burrell
Producer - Michael Woolcock
Chief Engineer - Daniel Halford
Engineer - Lee Richardson
Design - Tony McDermott
Artwork - Tony McDermott
Administration - UHArts