Long Way From Normal

Awadagin Pratt (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 19, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Angel Records
• ASIN: B000002RTW
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #203,296 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Funérailles, for piano (Harmonies poétiques No. 7), S.173/7 (LW A158/7): No. 7, Funérailles

2. Prélude, choral, et fugue, for piano, M. 21: Prelude. Moderato

3. Prélude, choral, et fugue, for piano, M. 21: Chorale

4. Prélude, choral, et fugue, for piano, M. 21: Poco Allegro

5. Prélude, choral, et fugue, for piano, M. 21: Fugue

6. Ballades (4) for piano, Op. 10: No. 1 Andante (After The Scottish Ballad 'Edward')

7. Ballades (4) for piano, Op. 10: No. 2 Andante/Allegro Non Troppo

8. Ballades (4) for piano, Op. 10: No. 3 Intermezzo. Allegro

9. Ballades (4) for piano, Op. 10: No. 4 Andante Con Moto/Più Lento

10. Chaconne, transcription for piano in D minor (after J. S. Bach, BWV 1004), KiV B24

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Fantastic Performance, August 24, 2001

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"nhchen" (Union City, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Long Way From Normal (Audio CD)

The incomparable Awadagin Pratt did it again! This is truly a performance that leaves you slack-jawed in wonder. His incredible power and beautiful tone highlight the overall perfection of just about everything he plays. His fervent yet delicate emotions illustrate his obviously strong sense of the music's logic and meaning. All in all, it confirms this excellent impression: here is an artist who is not only enormously talented and creative, but also much more matured than his twenty-eight years age suggests. Pratt's rightful place in the vanguard of the world's greatest musicians is assured with every such magical performance.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Refreshing Performance, September 12, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Long Way From Normal (Audio CD)

Awadagin is truly a virtuoso who performed these timeless classical pieces with such passion and energy. His technique is perfect and his power is peerless. I'm a big fan of the great legendary Russian pianist Sviatoslav Richter, and I think the performance of these pieces by Awadagin is definitely at the same level as Richter's.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb!, November 7, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Long Way From Normal (Audio CD)

Acclaimed pianist Awadagin Pratt, known for his unorthodox style -- he sits on a bench very low to the floor. He also eschews the traditional tuxedo in favor of brightly colored shirts and gives the old masters something beyond the standard treatment. However, it's his splendid performance that really counts. His astonishing brilliance and beauty, the romance and lyricism, the incredible technique and prodigious talent, and his superb and imaginative repertoire transport listeners, levitating them into a spiritual dimension, where materials are immaterial.