Compact Discs

From Bartok to the Popol Vuh

The "Preludes" by Dmitri Kabalevsky and the "Incantations from the Popol Vuh" by Kent Holliday were recognized and received semi-finalist status in the 2004 International Web Concert Hall Competition. Sixty-seven musicians representing nine nations participated in this world-wide competition. Louise Billaud was honored as one of the eight semi-finalists. See Web Concert Hall for more information. Released in 2001. Recorded by Real 2 Reel Recording Studio, Blacksburg, Virginia.

From Bartók to the Popol Vuh

Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945)
Suite, opus 14
- Allegretto
- Scherzo
- Allegro molto
- Sostenuto
Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904 - 1987)
Preludes From 24 Preludes, opus 38
- No. 1 in C major. Andantino
- No. 2 in A minor. Scherzando
- No. 3 in G major. Vivace leggiero
- No. 6 in B minor. Allegro molto
- No. 8 in F sharp minor. Andante non troppo. Semplice e cantando
- No. 10 in C sharp minor. Non troppo allegro ma agitato. Recitando, rubato
- No. 11 in B major. Vivace scherzando
- No. 12 in G sharp minor. Adagio
- No. 13 in F sharp major. Allegro non troppo
- No. 16 in B flat minor. Allegro tenebroso
- No. 22 in G minor. Scherzando. Non troppo allegro
- No. 23 in F major. Andante sostenuto
- No. 24 in D minor. Allegro feroce
Dmitri Kabalevsky
Third Sonata, opus 46
- Allegro con moto
- Andante cantabile
- Allegro giocoso
Goffredo Petrassi (1904 - 2003)
Toccata
Kent Holliday (b. 1940)
Incantations from the Popol Vuh

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Released in 1999. Recorded at Preston Hall on the campus of Radford University.

Louise Billaud

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Choral Prelude "Nun komm' der Heiden Heiland", BWV 695, transc.
Ferruccio Busoni
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Sonata in E minor, opus 90
- Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck
- Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen
Samuel Barber (1910 - 1981)
Nocturne in A flat major, opus 33
Kent Holliday (b. 1940)
Tango Exótico (1996)
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943)
Preludes
- Op. 32 No. 10 in B minor
- Op. 23 No. 6 in E flat major
- Op. 23 No. 7 in C minor

Sergei Liapunov (1859 - 1924)
Etudes d'exécution transcendante, opus 11
- "Lesghinka", No. 10 in B minor

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Passion CD

Released in 2004. Recorded by Real 2 Reel Recording Studio, Blacksburg, Virginia.

Passion

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Chromatische Fantasie und Fuge, BWV 903
- Fantasie
- Fuge
César Franck (1822 - 1890)
Prélude, Choral et Fugue
- Prélude
- Choral
- Poco Allgro et Fugue
Richard Wagner - Franz Liszt (1813 - 1883) (1811 - 1886)
Isolde's Liebestod
Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)
Etudes d'exécution transcendante
- Nr. 6 "Vision"
- Nr.11 "Harmonies du soir"
- Nr.12 "Chasse-neige"
- Nr. 4 "Mazeppa"