Goodyear/Chineke!/Marshall - George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, Stewart Goodyear: Callaloo Suite, Piano Sonata

Orchid Classics marks its 100th release with a particularly special album starring some of the most exciting artists of our time: pianist-composer Stewart Goodyear, the Chineke! Orchestra and Wayne Marshall. The release includes world-premiere recordings of Goodyear�s Carnival-inspired Suite for piano and orchestra, named Callaloo in honour of his Trinidadian roots, and his Piano Sonata, an exuberant reflection of Goodyear�s youth. These are heard alongside Gershwin�s magnificent Rhapsody in Blue. Stewart Goodyear has been described as �a phenomenon� by the Los Angeles Times and �one of the best pianists of his generation� by the Philadelphia Inquirer. He is joined by the pioneering Chineke! Orchestra, a vital, vibrant ensemble made up of Europe�s finest Black and Minority Ethnic performers, conducted here by the brilliant conductor, organist and pianist, Wayne Marshall.