Daniil Trifonov: My American Story – North

For his latest Deutsche Grammophon project, Daniil Trifonov is embarking on a pianistic journey across the Americas. Released on October 4, 2024, the first of two volumes, My American Story – North, takes in a wide range of repertoire from the United States, the country the pianist has called home for almost half his life. The album ranges from jazz and swing to modernism, minimalism and popular soundtracks, covering a century of US music for solo piano or piano and orchestra. “I did not intend to record an anthology,” says Trifonov. “These are simply favorites of mine that speak to me on a musical level.” Joined by The Philadelphia Orchestra and its Music and Artistic Director, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, in George Gershwin’s much-loved Concerto in F and the world premiere of the brand-new concerto written for him by Mason Bates, Trifonov also performs solo works by John Adams, John Cage, Aaron Copland, John Corigliano, Dave Grusin, Thomas Newman, Art Tatum and Bill Evans.

CD1

Art Tatum (1909 – 1956)
1 Cover the Waterfront

George Gershwin (1898 – 1937)
Concerto in F
2 Allegro
3 Adagio – Andante con moto
4 Allegro agitato

Aaron Copland (1873 – 1943)
5 Piano Variations

Victor Young (1900 – 1956) / Bill Evans (1929 – 1980)
6 When I Fall in Love

John Adams (*1947)
7 China Gates

CD2

John Corigliano (*1938)
1 Fantasia on an Ostinato

Dave Grusin (*1934)
2 “Memphis Stomp” from The Firm

Thomas Newman (*1955)
3 American Beauty

Mason Bates (*1977)
Piano Concerto
4 Movement I
5 Movement II
6 Movement III

John Cage (1912 – 1992)
7 4’33 (Field Version: Cage @ Columbus)