Craig Urquhart
The moody new age composer Craig Urquhart is one of the finest independent pianists in America. It was almost a given that he would become a musician, as his early exposure to Leonard Bernstein's CBS series The Young People's Concerts with the New York Philharmonic gave the Michigan child an obsession with music that led him to explore the piano. After absorbing the music of Joni Mitchell, Brian Eno, and Laura Nyro (as well as the usual classical composers: Bach, Chopin, et. al) he entered the University of Michigan under their music program. Graduating with a Masters in Composition, Urquhart moved to New York and joined the staff of the Harlem School of the Arts. He met Leonard Bernstein in the late 70's, and the two became quick friends after Urquhart enthusiastically quizzed the legendary composer about all things music. Urquhart gained inspiration at a time when he had become disillusioned with some of the atonal work he had been writing, while Bernstein asked him to become his personal assistant in 1985. The two stayed together until Bernstein's death in 1990, which led Urquhart to start composing his first albums on a piano he inherited from the Maestro. Urquhart began putting together classical art songs, utilizing a more lyrical approach than what he had attempted before his friendship with Bernstein. Putting together several discs through the 90's, it was 1994's powerful Epitaphs and Portraits that brought him the most attention with its compassionate AIDS theme. Urquhart took the second half of the decade to work on musical projects outside of recording, but by 2002 he was back in the studio recording Evocation.
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Secret Spaces
New Age - Paru chez Heart Earth Music, LLC le 1 janv. 2007
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Affirmation
Classique - Paru chez Heart Earth Music le 1 juil. 2019
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Within Memory
Classique - Paru chez Hearth Earth Music, LLC le 29 mars 2010
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Streamwalker
New Age - Paru chez HeartEarthMusic le 1 janv. 2004
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Songs Without Words
New Age - Paru chez Heart Earth Music le 1 janv. 1990
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First Light
Classique - Paru chez Hearth Earth Music, LLC le 1 déc. 2012
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Evocation
Relaxation - Paru chez Heart Earth Music le 1 janv. 2002
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The Dream of The Ancient Ones
New Age - Paru chez Heart Earth Music le 1 janv. 1993
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Dreams Remembered
Classique - Paru chez Heart Earth Music le 18 févr. 2022
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Jubilation
Classique - Paru chez Heart Earth Music le 31 déc. 2021
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Epitaphs and Portraits
New Age - Paru chez Heart Earth Music le 1 janv. 1994
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Serenity
Classique - Paru chez Heart Earth Music le 10 mars 2023
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Degas' Dancers
Classique - Paru chez Heart Earth Music le 28 janv. 2022
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Soaring Swallows
Classique - Paru chez Heart Earth Music le 26 mars 2021
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The Albatross
Classique - Paru chez Heart Earth Music le 24 févr. 2023
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Daybreak
Classique - Paru chez Heart Earth Music le 10 févr. 2023
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Stargazer
New Age - Paru chez Heart Earth Music le 14 janv. 2022
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