Love at Last is pianist Lara Downes's first Pentatone album, inspired by the poem Sachki, Sachki by the Odessa-born Jewish writer Shaul Tchernichovsky. Downes presents 24 pieces, many of them in world premiere recordings, of works by living composers around the globe. Spanning generations, continents and cultures, these diverse voices are united in a stubborn belief in the possibility of humanity, brotherhood, peace, and compassion, and in the everlasting power of love. An iconoclast and trailblazer, Lara Downes's dynamic work as a sought-after soloist, a Billboard Chart-topping recording artist, a producer, curator, arts activist and advocate positions her as a cultural visionary on the national arts scene. She was honored as 2022 Classical Woman of the Year by Performance Today.
2 Wachet Auf, Ruft Uns Die Stimme, BWV 645 (Arr. I. Friedman for Solo Piano)
3 Laugh at All My Dreams (Arr. J. Siskind for Solo Piano)
4 Credo
5 A World of Change
6 Little Love (Arr. for Solo Piano)
7 Frühlingsglaube, D. 686 (Arr. A. Horn for Solo Piano)
8 Tree of Life
9 Earth
10 It Only Ever Rains in November
11 Even This Laughter; Even Your Tears
12 By Loving You (Arr. L. Bellido for Solo Piano)
13 Fluid
14 Meeting Point
15 Parting Friends
16 I'll Be Seeing You (Arr. M. Mayz for Solo Piano)
17 Simple Prayer for Complex Times
18 Blessing
19 Crown Thy Good
20 Healer
21 Mirror the Stars
22 Bright Night
23 Lullaby
24 Amazing Grace (Arr. S.E. Okpebholo for Solo Piano)
25 Audio Commentary
Love at Last is pianist Lara Downes's first Pentatone album, inspired by the poem Sachki, Sachki by the Odessa-born Jewish writer Shaul Tchernichovsky. Downes presents 24 pieces, many of them in world premiere recordings, of works by living composers around the globe. Spanning generations, continents and cultures, these diverse voices are united in a stubborn belief in the possibility of humanity, brotherhood, peace, and compassion, and in the everlasting power of love. An iconoclast and trailblazer, Lara Downes's dynamic work as a sought-after soloist, a Billboard Chart-topping recording artist, a producer, curator, arts activist and advocate positions her as a cultural visionary on the national arts scene. She was honored as 2022 Classical Woman of the Year by Performance Today.
