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WILLIAM McNALLY Chickens 'n' Kittens: A Ragtime Coup Rivermont BSW-2210 With Chickens 'n' Kittens, Rivermont is pleased to offer a refreshing ragtime collection unlike any other: a sampling of ragtime-inspired piano solos by primarily classical pianists and composers spanning the past century. No piece here quite defines the composer who wrote it, though each represents a streak of ingenuity -- a moment of genuine inspiration. There is something for everyone (and conversely, there is likely to be a thing or two that is most definitely not for everyone!). This is a collection to celebrate the diversity of ragtime. William McNally performed for the first time in Carnegie Hall shortly after his ninth birthday and has since played there two more times. A multifaceted musician, McNally is a widely recognized ragtime pianist and composer. He has twice won the World Championship Old-Time Piano Playing Contest's New Rag Competition (2008 and 2009), and follows his particular interest in the modern and classically trained ragtime composers (particularly William Bolcom and Leopold Godowsky). For this recording, McNally performs a variety of ragtime compositions -- old and new -- including such seldom-heard gems as Doucet's "Chicken Pie" and Godowsky's "A Little Tango Rag" alongside favorites such as Scott Joplin's "Solace" and William Bolcom's "Graceful Ghost Rag" and premiere recordings of Andrew Barrett's "Humanitar Rag" and McNally's own prize-winning "Blue Donkey Rag." The accompanying 12-page illustrated booklet features extensive notes by the artist. 62 minutes. US $16.00 Your order will be processed by PayPal. Click on the buttons to hear full-quality audio samples of selected tracks. 1. Chicken Pie Clement Doucet 2. Sedalia Queen William McNally 3. Rialto Ripples George Gershwin and Will Donaldson 4. African Suite: High Hattin' Zez Confrey 5. African Suite: Kinda Careless Zez Confrey 6. African Suite: Mississippi Shivers Zez Confrey 7. Solace Scott Joplin 8. Fox-Trot Pantcho Vladigueroff 9. Rag Infernal -- Syncopes Apocalyptiques William Bolcom 10. Kitten on the Keys Zez Confrey 11. Toccata sur la Shimmy "Kitten on the Keys" Erwin Schulhoff 12. Blue Donkey Rag William McNally 13. Carnival Music: V. Toccata - Rag George Rochberg 14. Graceful Ghost Rag William Bolcom 15. Humanitaur Rag Andrew Barrett 16. Rag - Tango William Bolcom 17. A Little Tango Rag Leopold Godowsky Credits: Recording engineer: Bryan S. Wright / Liner notes: William McNally