Palm Court Pleasures was first released in the fall of 1987 on Fanfare Records, a Toronto based Label. It was an instantaneous ‘hit’, receiving frequent international radio play and critical acclaim. By 1988 Pro Arte/Intersound, based in Atlanta, Georgia, had scooped up Palm Court Pleasures and re-released it on their prestigious label. A best-seller, Palm Court Pleasures was quickly chosen by the Columbia Record Club to join their selective roster of acclaimed recordings.
Recorded at Humbercrest United Church in the late spring of 1987, the dynamic Trio Vivant of Catherine Wilson, piano; Marie Bérard, violin; and Dorothy Lawson, cello, created magic. Julian Rice, the President of Fanfare Records, ran the recording session, allowing two takes per piece. The popularity of Trio Vivant continued to grow with concert series in Canada, the United States and Europe actively engaging the group.
Palm Court Pleasures
$15.00
PLAY LIST
- TITLE, COMPOSER1
- Arrival of The Queen of Sheba, George Frederic Handel1
- Bethena Waltz, Scott Joplin1
- Liebesfreud, Fritz Kreisler1
- Sackville Street Ballad, Catherine Wilson
- Ragtime Nightingale, Joseph Lamb1
- Je Crois Entendre Encore (from The Pearl Fisher’s Opera), Georges Bizet1
- Hungarian Dance No. 5 in g minor, Johannes Brahms
- Elite Syncopations, Scott Joplin1
- Waltz in A Flat Major, Op. 69. No. 1, Frederic Chopin1
- Tango de La Rose, Filippo Shreier and Aldo Bottero1
- Du and Du, Johannes Strauss1
- Oh Gee! Oh Joy! (from Rosalie), George Gershwin1
- Minuet in G Major, Op. 14, No. 1, Ignace Paderewski1
- I’ll See You Again, Noel Coward1
- Someone to Watch Over Me, George Gershwin – solo piano
- arr. for Ensemble Vivant by John Arpin
Musicians
Catherine Wilson, Piano/Artistic Director
Marie Bérard, violin
Dorothy Lawson, cello
