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The idea for this CD was given to me by several people who asked which of my existing CD's would be best for relaxation or background music. I honestly answered that none of the first seve CD's would be perfect, because I purposely arranged them to have contrasting types of music -loud vs. soft, fast vs. slow, etc. Then I decided to make a CD entirely with more relaxing music. The results have been very rewarding beyond my expectation. I have received many comments about how much people enjoy the CD and leave it on for hours repeatedly while doing other activities. I hope you will find the same effect. BIOGRAPHY Arnold Popkin has combined a career as an ophthalmologist with a very active musical life. He began piano lessons at age 3, and violin lessons at age 7. He realized at a fairly young age that he would pursue music as a wonderful adjunct to his life rather than as a profession. He attended the University of Pennsylvania for 12 years, including medical school and residency in Ophthalmology. He then practiced in the Princeton, New Jersey, area for 14 years and subsequently in Charlottesville, Virginia since 1980. His piano teachers include Eleanor Sokoloff, who has taught at the Curtis Institute for many years; Mathilde McKinney, a pupil of Josef Lhevinne; Content Sablinsky, a pupil of Egon Petri; and in recent years, Yuliya Gorenman, a brilliant young pianist living in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Popkin has given over 20 solo recitals at the University of Virginia, and performs widely throughout Virginia and surrounding states for community performing arts centers, charities, and retirement communities. He has given several concerts at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, and frequently performs with professional violinists, cellists, and singers. His latest concerts were with a world-class cellist who is a professor at the Moscow Conservatory. This CD was his eighth, produced in 2003. He plans to record two new CD's every year. All the CD's are available on cdbaby.com. Selections from his CD's are frequently played on classical music stations throughout Virginia. List of CD's by Arnold Popkin CD 1 - Chopin, Liszt, and Other Piano Favorites CD 2 - Piano Favorites, Volume 2 CD 3 - Music from Around the World CD 4 - My Favorite Chopin CD 5 - Music of Spain and Latin America CD 6 - Beethoven, Chopin, and Other Piano Favorites CD 7 - More Favorite Chopin CD 8 - Serenity Reviews: Reviewer: Carl Witonsky ***** Whether at home, in my office, or driving my car, I have the pleasure of listening to Arnold Popkin's music on each and every CD player. From Chopin to Beethoven to Grieg to Villa-Lobos, my favorites from around the world are beautifully brought to life by his exquisite interp Track List: 1. Debussy - Clair de lune 2. Debussy - Reverie 3. Ravel - Pavane 4. Saint-Saens - The Swan 5. Rachmaninoff - Prelude in G Major 6. Scriabin - Etude in F Sharp Major 7. Moussorgsky - The Old Castle 8. Chopin - Nocturne in C Sharp Minor 9. Liszt - Consolation No. 3 10. Scarlatti - Sonata in F Minor 11. Schumann - Traumerei 12. Brahms - Intermezzo in A Major 13. Grieg - Phantom 14. Griffes- The Lake at Evening 15. Gershwin - Prelude No. 2 16. Granados - The Maiden and the Nightingale 17. Ginastera - Danza de la moza donosa 18. Poulenc - Novelette No. 3 Other Genres:
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