From the romantic miniature tone poems of Barrios and the exuberant Afro-Caribbean folk rhythms of Casseus to the exotic colours of Domeniconi, we hear a rich legacy of influences that have come to bear on guitar music in the late Twentieth century.

A Canadian Piano Album is an important new release by Allen Reiser, a pianist well known for his dedication to Canadian music. This recording will be of great interest to performers, teachers, senior piano students and Canadian music enthusiasts, as it contains many of the most popular and often performed piano works of ten outstanding Canadian composers.

Drawing on such musical sources as Cuban lullabys, East Indian music, folk, jazz, Yoruban songs and impressionist harmonies, Bridges was recorded between May 1992 and May 1993 at The Music Gallery in Toronto, Ontario.