GLASS HOUSES: Complete collection

« This is nothing short of miraculous…That Petrowska Quilico can perform these nine pieces is an achievement in itself; that it makes for mesmerizing listening is the magic of art. » – John Terauds, Toronto Star

« This is difficult and nuanced music, and Christina Petrowska Quilico is entirely up to the challenge. […] These performances are deeply musical and affecting. » – American Record Guide

Presented together for the first time: Glass Houses Revisited and Glass Houses Vol. 2 together in a box set for the complete collection of Ann Southam’s mammoth « Glass Houses » as performed by virtuoso pianist, Christina Petrowska Quilico.

Ann Southam was a close friend and musical collaborator of Christina Petrowska Quilico for almost 30 years. Petrowska Quilico began performing her music in 1981 and has recorded a number of her major works for piano. Glass Houses Revisited (Centrediscs) was the third collection and the first recording of this cycle and remains Centrediscs’ best-selling CD of all time. It was nominated for a JUNO for Best Classical Composition in 2012. Glass Houses Vol. 2 completes the entire set of « Glass Houses » for Centrediscs.

Passion and sensitivity, phenomenal technique and « dazzling virtuosity » (New York Times) characterize pianist Christina Petrowska Quilico, whether she is playing a Liszt piano solo, a Mozart chamber work, the Grieg concerto or the premiere of a new work by a living composer. Christina Petrowska Quilico has over 40 titles, containing some 50 CDs, that encompass contemporary works by Canadian and International composers as well as standard repertoire.

Born in Winnipeg, Ann Southam (1937-2010) completed musical studies at the University of Toronto and the Royal Conservatory of Music. Southam’s works have been commissioned through the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and continue to be performed in Canada, Europe and the United States. She was honoured with the Order of Canada, and earned a posthumous JUNO nomination for Best Classical Composition in 2012.

Glass Houses Revisited

1. Glass Houses #1 3:27

2. Glass Houses #7 4:35

3. Glass Houses #6 4:32

4. Glass Houses #3 8:07

5. Glass Houses #13 10:59

6. Glass Houses #2 4:58

7. Glass Houses #9 7:59

8. Glass Houses #4 5:04

9. Glass Houses #5 8:28

Glass Houses Vol. 2

1. Glass Houses #14 7:19

2. Glass Houses #11 11:31

3. Glass Houses #15 9:05

4. Glass Houses #10 8:58

5. Glass Houses #12 7:01

6. Glass Houses #8 9:54