Canadian pianist, composer, and recording artist Stewart Goodyear forges new territory with his new album, combining works by Robert Schumann and Felix Mendelssohn with two of his own compositions, joined by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Andrew Constantine.

Goodyear’s original works are heard in their world premiere recordings and explore two very distinct thematic threads. Goodyear describes his 2021 Rhapsody on themes of love and loss “the most intimate piece I have ever written.” The Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso (2022) is written in the spirit of Mendelssohn but inspired by the rhythmic and metric vigor of sub-Saharan Africa. Schumann’s Op. 54 Concerto in A minor and Mendelssohn’s Op. 25 Concerto in G minor round out the album.