"How good it is to hear these fine pieces played so well! Hassan posseses a highly-developed technique and, perhaps more importantly, knows how to make this music ebb and flow..."
Classy piano vol 2
sherry lehman | 05/11/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I loved Vol. 1 and I like Vol 2 even more. Where are today's successors to composers like Burton Lane and Billy Mayerl? Thank goodness there are still people like Alex Hassan who know how to play this music. But why isn't Amazon selling this CD? I had to buy it from Shellwood Productions on the internet."
Impresssive music, impressive piano playing
sherry lehman | 10/08/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Since I bought this CD (from the Shellwood Website) I have played it dozens of times: the compositions and the performances are outstanding. There is such a variety here, from the Little Rascals to Ivor Novello, and the period flavor of each is captured. The highlight of the disc may well be the final rhapsodic arrangement of "These Foolish Things.""
Melodic compositions, graceful performances
Anthony A. Ponaras | 05/22/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Many of these compositions were published in England or Germany in the 1930s and, for that reason, are not known to Americans. But they are very good tunes and Alex Hassan's fine performances here should help them to be much better known.I found additional CDs by Hassan at the Shellwood Productions website."