William Bland: Piano Sonatas <br> Kevin Gorman, piano <br> BRIDGE 9556

Fanfare (5 stars) Bland's virtuoso sonatas present a fascinating blend of arch romanticism, piano heroics, and passionate utterance. Premiere recordings by the young American pianist, Kevin Gorman.   Reviews: "Both sonatas are works of real substance and beauty. I found myself returning to these sonatas for pleasure long after I had done the required listening for purposes of review." - Henry Fogel, Fanfare (5 stars) "Compelling music, superbly performed.  Bland's gift for melody and propensity for rich, almost orchestral keyboard writing evoke the tradition of the Russian Romantics.  The recording is excellent, a marvelous presentation of the Romantic piano in full flight."  - Ken Meltzer (Fanfare) "The range of expressive tools is vast.  It's grand music, with grand playing too from Gorman.  It is fervently to be hoped that this series continues."  - Colin Clarke (Fanfare) "Why isn’t William Bland better known?  He demonstrates a thorough, self-assured technical mastery from both a c