Albums

“Justin Kolb, decisive and persuasive at the keyboard, played the early Prelude at the start of a sequence of piano pieces that covered more than half a century and again proved Mr. Starer's stability of style.” — Paul Griffiths,  New York Times

Piano Sonata (1975-1976) 
- Boldly, In Big Style
- Waywardly, Dreamily —

- Urgently 

A Suffolk Memory: A Suite of Impressions for Piano (1986) 
- The Sea, at Dusk
- The Parish Churchyard, at Night
- High Street, Noon
- Sunday Morning, from the Terrace
- Saint Edmond's -- Southwald: Concert Day
- The Maltings, Snape: Festival House Fanfares  
- The Red House
- The Sea, by Moonlight 

Epitaph, for an Artist (1999) —

Serenade, for a Morning Room (1984) —

Tune for Ten (1987) 

Sonatina 
- With Verve
- Hymn Like
- Spirited 

William Ferris: Solo Piano Music, 1962 - 1999

"A highlight is A Suffolk Memory in which Kolb plays the eight atmospheric pieces with persuasive sympathy. Through this CD, Kolb confirms Ferris as a composer of unquestionable musicianship."

— Clavier Magazine

"The performances here are thoughtful, respectful, beautiful."

—Scott Morrison, Amazon.com

Albany Records
Produced in memory of Herman Shapiro.
Executive Producer: Marilyn Irvin
Cover Art: Marie Vickerilla

Sonata for Piano, No. 3 (1994)
- Gently Flowing
- Moderately Fast —

- Slow, with Declamatory Strength

From Sketches in Color, Set Two (1973)
- Khaki
- Aquamarine
- Silver and Gold

Prelude & Toccata (1946)
- Prelude
- Toccata 

The Ideal Self (1981)
Fantasy, Variations and Fugue on a Song - 

Twilight Fantasies (1985)

The Contemporary Virtuoso (1996)
- Crossing Over
- Repetition
- A Singing Tone
- Thirds
- Dots, Dashes, and Slurs
- Scales
- Skipping without Looking

Robert Starer: Solo Piano Music, 1946 - 1996

"Justin Kolb has become a champion and friend of the composer, and is the dedicatee of the Sonata No. 3, which he premiered at a Carnegie Recital Hall concert in honor of the composer's seventieth birthday. He plays all of the music with vigor, dexterity, and affection."

— Fanfare

www.robertstarer.com

"The Ideal Self (1981) begins as a musing, meditative fantasy and variations on one of Starer's own songs, concluding with a rousing and difficult fugue, perhaps the highpoint in Kolb's playing.... In this recording his control is excellent, and he plays all this music with expression, taste, and clarity."

— Woodstock Times

"The piano program--expertly performed by Justin Kolb, who has a long professional relationship with Starer--opens serenely, with the 1994 Sonata 3."

— American Record Guide

"The piano works, played with panache by Justin Kolb, have similarly wide stylistic range, mingling tonal and atonal elements but usually melodious and always listener-friendly."

— The Washington Post

Albany Records
Produced in memory of Herman Shapiro.
Executive Producer: Marilyn Irvin
Cover Art: Marie Vickerilla