Product Description"The Price of Art" contains POWERFUL NEW ALL ORIGINAL SOLO PIANO WORKS. Mark demonstrates that the classical genre is alive and valid for today?s audience.. Mark Gardner is a Los Angeles based pianist and composer. His new CD ?The Price of Art? contains 8 powerful and emotional new piano compositions. His music has been described as an inspired fusion of Sergei Rachmaninov, Ludwig Van Beethoven, and Jimi Hendrix.. The speed and dexterity of Mark?s hands and fingers draw true, genuine passion from the music he has created. The Price of Art is an honest labor of love, and the result will turn your concept of classical music inside out.