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Skempton / Howard- William Howard Plays Skempton (CD)

SKU: 5060189561162
¥117.00
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William Howard performs the solo piano music of Howard Skempton in a collection that includes Skempton's 24 Preludes and Fugues, inspired by J.S. Bach's example but in a contemporary style. Skempton's piano miniatures are concise, crystalline gems: clear, colorful and bright. There is a neoclassical quality to Skempton's Preludes and Fugues, which exude a serene, almost otherworldly atmosphere, tempered with a sense of intimacy and refinement. Each Prelude consists of a spare, canonic piece, and each Fugue is woven into an intricate but delicate texture of interlacing lines. Skempton's Three Nocturnes are richer and more fluid, at times darker-hued and enigmatic, with the use of jazz inflections but with a similar clarity of texture to that heard in the Preludes and Fugues. The Reflections are exquisite windows into a world of contemplative introspection, and the Images represent a varied collection of miniatures culminating in a Postlude based on The Keel Row, a folk tune from the north of Britain also used in Debussy's orchestral Images - perhaps a nod to the impressionistic aspects of these works, as alluded to by Skempton in his album notes: "The landscape of these four collections of pieces is gently unpredictable..."

Tracklist:

  1. 24 Preludes & Fugues: No. 1 In C Major
  2. 24 Preludes & Fugues: No. 2 In C-Sharp Minor
  3. 24 Preludes & Fugues: No. 3 In D Major
  4. 24 Preludes & Fugues: No. 4 In E-Flat Minor
  5. 24 Preludes & Fugues: No. 5 In E Major
  6. 24 Preludes & Fugues: No. 6 In F Minor
  7. 24 Preludes & Fugues: No. 7 In G-Flat Major
  8. 24 Preludes & Fugues: No. 8 In G Minor
  9. 24 Preludes & Fugues: No. 9 In A-Flat Major
  10. 24 Preludes & Fugues: No. 10 In A Minor
  11. 24 Preludes & Fugues: No. 11 In B-Flat Major
  12. 24 Preludes & Fugues: No. 12 In B Minor
  13. 24 Preludes & Fugues: No. 13 In C Minor
  14. 24 Preludes & Fugues: No. 14 In C-Sharp Major
  15. 24 Preludes & Fugues: No. 15 In D Minor
  16. 24 Preludes & Fugues: No. 16 In E-Flat Major
  17. 24 Preludes & Fugues: No. 17 In E Minor
  18. 24 Preludes & Fugues: No. 18 In F Major
  19. 24 Preludes & Fugues: No. 19 In F-Sharp Minor
  20. 24 Preludes & Fugues: No. 20 In G Major
  21. 24 Preludes & Fugues: No. 21 In G-Sharp Minor
  22. 24 Preludes & Fugues: No. 22 In A Major
  23. 24 Preludes & Fugues: No. 23 In B-Flat Minor
  24. 24 Preludes & Fugues: No. 24 In B Major
  25. 3 Nocturnes: No. 1, -
  26. 3 Nocturnes: No. 2, -
  27. 3 Nocturnes: No. 3, -
  28. Reflections: No. 1, -
  29. Reflections: No. 2, -
  30. Reflections: No. 3, -
  31. Reflections: No. 4, -
  32. Reflections: No. 5, -
  33. Reflections: No. 6, -
  34. Reflections: No. 7, -
  35. Reflections: No. 8, -
  36. Reflections: No. 9, -
  37. Reflections: No. 10, -
  38. Reflections: No. 11, -
  39. Images: Song No. 2
  40. Images: Prelude No. 3
  41. Images: Interlude No. 8
  42. Images: Interlude No. 2
  43. Images: Interlude No. 1
  44. Images: The Cockfight
  45. Images: Prelude No. 7
  46. Images: Interlude No. 5
  47. Images: Prelude No. 8
  48. Images: Interlude No. 3
  49. Images: Prelude No. 2
  50. Images: Prelude No. 6
  51. Images: Interlude No. 4
  52. Images: Variations
  53. Images: Interlude No. 6
  54. Images: Interlude No. 7
  55. Images: Prelude No. 4
  56. Images: Prelude No. 5
  57. Images: Prelude No. 1
  58. Images: Postlude (The Keel Row)
Format: New CD/Classical

Skempton / Howard- William Howard Plays Skempton (CD)

SKU: 5060189561162
¥117.00

Release Date: 02.14.2020

 
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William Howard performs the solo piano music of Howard Skempton in a collection that includes Skempton's 24 Preludes and Fugues, inspired by J.S. Bach's example but in a contemporary style. Skempton's piano miniatures are concise, crystalline gems: clear, colorful and bright. There is a neoclassical quality to Skempton's Preludes and Fugues, which exude a serene, almost otherworldly atmosphere, tempered with a sense of intimacy and refinement. Each Prelude consists of a spare, canonic piece, and each Fugue is woven into an intricate but delicate texture of interlacing lines. Skempton's Three Nocturnes are richer and more fluid, at times darker-hued and enigmatic, with the use of jazz inflections but with a similar clarity of texture to that heard in the Preludes and Fugues. The Reflections are exquisite windows into a world of contemplative introspection, and the Images represent a varied collection of miniatures culminating in a Postlude based on The Keel Row, a folk tune from the north of Britain also used in Debussy's orchestral Images - perhaps a nod to the impressionistic aspects of these works, as alluded to by Skempton in his album notes: "The landscape of these four collections of pieces is gently unpredictable..."

Tracklist:

  1. 24 Preludes & Fugues: No. 1 In C Major
  2. 24 Preludes & Fugues: No. 2 In C-Sharp Minor
  3. 24 Preludes & Fugues: No. 3 In D Major
  4. 24 Preludes & Fugues: No. 4 In E-Flat Minor
  5. 24 Preludes & Fugues: No. 5 In E Major
  6. 24 Preludes & Fugues: No. 6 In F Minor
  7. 24 Preludes & Fugues: No. 7 In G-Flat Major
  8. 24 Preludes & Fugues: No. 8 In G Minor
  9. 24 Preludes & Fugues: No. 9 In A-Flat Major
  10. 24 Preludes & Fugues: No. 10 In A Minor
  11. 24 Preludes & Fugues: No. 11 In B-Flat Major
  12. 24 Preludes & Fugues: No. 12 In B Minor
  13. 24 Preludes & Fugues: No. 13 In C Minor
  14. 24 Preludes & Fugues: No. 14 In C-Sharp Major
  15. 24 Preludes & Fugues: No. 15 In D Minor
  16. 24 Preludes & Fugues: No. 16 In E-Flat Major
  17. 24 Preludes & Fugues: No. 17 In E Minor
  18. 24 Preludes & Fugues: No. 18 In F Major
  19. 24 Preludes & Fugues: No. 19 In F-Sharp Minor
  20. 24 Preludes & Fugues: No. 20 In G Major
  21. 24 Preludes & Fugues: No. 21 In G-Sharp Minor
  22. 24 Preludes & Fugues: No. 22 In A Major
  23. 24 Preludes & Fugues: No. 23 In B-Flat Minor
  24. 24 Preludes & Fugues: No. 24 In B Major
  25. 3 Nocturnes: No. 1, -
  26. 3 Nocturnes: No. 2, -
  27. 3 Nocturnes: No. 3, -
  28. Reflections: No. 1, -
  29. Reflections: No. 2, -
  30. Reflections: No. 3, -
  31. Reflections: No. 4, -
  32. Reflections: No. 5, -
  33. Reflections: No. 6, -
  34. Reflections: No. 7, -
  35. Reflections: No. 8, -
  36. Reflections: No. 9, -
  37. Reflections: No. 10, -
  38. Reflections: No. 11, -
  39. Images: Song No. 2
  40. Images: Prelude No. 3
  41. Images: Interlude No. 8
  42. Images: Interlude No. 2
  43. Images: Interlude No. 1
  44. Images: The Cockfight
  45. Images: Prelude No. 7
  46. Images: Interlude No. 5
  47. Images: Prelude No. 8
  48. Images: Interlude No. 3
  49. Images: Prelude No. 2
  50. Images: Prelude No. 6
  51. Images: Interlude No. 4
  52. Images: Variations
  53. Images: Interlude No. 6
  54. Images: Interlude No. 7
  55. Images: Prelude No. 4
  56. Images: Prelude No. 5
  57. Images: Prelude No. 1
  58. Images: Postlude (The Keel Row)