York Bowen - Piano Works
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Label: Chandos - Classics
Cat No: CHAN107744X
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 4
Genre: Instrumental
Release Date: 3rd June 2013
Contents
Works
A Whim, op.19 no.2Bagatelles (4), op.147
Ballade no.2 in A minor, op.87
Evening Calm
Fantasia in G minor, op.132
Intermezzi (2), op.141
Miniatures (3), op.44
Nocturne in A flat minor, op.78
Novelettes (3), op.124
Partita, op.156
Piano Sonata no.5 in F minor, op.72
Piano Sonata no.6 in B flat minor, op.160
Piano Sonatina in C major, op.144
Pieces (3), op.20
Polonaise in F sharp major, op.26 no.2
Preludes (2)
Preludes (3), op.81
Reverie in B major, op.86
Ripples (A Short Sketch), op.100 no.1
Serious Dances (3), op.51 no.1
Short Sonata, op.35 no.1
Siciliano and Toccatina, op.128
Sketches for Piano (3), op.43
Songs without Words (3), op.94
Suite for Piano no.3, op.38
Suite for Piano no.4, op.39 'Suite Mignonne'
Toccata, op.155
Artists
Joop Celis (piano)Works
A Whim, op.19 no.2Bagatelles (4), op.147
Ballade no.2 in A minor, op.87
Evening Calm
Fantasia in G minor, op.132
Intermezzi (2), op.141
Miniatures (3), op.44
Nocturne in A flat minor, op.78
Novelettes (3), op.124
Partita, op.156
Piano Sonata no.5 in F minor, op.72
Piano Sonata no.6 in B flat minor, op.160
Piano Sonatina in C major, op.144
Pieces (3), op.20
Polonaise in F sharp major, op.26 no.2
Preludes (2)
Preludes (3), op.81
Reverie in B major, op.86
Ripples (A Short Sketch), op.100 no.1
Serious Dances (3), op.51 no.1
Short Sonata, op.35 no.1
Siciliano and Toccatina, op.128
Sketches for Piano (3), op.43
Songs without Words (3), op.94
Suite for Piano no.3, op.38
Suite for Piano no.4, op.39 'Suite Mignonne'
Toccata, op.155
Artists
Joop Celis (piano)About
York Bowen has been described as ‘The English Rachmaninoff’. As a young composer he was highly regarded by the most admired performers of the day, including Hans Richter, Fritz Kreisler and Lionel Tertis. Bowen composed more than 160 works, which show a blend of romanticism and strong individuality. This collection ranges widely over his output for solo piano, from relatively large-scale structures to quite short, almost miniature pieces.
Evident in these works is Bowen’s responsiveness to two very different national schools: the Russian, with its often epic character, its pianistic virtuosity, strong rhythmical impact, and darkly atmospheric, melancholic harmonies and melodies, and the French, generally distinguished by its lightness, its playfully decorated melodies, and tender harmonies.
Among the composers whose piano music left a mark on Bowen’s own works for the instrument are Rachmaninoff, Balakirev, Medtner, Scriabin, Debussy, and even sometimes Ravel. Echoes of the music of Ireland, Delius, Elgar and Vaughan Williams may, however, also be heard in Bowen’s work. It is this fusion of different styles which makes Bowen’s own very individual sound world so remarkable.
The Dutch pianist Joop Celis has given lecture recitals on the piano works of York Bowen for the Dutch and Belgian branches of the European Piano Teachers Association (EPTA), and in 2005 he gave master-classes, lectures and recitals both in South Korea and China, performing piano works by Bowen.
Reviews on original release:
‘Joop Celis’s second volume in his cycle of York Bowen’s piano music is as triumphant as his first... not a single piece on this excellently recorded disc could be in more sensitive hands’ - Gramophone on CHAN 10410
‘Celis’s performances are scintillating. He dispatches the heroic and virtuosic with ease, yet his playing displays a great sensitivity to the more romantic side of Bowen’s music’ - International Record Review on CHAN 10593
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