Evlyn Howard-Jones & Edward Isaacs: Two Forgotten English Pianists | APR APR6035

Evlyn Howard-Jones & Edward Isaacs: Two Forgotten English Pianists

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Cat No: APR6035

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 2

Genre: Instrumental

Release Date: 28th May 2021

Contents

Works

Bach, Johann Sebastian

French Suites (6), BWV812-817
» no.5 in G major, BWV816: Allemande
» no.5 in G major, BWV816: Courante
» no.5 in G major, BWV816: Gigue
The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1, BWV846-869
» no.10 in E minor, BWV855
» no.11 in F major, BWV856
» no.12 in F minor, BWV857
» no.13 in F sharp major, BWV858
» no.14 in F sharp minor, BWV859
» no.15 in G major, BWV860
» no.16 in G minor, BWV861
» no.17 in A flat major, BWV862

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Ecossaises (6), WoO83
Piano Sonata no.8 in C minor, op.13 'Pathetique'
Piano Sonata no.14 in C sharp minor, op.27 no.2 'Moonlight'
Rondo in G major, op.51 no.2

Brahms, Johannes

Klavierstucke (8), op.76
» no.2 Capriccio in B minor

Chopin, Frederic

Bolero in A minor, op.19
Waltzes (19)
» no.3 in A minor, op.34 no.2
» no.6 in D flat, op.64 no.1 'Minute'
» no.7 in C sharp minor, op.64 no.2
» no.13 in D flat major, op.posth.70 no.3
» no.15 in E major, op.posth

Delius, Frederick

Dance for harpsichord
Piano Pieces (4)
Preludes (3) for piano

Handel, George Frideric

Fantaisie in C major, HWV490
Keyboard Suite no.5 in E major, HWV430 'The Harmonious Blacksmith'
» IV Air and Variations 'The Harmonious Blacksmith'

Liszt, Franz

Chants polonais (6), S480 (after Chopin)
» no.5 Mes Joies
Concert Etudes (2), S145
» no.1 Waldesrauschen (Forest Murmurs)
Liebestraume (3), S541
» no.3 Nocturne in A flat major

Schubert, Franz

Moments musicaux (6), op.94 D780
» no.3 in F minor

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich

Morceaux (2), op.10
» no.2 Humoresque

Artists

Evlyn Howard-Jones (piano)
Edward Isaacs (piano)

Works

Bach, Johann Sebastian

French Suites (6), BWV812-817
» no.5 in G major, BWV816: Allemande
» no.5 in G major, BWV816: Courante
» no.5 in G major, BWV816: Gigue
The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1, BWV846-869
» no.10 in E minor, BWV855
» no.11 in F major, BWV856
» no.12 in F minor, BWV857
» no.13 in F sharp major, BWV858
» no.14 in F sharp minor, BWV859
» no.15 in G major, BWV860
» no.16 in G minor, BWV861
» no.17 in A flat major, BWV862

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Ecossaises (6), WoO83
Piano Sonata no.8 in C minor, op.13 'Pathetique'
Piano Sonata no.14 in C sharp minor, op.27 no.2 'Moonlight'
Rondo in G major, op.51 no.2

Brahms, Johannes

Klavierstucke (8), op.76
» no.2 Capriccio in B minor

Chopin, Frederic

Bolero in A minor, op.19
Waltzes (19)
» no.3 in A minor, op.34 no.2
» no.6 in D flat, op.64 no.1 'Minute'
» no.7 in C sharp minor, op.64 no.2
» no.13 in D flat major, op.posth.70 no.3
» no.15 in E major, op.posth

Delius, Frederick

Dance for harpsichord
Piano Pieces (4)
Preludes (3) for piano

Handel, George Frideric

Fantaisie in C major, HWV490
Keyboard Suite no.5 in E major, HWV430 'The Harmonious Blacksmith'
» IV Air and Variations 'The Harmonious Blacksmith'

Liszt, Franz

Chants polonais (6), S480 (after Chopin)
» no.5 Mes Joies
Concert Etudes (2), S145
» no.1 Waldesrauschen (Forest Murmurs)
Liebestraume (3), S541
» no.3 Nocturne in A flat major

Schubert, Franz

Moments musicaux (6), op.94 D780
» no.3 in F minor

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich

Morceaux (2), op.10
» no.2 Humoresque

Artists

Evlyn Howard-Jones (piano)
Edward Isaacs (piano)

About

The two pianists featured here were contemporaries, both English. Both made a small number of recordings for Columbia between 1926 and 1930 and today are largely forgotten. Howard-Jones was of an academic nature whose interpretations were described as having ‘scholarly and fastidious profundity’. He excelled in Bach and Brahms, and his ‘Well-Tempered Clavier’ recordings in particular offer playing of rare spirituality and beauty. As a friend of the composer and dedicatee of five of the piano pieces, his Delius recordings, which comprise the complete meagre published output for solo piano by the composer, have a unique authority.

Edward Isaacs, who revelled in the repertoire of Chopin and Liszt, was described as ‘a kindly genial companion and a witty charming raconteur’. His recordings radiate brilliance and joie de vivre.

This is the first time most of these discs have been reissued since the days of the original 78s. An added bonus is the discovery of a wonderful previously unpublished Howard-Jones recording of Beethoven’s Rondo in G major.

Contents:

CD 1: Evlyn Howard-Jones (Columbia recordings 1926-1930)
1. JS Bach - The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I: Preludes & Fugues nos. 10–17
17. Beethoven - Piano Sonata no.14 in C sharp minor ‘Moonlight’, op.27 no.2
20. Beethoven - Rondo in G major, op.51 no.2 (previously unpublished)
21. Beethoven - Ecossaises WoO83 (d’Albert edition)
22. Liszt - Waldesrauschen S145/1
23. Liszt - Liebesträume no.3, S541/3
24. Brahms - Capriccio in B minor, op.76 no.2
25. Delius - Dance for Harpsichord
26. Delius - Four Piano Pieces
30. Delius - Three Preludes

CD 2: Edward Isaacs (Regal recordings 1926 & 1928)
1. JS Bach - French Suite no.5 in G major, BWV816: Allemande, Courante & Gigue
4. Handel - Fantasia in C major HWV490;
5. Handel - Suite no.5 in E major, HWV430: IV. The Harmonious Blacksmith
6. Beethoven - Piano Sonata no.8 in C minor ‘Pathétique’, op.13
9. Schubert - Moment musical in F minor, D780/3 (op.94/3)
10. Chopin - Bolero in A minor op.19
11. Chopin - Waltz in A minor, op.34/2
12. Chopin - Waltz in D flat major, op.64/1
13. Chopin - Waltz in C sharp minor, op.64/2
14. Chopin - Waltz in D flat major, op.70/3
15. Chopin - Waltz in E minor, op. posth.
16. Chopin/Liszt - My joys, S480 (op.74/12)
17. Liszt - Liebesträume no.3, S541/3
18. Tchaikovsky - Humoresque, op.10 no.2

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