Bowen: Works for Piano, Volume 2 Piano Chandos

Bowen: Works for Piano, Volume 2

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CHAN 10410

Bowen: Works for Piano, Volume 2

CD UPC: 0095115141021

Release Date: March 2007
Originally recorded in 2006

Composer (1884-1961)
York Bowen

Solo Piano piano
Joop Celis

Venue
Willem Hijstek Zaal, Maastricht Conservatory, The Netherlands

Producer (Executive)
Ralph Couzens

Producer
Daan van Aalst

Engineer
Daan van Aalst

Engineer (Assistant)
Christianne Celis

Genre:
Piano

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YORK BOWEN

(1884-1961)

Works for Piano, Volume 2

Sonata No. 5, Op. 78

22:18

in F minor - in f-Moll - en fa mineur - in f kl.t.

Moderato - Allegro moderato - Meno mosso -

8:42

Andante semplice

4:50

III

Finale. Allegro con fuoco - Poco sostenuto -

8:37

Nocturne, Op. 78

5:04

in A flat major - in As-Dur - en la bémol majeur - in As gr.t.

Andante sostenuto

premiere recording

Ripples (A Short Sketch), Op. 100 No. 1

2:26

in F major - in F-Dur - en fa majeur - in F gr.t.

Allegro e leggiero

premiere recording

Two Preludes

7:27

No. 1. Andante sostenuto

3:48

in G minor - in g-Moll - en sol mineur - in g kl.t.

No. 2, Op. 100 No. 2 'Shadows'. [ ]

3:36

in D major - in D-Dur - en fa majeur - in F gr.t.

premiere recording

Fantasia, Op. 132

10:43

in G minor - in g-Moll - en sol mineur - in g kl.t.

Poco lento e serioso - Accelerando - Allegro moderato -

premiere recording

Two Intermezzi, Op. 141

3:47

Andantino tranquillo

2:38

in B minor - in h-Moll - en si mineur - in b kl.t.

10.

Allegro con fuoco

1:05

in G minor - in g-Moll - en sol mineur - in g k.t.

premiere recording

Siciliano and Toccatina, Op. 128

5:14

11.

Siciliano. Andantino grazioso

3:11

in F major - in F-Dur - en fa majeur - in F gr.t.

12.

Toccatina. Allegro, quasi presto

2:02

in A minor - in a-Moll - en la mineur - in a kl.t.

premiere recording

Four Bagatelles, Op. 147

7:23

13.

Andante con moto

1:30

in A minor - in a-Moll - en la mineur - in a kl.t.

14.

Moderato sostenuto

2:19

in B minor - in h-Moll - en si mineur - in b kl.t.

15.

III

Allegretto grazioso

1:34

in F major - in F-Dur - en fa majeur - in F gr.t.

16.

Andantino grazioso

1:51

in E major - in E-Dur - en mi majeur - in E gr.t.

premiere recording

17.

Evening Calm

8:18

in B flat major - in B-Dur - en si bémol majeur - in Bes gr.t.

Andante con moto

73:43

14-16 July 2006

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Reviews

With attractive liner notes, a generous disc length, and lifelike, forward sound, this comes highly recommended.

Fanfare

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. Joop Celis confirms his stature at every point, and Vol 3 of his Bowen pilgrimage is hopefully already on the horizon.

Gramophone

Of the nine works here, composed between 1915 and 1956, all except the F minor Sonata and the Nocturne are world premiere recordings. Listening to them on this disc, you might wonder why they have never been recorded before. Celis deserves the highest praise for his powerful advocacy of this passionate and appealing music, heard here in warmly-recorded sound. Highly recommended

Classic FM Magazine

Celis is a dedicated Bowen admirer, and according to the booklet even gives occasional lecture-recitals on the composer: he is clearly entirely at home with Bowen the miniaturist… the sound of the piano is superlative, even and smooth in a natural acoustic.

International Record Review

The appearance of a second volume would seem to indicate that Chandos may be releasing a complete series of York Bowen’s piano music. I hope so, since his music is always imaginative and interesting…. Celis is clearly in his element as the music calls forth a flood of vivid imagery and some heart-on-sleeve lyricism. The notes by Robert Matthew-Walker are exemplary, as is the sound from the Maastricht Conservatory in the Netherlands.

American Record Guide

Dutch pianist Joop Celis displays impeccable technique in Bowen’s demanding scores. He is clearly an excellent musician. Chandos offers clear, vibrant sound. A lot of dedicated work and effort has gone into this recording.

American Record Guide

Celis is the talented Dutch pianist who won glowing reviews for his first disc of York Bowen’s piano music a couple of years ago. Impressively the second volume is, if anything, even better… Celis deserves the highest praise for his powerful advocacy of this passionate and appealing music, heard here in warmly-recorded sound. Highly recommended.

Classic FM Magazine

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