Description
York Bowen: The Complete Works For Viola And Piano - Lawrence Power, Simon Crawford-Phillips / Hyperion 2x Audio CD / CDA67651/2
UPC 034571176512
Edwin York Bowen (22 February 1884 – 23 November 1961) was an English composer and pianist. Bowen's musical career spanned more than fifty years during which time he wrote over 160 works. As well as being a pianist and composer, Bowen was a talented conductor, organist, violist and horn player. Despite achieving considerable success during his lifetime, many of the composer's works remained unpublished and unperformed until after his death in 1961. Bowen's compositional style is widely considered as ‘Romantic’ and his works are often characterized by their rich harmonic language.
| Label: | Hyperion – CDA67651/2 |
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| Format: |
2 x CD, Album
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| Country: | UK & Europe |
| Released: |
Jul 2008 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Modern |
Tracklist:
| Viola Sonata No 1 In C Minor Op 18 (1905) (25:44) |
| 1-1 | Allegro Moderato | 10:22 | |
| 1-2 | Poco Lento E Cantabile | 7:30 | |
| 1-3 | Finale: Presto — Allegro Molto | 7:47 | |
| 1-4 | Romance In D Flat Major (1900, Arr. 1904) |
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6:28
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| 1-5 | Fantasia For Four Violas Op 41 No 1 (1907) In E Minor |
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9:42
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| 1-6 | Piano Sonata In C Sharp Minor 'Moonlight' Op 27 No 2 First Movement: Adagio Sostenuto |
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5:40
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| 1-7 | Phantasy In F Major Op 54 (1918) |
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13:32
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| Viola Sonata No 2 In F Major Op 22 (1906) (25:41) |
| 2-1 | Allegro Assai | 10:34 | |
| 2-2 | Grave — Allegro — Tempo I — Tranquillo | 8:43 | |
| 2-3 | Finale: Allegro Giocoso | 6:20 | |
| 2-4 | Romance In A Major (1908) |
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5:50
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| 2-5 | Allegro De Concert (1906) In D Minor |
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7:49
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| 2-6 | Melody For The G String Op 47 (1917) In G Flat Major |
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3:53
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| 2-7 | Melody For The C String Op 51 No 2 (1918) In F Major |
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3:48
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| 2-8 | Rhapsody In G Minor (1955) |
| 13:15 |
- Booklet Editor – Tim Parry (2)
- Engineer [Recording Engineer] – Simon Eadon
- Executive-Producer – Simon Perry (5)
- Illustration [Front Illustration: 'Sunrise By The Red Trees'] – Ronny Ragan
- Liner Notes – Lewis Foreman
- Liner Notes [French Translation] – Hyperion (16)
- Liner Notes [German Translation] – Renate Wendel
- Piano – Simon Crawford-Phillips* (tracks: 1-1 to 1-4, 1-6, 1-7, 2-1 to 2-8)
- Producer [Recording Producer] – Andrew Keener
- Research [Front Picture Research] – Richard Howard (4)
- Viola – Lawrence Power (2) (tracks: 1-1 to 1-4, 1-6, 1-7, 2-1 to 2-8)
