William Alwyn: Klavierwerke Vol.1 on CD
Klavierwerke Vol.1
Conventional CD, playable with all CD players and computer drives, but also with most SACD or multiplayers.
Expected availability end of September 2025
Sonata alla toccata; Green Hills; Cricketty Mill; Prelude & Fugue formed on an Indian Scale; Haze of Noon; Harvest Home; Fancy Free; April Morn, Fantasy Waltzes
- Artists:
- Ashley Wass
- Label:
- Naxos
- Year of recording ca.:
- 2006/2007
- Item number:
- 9193880
- UPC/EAN:
- 0747313035977
- Release date:
- 26.11.2007
Piano music featured prominently for the most part of Alwyn's career. The composer himself was no mean pianist, as evidenced in the varying technical demands made on the pianist in the works included here. The major work on this recording, Fantasy Waltzes, consisting of a suite of eleven virtuoso pieces, is arguably Alwyn's finest creation for piano solo. Haze of Noon is a dreamy and languid piece, one of several published by OUP for their educational series. Green Hills is a nature poem which inhabits the sound world of John Ireland, while both Fancy Free and April Morn are simpler pieces which nevertheless demonstrate Alwyn's consummate skill as a composer.
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Tracklisting
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Contributors
Disk 1 von 1 (CD)
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1 Sonata alla toccata: I. Maestoso - Allegro ritmico e jubilante
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2 Sonata alla toccata: II. Andante con moto e semplice
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3 Sonata Alla Toccata: Iii. Molto Vivace
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4 Green Hills
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5 Cricketty Mill
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6 Prelude
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7 Prelude and Fugue on an Indian Scale: Fugue
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8 Haze of Noon
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9 Harvest Home: I. The Tinker's Tune
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10 Harvest Home: II. The Village Band
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11 Harvest Home: Iii. Harvest Moon
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12 Harvest Home: IV. The Church Bells Ring
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13 Fancy Free: I. Sunday Morning
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14 Fancy Free: II. Snowdrop
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15 Fancy Free: Iii. Twilight
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16 Fancy Free: IV. Happy-Go-Lucky
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17 April Morn: I. The Lost Lamb
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18 April Morn: II. April Shower
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19 April Morn: Iii. Bluebells
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20 April Morn: IV. Violets
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21 Fantasy Waltzes: No. 1. Tempo rubato e capriccioso
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22 Fantasy Waltzes: No. 2. Scherzando
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23 Fantasy Waltzes: No. 3. Moderato
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24 Fantasy Waltzes: No. 4. Grazioso
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25 Fantasy Waltzes: No. 5. Lento
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26 Fantasy Waltzes: No. 6. Allegro giocoso
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27 Fantasy Waltzes: No. 7. Lento
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28 Fantasy Waltzes: No. 8. Vivace, ma ritmico
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29 Fantasy Waltzes: No. 9. Lento e lugubre
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30 Fantasy Waltzes: No. 10. In tempo piacevole
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31 Fantasy Waltzes: No. 11. Presto
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