Oliver Gledhill, Tadashi Imai - Squire: Miniatures for Cello & Piano (2016) [Hi-Res]
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BAND/ARTIST: Oliver Gledhill, Tadashi Imai
- Title: Squire: Miniatures for Cello & Piano
- Year Of Release: 2016
- Label: Naxos
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks) / flac 24bits - 96.0kHz +Booklet
- Total Time: 01:06:39
- Total Size: 327 mb / 1.17 gb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. 4 Petits morceaux, Op. 5: No. 1, Romance
02. Gavotte humoristique, Op. 6
03. Scène de bal, Op. 8
04. Sérénade, Op. 15
05. 4 Morceaux de salon, Op. 19: No. 3, Minuet
06. 4 Morceaux de salon, Op. 19: No. 4, Mazurka
07. Album de morceaux caractéristiques, Op. 20, Book 1: No. 2, Gondoliera
08. Album de morceaux caractéristiques, Op. 20, Book 2: No. 5, Danse rustique
09. Chansonnette, Op. 22
10. Tarantelle, Op. 23
11. L'adieu
12. Tzig-Tzig
13. Bourrée, Op. 24
14. Humoresque, Op. 26
15. 6 Morceaux melodiques: No. 1, Canzonetta
16. 6 Morceaux melodiques: No. 2, Danse orientale
17. 6 Morceaux melodiques: No. 3, Elégie
18. 6 Morceaux melodiques: No. 4, Madrigal
19. 6 Morceaux melodiques: No. 6, Harlequinade
20. Prière
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William Henry Squire was Britain’s leading cellist from the late 1890s to the late 1920s and a prolific artist in the early recording era. He composed a series of exquisite miniatures for the instrument, the finest of which are collected here for the first time. They were written largely between the ages of 18 and 33, often with specific audiences in mind—whether Promenade Concerts, recital platform or grade examinations—and include his signature piece, Sérénade, Op. 15 and his enigmatic tribute to Dvořák, the Chansonnette, Op. 22. Five of the twenty have never before been recorded.
„In the years that spanned the turn of the nineteenth century the name of W.H. Squire (as he was known) was pre-eminent in the cello world and prolific in recordings. Elegant of appearance and in his style of playing, he was always in demand as a recitalist, and for that purpose he composed a large number of salon works for the instrument, each being of encore length. Twenty have been chosen for this release and show Squire’s gift of immediately likeable melody, the music mostly within the scope of the amateur cellist, and from that aspect would have been highly commercial in the sale of sheet music. They are played by Oliver Gledhill, an expert in the music and life of Squire, and he does, of course, have the benefit of those early recordings on which to base his approach to the cameo pieces. Though Squire did live a long life, the fascination of composing passed by quite early on, the disc covering the period from his nineteenth to his thirty-third year. It is an age long since past and steeped in Victoriana, but the nostalgia side of me that recalls gathering at home around the piano, has greatly enjoyed the disc. The piano accompaniment is played with sensitivity by the London-based Japanese-born, Tadashi Imai. The recording is well balanced, bright and with the surrounding aura of requisite charm.“ (David’s Review Corner)
Oliver Gledhill, cello
Tadashi Imai, piano
01. 4 Petits morceaux, Op. 5: No. 1, Romance
02. Gavotte humoristique, Op. 6
03. Scène de bal, Op. 8
04. Sérénade, Op. 15
05. 4 Morceaux de salon, Op. 19: No. 3, Minuet
06. 4 Morceaux de salon, Op. 19: No. 4, Mazurka
07. Album de morceaux caractéristiques, Op. 20, Book 1: No. 2, Gondoliera
08. Album de morceaux caractéristiques, Op. 20, Book 2: No. 5, Danse rustique
09. Chansonnette, Op. 22
10. Tarantelle, Op. 23
11. L'adieu
12. Tzig-Tzig
13. Bourrée, Op. 24
14. Humoresque, Op. 26
15. 6 Morceaux melodiques: No. 1, Canzonetta
16. 6 Morceaux melodiques: No. 2, Danse orientale
17. 6 Morceaux melodiques: No. 3, Elégie
18. 6 Morceaux melodiques: No. 4, Madrigal
19. 6 Morceaux melodiques: No. 6, Harlequinade
20. Prière
William Henry Squire was Britain’s leading cellist from the late 1890s to the late 1920s and a prolific artist in the early recording era. He composed a series of exquisite miniatures for the instrument, the finest of which are collected here for the first time. They were written largely between the ages of 18 and 33, often with specific audiences in mind—whether Promenade Concerts, recital platform or grade examinations—and include his signature piece, Sérénade, Op. 15 and his enigmatic tribute to Dvořák, the Chansonnette, Op. 22. Five of the twenty have never before been recorded.
„In the years that spanned the turn of the nineteenth century the name of W.H. Squire (as he was known) was pre-eminent in the cello world and prolific in recordings. Elegant of appearance and in his style of playing, he was always in demand as a recitalist, and for that purpose he composed a large number of salon works for the instrument, each being of encore length. Twenty have been chosen for this release and show Squire’s gift of immediately likeable melody, the music mostly within the scope of the amateur cellist, and from that aspect would have been highly commercial in the sale of sheet music. They are played by Oliver Gledhill, an expert in the music and life of Squire, and he does, of course, have the benefit of those early recordings on which to base his approach to the cameo pieces. Though Squire did live a long life, the fascination of composing passed by quite early on, the disc covering the period from his nineteenth to his thirty-third year. It is an age long since past and steeped in Victoriana, but the nostalgia side of me that recalls gathering at home around the piano, has greatly enjoyed the disc. The piano accompaniment is played with sensitivity by the London-based Japanese-born, Tadashi Imai. The recording is well balanced, bright and with the surrounding aura of requisite charm.“ (David’s Review Corner)
Oliver Gledhill, cello
Tadashi Imai, piano
Year 2016 | Classical | FLAC / APE | HD & Vinyl
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