Danny Driver - Benjamin Dale: Piano Music (2011)
BAND/ARTIST: Danny Driver
- Title: Benjamin Dale: Piano Music
- Year Of Release: 2011
- Label: Hyperion
- Genre: Classical Piano
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks) +Booklet
- Total Time: 01:05:17
- Total Size: 187 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. B. Dale: Piano Sonata in D Minor: I. Allegro deciso
02. B. Dale: Piano Sonata in D Minor: IIa. Molto adagio
03. B. Dale: Piano Sonata in D Minor: IIb. Variation 1
04. B. Dale: Piano Sonata in D Minor: IIc. Variation 2. Molto adagio
05. B. Dale: Piano Sonata in D Minor: IId. Variation 3. Allegretto con grazia
06. B. Dale: Piano Sonata in D Minor: IIe. Variation 4. Adagio maestoso
07. B. Dale: Piano Sonata in D Minor: IIf. Scherzo. Variation 5. Presto
08. B. Dale: Piano Sonata in D Minor: IIg. Variation 6. Tempo di Mazurka
09. B. Dale: Piano Sonata in D Minor: IIh. Variation 7. Prestissimo
10. B. Dale: Piano Sonata in D Minor: IIi. Andante
11. B. Dale: Piano Sonata in D Minor: IIj. Finale. Molto allegro – Lento
12. B. Dale: Prunella
13. B. Dale: Night Fancies
14. Bowen: Miniature Suite in C Major, Op. 14: I. Humoresque
15. Bowen: Miniature Suite in C Major, Op. 14: II. Nocturne
16. Bowen: Miniature Suite in C Major, Op. 14: III. Scherzo. Finale
The monumental Piano Sonata in D minor was composed by a young Benjamin Dale while he was still a student at the Royal Academy of Music. Dale’s contemporaries included the burgeoning composer-pianists Arnold Bax and York Bowen. Dale dedicated the sonata to his close friend Bowen, who gave the premiere of the work at the Academy in February 1905 and astonished listeners with its daring structural originality and thematic integrity and its breathtaking tonal colours. The elaborate form encompasses an impressive amalgamation of the traditional slow movement, scherzo and finale into an inventive set of variations. Also featured are Dale’s charming Prunella and Night Fancies in which Dale explores impressionistic colourings. Rather aptly, the final work on the disc is the first recording of York Bowen’s Miniature Suite in C major, the 'Humoresque' of which is dedicated reciprocally to Dale.
His expressive sensibility and remarkable dexterity make young British pianist Danny Driver the ideal advocate for this repertoire. His landmark interpretations of the Bowen Sonatas were met with huge critical acclaim and Driver performs this incredibly virtuosic music with apparent ease, passion and lyricism. This disc of eclectic and intricate piano music will surely enhance his reputation as one of Britain’s finest pianists.
01. B. Dale: Piano Sonata in D Minor: I. Allegro deciso
02. B. Dale: Piano Sonata in D Minor: IIa. Molto adagio
03. B. Dale: Piano Sonata in D Minor: IIb. Variation 1
04. B. Dale: Piano Sonata in D Minor: IIc. Variation 2. Molto adagio
05. B. Dale: Piano Sonata in D Minor: IId. Variation 3. Allegretto con grazia
06. B. Dale: Piano Sonata in D Minor: IIe. Variation 4. Adagio maestoso
07. B. Dale: Piano Sonata in D Minor: IIf. Scherzo. Variation 5. Presto
08. B. Dale: Piano Sonata in D Minor: IIg. Variation 6. Tempo di Mazurka
09. B. Dale: Piano Sonata in D Minor: IIh. Variation 7. Prestissimo
10. B. Dale: Piano Sonata in D Minor: IIi. Andante
11. B. Dale: Piano Sonata in D Minor: IIj. Finale. Molto allegro – Lento
12. B. Dale: Prunella
13. B. Dale: Night Fancies
14. Bowen: Miniature Suite in C Major, Op. 14: I. Humoresque
15. Bowen: Miniature Suite in C Major, Op. 14: II. Nocturne
16. Bowen: Miniature Suite in C Major, Op. 14: III. Scherzo. Finale
The monumental Piano Sonata in D minor was composed by a young Benjamin Dale while he was still a student at the Royal Academy of Music. Dale’s contemporaries included the burgeoning composer-pianists Arnold Bax and York Bowen. Dale dedicated the sonata to his close friend Bowen, who gave the premiere of the work at the Academy in February 1905 and astonished listeners with its daring structural originality and thematic integrity and its breathtaking tonal colours. The elaborate form encompasses an impressive amalgamation of the traditional slow movement, scherzo and finale into an inventive set of variations. Also featured are Dale’s charming Prunella and Night Fancies in which Dale explores impressionistic colourings. Rather aptly, the final work on the disc is the first recording of York Bowen’s Miniature Suite in C major, the 'Humoresque' of which is dedicated reciprocally to Dale.
His expressive sensibility and remarkable dexterity make young British pianist Danny Driver the ideal advocate for this repertoire. His landmark interpretations of the Bowen Sonatas were met with huge critical acclaim and Driver performs this incredibly virtuosic music with apparent ease, passion and lyricism. This disc of eclectic and intricate piano music will surely enhance his reputation as one of Britain’s finest pianists.
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