FLAC (tracks), Lossless | 1:13:34 | 275 Mb
Classical, Instrumental
SOMM Recordings fruitful collaboration with Leon Bosch, renowned double bass player and director of I Musicanti, has recently produced a group of world premiere recordings, which consist of four delightful and interestingly disparate British Piano Quintets. The two quintets by Percy Godfrey (1899-1945) and Richard Walthew (1872-1951) fall within a post-Romantic idiom reminiscent of Rachmaninoffs music, while those of John McCabe(1939-2015) and Ivor Hodgson (b.1959) share terrific rhythmic vitality and modern harmonies whilst remaining entirely accessible. Although the music of Percy Godfrey is little known these days, he received two notable awards around the turn of the last century. In 1902, he won a competition for a Coronation March for King Edward VII and, in 1899, he was awarded the prize for a newly-announced chamber music competition. That winning piece was his Piano Quintet in E flat major heard on this release.
Tracklist
1. Piano Quintet in E-Flat Major, Op. 16: I. Allegro (10:04)
2. Piano Quintet in E-Flat Major, Op. 16: II. Scherzo. Presto, con fuoco (2:39)
3. Piano Quintet in E-Flat Major, Op. 16: III. Andante sostenuto (6:23)
4. Piano Quintet in E-Flat Major, Op. 16: IV. Finale. Allegro con brio (4:48)
5. Piano Quintet: I. The Quiet Woman (4:07)
6. Piano Quintet: II. The Waltzing Weasel (7:07)
7. Piano Quintet: III. Moonlight over Mount Famine (8:06)
8. Piano Quintet: IV. The Oddfellows (3:25)
9. Phantasy Quintet (12:56)
10. Sam Variations (14:03)
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