Ashley Wass- Piano Sonatas 3 & 4 (CD)
The two sonatas are balanced on this release by a series of four short works presenting far more than the usual chip off the compositional workbench. Winter Waters is a somber miniature tone poem written during WW I and subtitled "Tragic Landscape." Bax keeps the violence churning beneath a murky, active surface, in a piece that would have made a very effective orchestral work if it were only less pianistic in development. Water Music is actually a selection from Bax's ballet, The Truth about the Russian Dancers, and easily the most memorable thing in a score more notable for it's ability to change mood and direction in a candle's flicker than sustain any musical idea.
Tracklist:
- Allegro Moderato
- Lento Moderato
- Allegro
- Allegro Giusto
- Allegro Quasi Andante/Very Delicate Throughout
- Allegro
- Water Music
- Winter Waters
- Country-Tune
- O Dame Get Up And Bake Your Pies
UPC > 747313259229
Format > New CD
Label > Naxos
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> Due to the current limited nature of music titles, ALL CD & Vinyl purchases are limited to FOUR copies per customer, per item. If you place multiple orders for multiples of the same title, your subsequent orders will be canceled.
The two sonatas are balanced on this release by a series of four short works presenting far more than the usual chip off the compositional workbench. Winter Waters is a somber miniature tone poem written during WW I and subtitled "Tragic Landscape." Bax keeps the violence churning beneath a murky, active surface, in a piece that would have made a very effective orchestral work if it were only less pianistic in development. Water Music is actually a selection from Bax's ballet, The Truth about the Russian Dancers, and easily the most memorable thing in a score more notable for it's ability to change mood and direction in a candle's flicker than sustain any musical idea.
Tracklist:
- Allegro Moderato
- Lento Moderato
- Allegro
- Allegro Giusto
- Allegro Quasi Andante/Very Delicate Throughout
- Allegro
- Water Music
- Winter Waters
- Country-Tune
- O Dame Get Up And Bake Your Pies
UPC > 747313259229
Format > New CD
Label > Naxos
Shop online at Darkside Records.
Follow us on Instagram.
> Due to the current limited nature of music titles, ALL CD & Vinyl purchases are limited to FOUR copies per customer, per item. If you place multiple orders for multiples of the same title, your subsequent orders will be canceled.