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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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.