Annabelle Lawson- The Complete Solo Piano Works Of Gordon Crosse
SKU: 7141148049582
"Distinguished composer (and dear friend) Gordon Crosse, passed away in November 2021, aged 84. When I heard that Gordon was ill, I wrote to him promising to record the remainder of his works for solo piano and compile them into one, single disc. Gordon died less than a week after I emailed him. It was particularly important to me to make this promise, as Gordon's last work for solo piano - a beautiful Etude called L'Isle Heureuse (Papa Westray, Orkney) - was written as a gift for me and my parents and arrived on our doorstep, as a surprise, in 2019 - just before the birth of my second son. Having already recorded one piano sonata, a collection of miniatures and the Trio (revised for the Lawson Trio in 2014), onto a previous disc for Prima Facie Records, two piano sonatas and the Etude remained to be recorded. I have lived with Gordon's music for nearly ten years and given the world premieres of two of the piano sonatas, along with the revised Trio, so this music is extremely close to my heart. I'm so glad to have recorded a disc comprising music which I hold in such high esteem, by such a celebrated and much-loved composer and person. I have been fortunate enough to have received GBP2,500 of grants from the Ida Carroll Trust and the Vaughan Williams Foundatioas well as several thousand pounds of pledges through Kickstarter and individual donors. The outpouring of love and respect for Gordon - both as a man and as a composer - has been inspiring and moving and I'm both proud and excited to have brought this project to fruition." Annabelle Lawson
Track List
- Piano Sonata No.1 - Vivace con Fuoco
- Piano Sonata No.1 - Lento Molto Calmo Assai
- Piano Sonata No.1 - Presto Scorrevole e Sotto Voce
- Ron's Toyes for piano - Puffin Windmill
- Ron's Toyes for piano - Battleship and Submarine
- Ron's Toyes for piano - Classic Hen
- Ron's Toyes for piano - Sheep and Shearsman
- Ron's Toyes for piano - Two WWI Biplanes
- Piano Sonata No.2 - Fluid
- Piano Sonata No.2 - Still
- Piano Sonata No.2 - Vigorous
- Piano Sonata No.3 - Allegro Vigoroso
- Piano Sonata No.3 - Molto Lento
- Piano Sonata No.3 - Prestissimo
- L'Isle Heureuse (etude for solo piano)
Format: New CD/Classical
Annabelle Lawson- The Complete Solo Piano Works Of Gordon Crosse
SKU: 7141148049582
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"Distinguished composer (and dear friend) Gordon Crosse, passed away in November 2021, aged 84. When I heard that Gordon was ill, I wrote to him promising to record the remainder of his works for solo piano and compile them into one, single disc. Gordon died less than a week after I emailed him. It was particularly important to me to make this promise, as Gordon's last work for solo piano - a beautiful Etude called L'Isle Heureuse (Papa Westray, Orkney) - was written as a gift for me and my parents and arrived on our doorstep, as a surprise, in 2019 - just before the birth of my second son. Having already recorded one piano sonata, a collection of miniatures and the Trio (revised for the Lawson Trio in 2014), onto a previous disc for Prima Facie Records, two piano sonatas and the Etude remained to be recorded. I have lived with Gordon's music for nearly ten years and given the world premieres of two of the piano sonatas, along with the revised Trio, so this music is extremely close to my heart. I'm so glad to have recorded a disc comprising music which I hold in such high esteem, by such a celebrated and much-loved composer and person. I have been fortunate enough to have received GBP2,500 of grants from the Ida Carroll Trust and the Vaughan Williams Foundatioas well as several thousand pounds of pledges through Kickstarter and individual donors. The outpouring of love and respect for Gordon - both as a man and as a composer - has been inspiring and moving and I'm both proud and excited to have brought this project to fruition." Annabelle Lawson
Track List
- Piano Sonata No.1 - Vivace con Fuoco
- Piano Sonata No.1 - Lento Molto Calmo Assai
- Piano Sonata No.1 - Presto Scorrevole e Sotto Voce
- Ron's Toyes for piano - Puffin Windmill
- Ron's Toyes for piano - Battleship and Submarine
- Ron's Toyes for piano - Classic Hen
- Ron's Toyes for piano - Sheep and Shearsman
- Ron's Toyes for piano - Two WWI Biplanes
- Piano Sonata No.2 - Fluid
- Piano Sonata No.2 - Still
- Piano Sonata No.2 - Vigorous
- Piano Sonata No.3 - Allegro Vigoroso
- Piano Sonata No.3 - Molto Lento
- Piano Sonata No.3 - Prestissimo
- L'Isle Heureuse (etude for solo piano)
