Credits:

Maria Marshan

Description:

Bantock helped found the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and was a professor of music at Birmingham University. As a composer, he left many works, many of which have been forgotten. However, his works, which incorporate the essence of English folk songs in the late Romantic style, are being performed more and more recently, and their beautiful sound has captured the hearts of many listeners. This album contains 23 piano works written between 1894 and 1938. All of them are world premiere recordings, and this is a valuable piece that will lead to a reappraisal of Bantock as a composer. Naxos Japan

Tracklisting:

1.Chanson de Mai (May Song)
2.Memories of Sapphire: Largamente espressivo
3.Memories of Sapphire: Lento cantabile
4.Memories of Sapphire: Allegretto delicato
5.Cloisters at Midnight
6.Barcarolle
7.Reverie
8.Parade March
9.Two Scottish Pieces: The Hills of Glenorchy - Quickstep
10.Two Scottish Pieces: The Bobers of Brechin - Reel
11.Saul - A Symphonic Overture
12.Twelve Piano Pieces: Rhapsode
13.Twelve Piano Pieces: Meditation
14.Twelve Piano Pieces: Phantasy
15.Twelve Piano Pieces: Scherzo
16.Twelve Piano Pieces: Nocturne
17.Twelve Piano Pieces: Legend
18.Twelve Piano Pieces: Preghiera
19.Twelve Piano Pieces: Mazurka
20.Twelve Piano Pieces: Intermezzo
21.Twelve Piano Pieces: Serenade
22.Twelve Piano Pieces: Caprice
23.Twelve Piano Pieces: Romance