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YORK BOWEN
(1884-1961)
Clarinet Sonata, Op. 109 (1943)
15:31
in F minor - in f-Moll - en fa mineur
To Pauline Juler, 1943
1.
I
Allegro moderato - [ ] - Tempo I
7:32
2.
II
Allegretto poco scherzando [ ] - Tempo I
3:04
3.
III
(Finale.) Allegro molto - Moderato, tranquillo -
4:55
Allegro assai - Largamente
Solo: Benjamin Frith piano
4.
Rhapsody Trio, Op. 80 (1925-26)
13:32
in A minor - in a-Moll - en la mineur
Molto sostenuto (quasi lento) - Agitato - Animato e ritmico - Più animato - Allegro vivace -
premiere recording
5.
Piano Trio (c. 1900, unfinished)
11:06
in D minor - in d-Moll - en ré mineur
[Allegro moderato] - Animato
6.
Phantasy Quintet, Op. 93 (c. 1933)
14:11
in D minor - in d-Moll -en ré mineur
for Bass Clarinet and String Quartet
Allegro moderato - Animato - Tempo I - Poco più mosso - Animando -
Solo: Lucy Gould violin
Solo: Mia Cooper violin
Solo: David Adams viola
Piano Trio, Op. 118 (1946)
24:07
in E minor - in e-Moll - en mi minuer
in Three Movements
7.
I
Grave - Allegro risoluto - Poco più sostenuto -
9:56
Tranquillo - Tempo (Allegro) - Poco largamente - Tempo I -
8.
II
Adagio - Poco lento - Molto tranquillo
8:01
9.
III
Quasi presto, alla tarantella - Poco più largamente -
5:44
Poco sostenuto - Animato
78:30
Chamber: Gould Piano Trio
Lucy Gould violin
Alice Neary cello
Benjamin Frith piano
with
Mia Cooper violin
David Adams viola
11 January 2013 (Phantasy Quintet), 29 April 2013 (Clarinet Sonata) & 30 April and 1 May 2013 (other works)
Notes
Chandos continues to champion the works of York Bowen, this time turning to the chamber works of this great composer who, after years of neglect, is finding ever growing audiences. The works are performed by the Gould Piano Trio, one of the finest ensembles of their kind, which is joined by the clarinettist Robert Plane, violinist Mia Cooper, and violist David Adams.
The Piano Trio in E minor is arguably Bowen’s masterpiece of chamber music and one of the finest such works by a British composer. It features a natural fluency and melodic expression that are hallmarks of Bowen’s output. The Phantasy Quintet is a fascinating work for the virtually unique combination of bass clarinet and string quartet. Flowing seamlessly, the music masterfully integrates the bass clarinet into the texture. Also included is the first movement from the unfinished early Piano Trio in D minor, edited for this premiere recording by the Gould Piano Trio. Its structure is simpler and less organic than the later works but it is an intriguing piece and clearly the work of a gifted creative figure. The Rhapsody Trio in A minor and Clarinet Sonata in F minor complete the album.
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Reviews
IRR Outstanding
"...the performances are impossible to fault, with total commitment and beauty of tone throughout. The casting is imaginative This is in every way a collaborative venture, and one which is an invaluable addition to the Bowen discography."
Nicholas Salwey - International Record Review - April 2014
“…the Gould Piano Trio and friends perform all this enticing repertoire with matchless understanding, and they have been afforded glowingly realistic sound by the Chandos production team. Not to be missed.”
Andrew Achenbach – Gramophone magazine – April 2014
Performance **** Recording ****
"The Gould Piano Trio, the outstanding clarinettist Robert Plane and their colleagues, well recorded, play with fine teamwork and a strong feeling for Bowen’s idiomthis is a valuable introduction to a formidably well equipped, if doggedly conservative, late Romantic composer."
Anthony Burton - BBC Music magazine - April 2014
"... Wedded to tonality, the works on this gorgeous disc fall easily on the ear, its success largely residing on the Sheffield-born pianist, Benjamin Frith, the lynchpin of the Gould Piano Trio, and accompanist to Robert Plance in the Clarinet Sonata. There is passion, yearning and nostalgia and Alice Neary;s cello solos are so perfectly into the period idiom."
David Denton - The Yorkshire Post - 21 February 2014
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