John white, Alun Hoddinott Lyrita

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Among [John White’s] huge output to date, the piano sonata genre is at the very forefront of his inspiration with 166 compositions and the four recorded here, although a tiny part of this immense achievement, are prime examples of his bouncy, eclectic style which explores the influences of such greats as Schumann, Liszt and Scriabin amongst others. The 13 piano sonatas are [Hoddinott’s] most important series of compositions for solo instrumenthis fascination with the keyboard and his constant pursuit of new approaches to sonata form are evident throughout. The sound quality does leave something to be desired but with performances of such stature, technical glitches are rather out of the equation." Gerald Fenech - classical.net

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