William Howard -William Howard plays Howard Skempton -Orchid Classics CD Grooves.land/Playthek

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24 Pr?ludien und Fugen für Klavier

01. "Nr. 1 Pr?ludium und Fuge C-Dur"

02. "Nr. 2 Pr?ludium und Fuge cis-moll"

03. "Nr. 3 Pr?ludium und Fuge D-Dur"

04. "Nr. 4 Pr?ludium und Fuge es-moll"

05. "Nr. 5 Pr?ludium und Fuge E-Dur"

06. "Nr. 6 Pr?ludium und Fuge f-moll"

07. "Nr. 7 Pr?ludium und Fuge Ges-Dur"

08. "Nr. 8 Pr?ludium und Fuge g-moll"

09. "Nr. 9 Pr?ludium und Fuge As-Dur"

10. "Nr. 10 Pr?ludium und Fuge a-moll"

11. "Nr. 11 Pr?ludium und Fuge B-Dur"

12. "Nr. 12 Pr?ludium und Fuge h-moll"

13. "Nr. 13 Pr?ludium und Fuge c-moll"

14. "Nr. 14 Pr?ludium und Fuge Cis-Dur"

15. "Nr. 15 Pr?ludium und Fuge d-moll"

16. "Nr. 16 Pr?ludium und Fuge Es-Dur"

17. "Nr. 17 Pr?ludium und Fuge e-moll"

18. "Nr. 18 Pr?ludium und Fuge F-Dur"

19. "Nr. 19 Pr?ludium und Fuge fis-moll"

20. "Nr. 20 Pr?ludium und Fuge G-Dur"

21. "Nr. 21 Pr?ludium und Fuge ges-moll"

22. "Nr. 22 Pr?ludium und Fuge A-Dur"

23. "Nr. 23 Pr?ludium und Fuge b-moll"

24. "Nr. 24 Pr?ludium und Fuge H-Dur"
Nocturnes Nr. 1-3

25. "Nr. 1 Nocturne I"

26. "Nr. 2 Nocturne II"

27. "Nr. 3 Nocturne III"
Reflections (für Klavier) Nr. 1-11

28. "Nr. 1 Reflection I"

29. "Nr. 2 Reflection II"

30. "Nr. 3 Reflection III"

31. "Nr. 4 Reflection IV"

32. "Nr. 5 Reflection V"

33. "Nr. 6 Reflection VI"

34. "Nr. 7 Reflection VII"

35. "Nr. 8 Reflection VIII"

36. "Nr. 9 Reflection IX"

37. "Nr. 10 Reflection X"

38. "Nr. 11 Reflection XI"
20 Images (für Klavier)

39. "Nr. 1 Lied II"

40. "Nr. 2 Pr?ludium III"

41. "Nr. 3 Interludium VIII"

42. "Nr. 4 Interludium II"

43. "Nr. 5 Interludium I"

44. "Nr. 6 Der Hahnenkampf"

45. "Nr. 7 Pr?ludium VII"

46. "Nr. 8 Interludium V"

47. "Nr. 9 Pr?ludium VIII"

48. "Nr. 10 Interludium III"

49. "Nr. 11 Pr?ludium II"

50. "Nr. 12 Pr?ludium VI"

51. "Nr. 13 Interludium IV"

52. "Nr. 14 Variationen"

53. "Nr. 15 Interludium VI"

54. "Nr. 16 Interludium VII"

55. "Nr. 17 Pr?ludium IV"

56. "Nr. 18 Pr?ludium V"

57. "Nr. 19 Pr?ludium I"

58. "Nr. 20 Postludium"

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William Howard performs the solo piano music of Howard Skempton in a collection that includes Skempton's 24 Preludes and Fugues, inspired by J.S. Bach's example but in a contemporary style. Skempton's piano miniatures are concise, crystalline gems: clear, colorful and bright. There is a neoclassical quality to Skempton's Preludes and Fugues, which exude a serene, almost otherworldly atmosphere, tempered with a sense of intimacy and refinement. Each Prelude consists of a spare, canonic piece, and each Fugue is woven into an intricate but delicate texture of interlacing lines. Skempton's Three Nocturnes are richer and more fluid, at times darker-hued and enigmatic, with the use of jazz inflections but with a similar clarity of texture to that heard in the Preludes and Fugues. The Reflections are exquisite windows into a world of contemplative introspection, and the Images represent a varied collection of miniatures culminating in a Postlude based on The Keel Row, a folk tune from the north of Britain also used in Debussy's orchestral Images - perhaps a nod to the impressionistic aspects of these works, as alluded to by Skempton in his album notes: "The landscape of these four collections of pieces is gently unpredictable..."

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ORC100116

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