Christian von Blohn - Evocations - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Pierre Rode was one of the giants of the violin world. He was a performer of superb technique-he premiered Beethoven' last Violin Sonata in Vienna-and wrote a large amount of music for his instrument, most prominently 13 concertos. Album Tracks 1. I. Allegro Moderato 2. II. Adagio 3. III. Polonaise 4. I. Allegro Giusto 5. II. Adagio 6. III. Rondo 7. I. Maestoso 8. II. Adagio 9. III. Allegretto

This collection of recent works by Tamara Konstantin brings together short piano and chamber pieces, all of which share her inclination towards miniature forms, flowing melodies and unpretentious charm. Many of these are inspired by the beautiful countryside and coastline of Konstantin's Dorset home, evoking an elegiac wistfulness peculiar to English pastoral music. Others reflect moods or emotions both universal and specific, such as the powerful Third Piano Sonata dedicated to the suffering experienced by the members of Konstantin's family who were exiled to Siberia by Stalin, and the evocative and lyrical Love Ballad. Album Tracks 1. Poundbury for Piano Trio (2014) 2. 24 Hours for Piano (2017) 3. Moonlight Rhapsody for Piano and Cello (2015) 4. Nocturne Regrets for Piano (2015) 5. Cello Sonata (2016) 6. Chapelhay Steps for Piano (2014) 7. Rêverie for Piano Trio (2016) 8. Abbotsbury Gardens for Piano Trio (2014) 9. Love Ballad for Piano (2016) 10. Greenhill for Piano Trio (2014) 11. Recollections for Piano (2016) 12. Purbeck for Piano Trio (2014) 13. Twilight for Piano (2016) 14. Chesil Beach for Piano Trio (2014) 15. Piano Sonata No. 4 (2014) 16. Piano Sonata No. 3 (2013)

SOMM Recordings is pleased to announce the of Mirage, a recital of piano music by Stephen Dodgson performed by Osman Tack in his impressive tag debut. Featuring 24 first recordings, Mirage is the third volume in a series marking the 10th anniversary of Dodgson's death in 2013, and celebrates a composer of Inchurbane and civilisedInch music, as Robert Matthew-Walker describes it in informative booklet notes. The recital spans seven decades from 1956's Eight Fanciful Preludes - Incha judiciously varied suite... bound by the directness of utterance that so distinguished Dodgson's musicInch - to the Six Bagatelles composed between 1998 and 2005 when Inchhis inspiration burned brightly in his eightiesInch. Also included are the Inchvastly impressiveInch Piano Sonata No.7 (Dodgson's last) from 2003; the InchsignificantInch Three Impromptus (1962, revised 1985), and the varied, impressionistic Four Moods of the Wind Suite (1968). A bonus track, the Rondo in A flat from 1953, will be available for downloading on digital platforms. Osman Tack is a former Chandos Young Musician of the Year who has performed throughout the UK and internationally as a soloist, accompanist, and chamber musician (having won the Pro-Corda Festival competition). Dodgson's Songs Volume 1, The Peasant Poet (SOMMCD 0659) was hailed by Opera Today as Inchan incredibly interesting and engaging disc... done excellent service by all the performersInch. Of Volume 2, The Distances Between (SOMMCD 0673), the British Music Society said Inchthe performances (by some prestigious names) and the warm, lifelike recording are impeccableInch. SOMM's championing of British song includes Stanford's Children's Songs (SOMMCD 0655), Inchfairly and squarely in the great English song traditionInch (MusicWeb International), and Roderick Williams and Susie Allan's Celebrating English Song (SOMMCD 0177), lauded by Gramophone