El-Khoury / Scinardo - Piano Sonatas 1-4 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Giuseppe Martucci was one of the formative figures in the re-establishment of Italian instrumental music in the second half of the 19th century. His orchestral music had advocates as powerful as Mahler and Toscanini, and his piano concertos won admirers. His solo piano music was performed mostly by him, and today remains virtually unknown. These compositions offer verdant, colourful melodies, striking dance themes, and elegant music crafted for the salon. There are also some flamboyant and virtuoso challenges, tracing a lineage back to Scarlatti. Album Tracks 1. Romanza Facile (1889) 2. Capriccio E Serenata, Op. 57 (1886) 3. Sei Pezzi, Op. 38 (1878) 4. Notturno 'Souvenir de Milan', Op. 25 (1875) 5. Minuetto E Tempo Di Gavotta, Op. 55 (1880/1888) 6. Sonata Facile, Op. 41 (1878) 7. Three Scherzos, Op. 53 - No. 2 in E Major (1880) 8. Two Nocturnes, Op. 70 - No. 1 in G Flat Major (1891) 9. Sei Pezzi, Op. 44 - No. 6. Tarantella (1880) 10. Prima Barcarola, Op. 20 (1874)

SOMM Recordings is pleased to announce the first commercial of Composers at the Savile Club, pianist Alexander Karpeyev's vivid and varied recital celebrating the 150th anniversary of the venerable London club. Devised by Karpeyev and Jeremy Barlow (who will celebrate his 60th year as a Savile member in 2020 and also provides informative booklet notes) the recital includes music for solo piano by 11 leading Savile members to chart the development of British music from late romanticism to modernism - and back again. Sam Pierce and Bradley Jones perform the two celebratory trumpet fanfares, by former Savilian Malcolm Arnold - his Savile Centenary Fanfare - and current Savile member, Julian Anderson - Fanfare SC-GH composed for the sesquicentennial anniversary - that frame Karpeyev's recital. Among British luminaries featured are the composer-knights Edward Elgar (the lyrically atmospheric In Smyrna), William Walton (Façade's delightful, dancing 'Popular Song'), Malcolm Arnold (Variations on a Ukrainian Folk Song his most substantial work for solo piano) and Hubert Parry (the delicately antique Hands Across the Centuries Prelude). Other notable names include Roger Quilter, Herbert Howells, Arthur Benjamin, William Alwyn and Henry Balfour Gardiner. Two Irish dances by Dubliner Charles Villiers Stanford, the Romanian-born Francis Chagrin's Suite Roumaine and three Musical Portraits by American Virgil Thomson complete a fascinating portrait of the Savile Club's rich musical heritage. Located in London's Mayfair, the Savile Club was founded in 1868, it's motto - InchSodalitas ConviviumInch - translating as Inchgood fellowship and convivialityInch. The Savile's informality has attracted a host of distinguished names from the arts and sciences, including composers not featured on this recording Sir Arthur Bliss, William Lloyd Webber and Bernard Hermann and 17 Nobel Prize wi

Jazz pianist David Newton combines exquisite melodies and perfectly judged improvisations in his acclaimed debut album, Victim of Circumstance. Originally released in 1991, Victim of Circumstance has been re-issued as part of Linn's ECHO series which offers a second chance to enjoy the best of the tag's award-winning catalogue. 'David Newton's spacious, ultra-relaxed piano is texturally of gossamer lightness, harmonically of direct, selectively voiced, uncluttered chording with carefully rationed dissonance, a filigree right hand of melodic lyricism and a poised sense of rubato.' Jazz Rag 'Superb delicacy of touch.' Jazz The Magazine. Album Tracks 1. Wishful Thinking 7 17 2. The Night We Called It a Day 6 07 3. Katy's Song 7 58 4. It Never Entered My Mind 4 00 5. Victim of Circumstance 6 44 6. One and Only 5 36 7. Please Come Home 5 28 8. The Way You Look Tonight 6 18