Composer: Ronald Stevenson
Performer: Christopher Guild
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Toccata
Catalogue: TOCC0662
Release: 2023
Size: 2.54 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Sonatina No. 1
01. I. Allegro moderato
02. II. Andante
03. III. Presto
Sonatina No. 2
04. I. Adagietto
05. II. Finale: Allegro con moto
Sonatina No. 3
06. I. In modo di marcia lenta
07. II. Scherzo: allegro vivace
08. III. Veloce, leggiero e fanastico
09. Retrospect
Nativity Pieces
10. No. 1 Gold: Children’s March
11. No. 2 Frankincense: Arabesque
12. No. 3 Myrrh: Elegiac Carol
Lyric Pieces
13. No. 1 Vox Stellarum
14. No. 2 Chorale Prelude for Jean Sibelius
15. No. 3 Andante sereno
This sixth instalment in Christopher Guild’s survey of the piano music of Ronald Stevenson (1928–2015) on Toccata Classics concentrates on works from the beginning of his career, most of it written after his decisive encounter with the music of Busoni. Although Stevenson had not yet moved to Scotland, the influence of Scottish folksong can be heard in some of these pieces, all of which are cast in the lyrical counterpoint that was a hallmark of Stevenson’s mature style.