Composer: Edwin York Bowen
Performer: Danny Driver
Number of Discs: 2
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Hyperion
Catalogue: CDA67751-2
Release: 2009
Size: 328 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
CD 01
Piano Sonata No. 1 in B minor, Op. 6
01. I. Allegro con fuoco
02. II. Larghetto
03. III. Tempo di Minuetto
04. IV. Allegro con brio, con bravura
Piano Sonata No. 2 in C sharp minor, Op. 9
05. I. Allegro
06. II. Andante sostenuto
07. III. Allegro molto
Piano Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 12
08. I. Allegro ma non troppo
09. II. Andante cantabile
10. III. Allegro molto con fuoco
CD 02
Short Sonata in C sharp minor, Op. 35, No. 1
01. I. Andante con moto
02. II. Lento espressivo
03. III. Presto scherzando
Piano Sonata No. 5 in F minor, Op. 72
04. I. Moderato
05. II. Andante semplice
06. III. Allegro con fuoco – Più lento – Più mosso e con fuoco
Piano Sonata No. 6 Op. 160
07. I. Moderato e serioso – Allegro risoluto e con fuoco
08. II. Intermezzo: Poco lento e tranquillo
09. III. Finale alla toccata: Allegro molto e con spirito
The recent revival of York Bowen’s music, very much spearheaded by Hyperion, has spawned a plethora of new recordings of his compositions, and won him many new admirers. Among the new releases, this disc of Bowen’s piano sonatas is a uniquely important collection. It contains three premiere recordings, including two recordings of previously unpublished sonatas performed (with special permisson) from the manuscripts. It is thus the first ever recording of the complete sonatas – an unmissable opportunity for piano enthusiasts.
Hyperion is delighted to welcome back the young virtuoso Danny Driver who was enthusiastically acclaimed for his masterly, stylish and technically dazzling performances of Bowen’s Third and Fourth Piano Concertos, and described as an ideal performer of these works.