Murray McLachlan: Geoffrey Allen – Complete Piano Sonatas (24/96 FLAC)

Composer: Geoffrey Allen
Performer: Murray McLachlan
Number of Discs: 5
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Divine Art
Catalogue: MSV77502
Release: 2023
Size: 5.96 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes

CD 01
Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 5 / 24
01. I. Allegro assai
02. II. Adagio cantabile
03. III. Moderato

Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 14 ‘Sonata Espanola’
04. I. Salamanca
05. II. Lagrimas de sangre
06. III. Los tres encinas
07. IV. Danzas Sevillanas

Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 25
08. I. Moderato delicato
09. II. Theme and Variations
10. III. Intermezzo
11. IV. Rondo burlesque

12. Piano Sonata No. 4. Op. 29

CD 02
Piano Sonata No. 5, Op. 32
01. I. Lento molto
02. II. Prestissimo
03. III. Poco andante
04. IV. Allegro giocoso

Piano Sonata No. 6, Op. 39
05. I. Moderato non troppo
06. II. Presto

Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 40
07. I. Allegro vivace
08. II. Adagio poco sostenuto
09. III. Allegro giocoso

Piano Sonata No. 8, Op. 46
10. I. Tempo di valzer
11. II. Presto giocoso
12. III. Lento
13. IV. Allegro ma non troppo

CD 03
Piano Sonata No. 9, Op. 47
01. I. Commodo
02. II. Largo
03. III. Presto ben marcato
04. IV. Andante

Piano Sonata No. 10, Op. 52
05. I. Moderato
06. II. Allegro giocoso
07. III. Grave

Piano Sonata No. 11, Op. 55
08. I. Lento
09. II. Andante cantabile
10. III. Vivo come il buffo – Iv. Allegro

CD 04
Piano Sonata No. 12, Op. 66
01. I. Allegro inquieto
02. II. Largo ma non troppo
03. III. Maestoso

Piano Sonata No. 13, Op. 73
04. I. Allegro non troppo
05. II. Presto
06. III. Lento piacevole
07. IV. Allegro con fuoco

Piano Sonata No. 14, Op. 77
09. I. Allegro moderato sempre rubato
09. II. Adagietto
10. III. Allegretto molto espressivo

Rhapzonata, op. 51
11. I. Rhapsody (Over the Moon)

CD 05
Rhapzonata, op. 51
01. II. Canzonetta (In a Perfumed Garden)
02. III. Toccata (Only on Wednesday)

Piano Sonata No. 15, Op. 80
03. I. Prelude. Lento sempre sostenuto
04. II. Allegro moderato ma sempre tempo flessibile
05. III. Andante con moto, ingenuo
06. IV. Allegro non troppo, frivolo

07. Piano Sonata No. 16, Op. 86

Piano Sonata No. 17, Op. 97
08. I. Moderato
09. II. Molto lento, di sogno
10. III. Allegro giocoso
11. IV. Allegro con fuoco ma non troppo presto

Geoffrey Allen was an icon in Australian music until his death in 2021 at the age of 94. What is really interesting about Geoffrey’s music is that it looks orthodox on the page initially, but is in fact extremely thought-provoking. He has a unique way of combining the familiar with the unfamiliar: Geoffrey’s music is always extremely well crafted and looks deceptively simple on the page, but as soon as you begin to play any phrase from his works you discover that he is always subtly reinventing the wheel! There is subtle originality, extraordinary variety and colourful fascination in his prolific output for the instrument. The recordings…will unquestionably amount to a significant contribution to the development of the 20th/21st century piano sonata.