Composer: Paul Creston
Performer: Myron Silberstein
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Toccata
Catalogue: TOCC0674
Release: 2023
Size: 1.22 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Three Narratives, Op. 79
01. Narrative No. 1
02. Narrative No. 2
03. Narrative No. 3
Rhythmicon
Volume 7:
04. No. 99 Affirmation
05. No. 100 A Jest
06. No. 101 Offertory
07. No. 102 Mirror Etude
08. No. 103 Interlude
09. No. 104 Salve Regina
10. No. 105 Child’s Play
11. No. 106 Quasi-Barbaro
Volume 8
12. No. 107 Hemiola
13. No. 108 Barcarolle
14. No. 109 Badinage
15. No. 110 Secret Game
16. No. 111 La Fontanella
17. No. 112 Pastorale
18. No. 113 Morning Song
19. No. 114 Brief Encounter
Volume 9
20. No. 115 Hommage à César Franck
21. No. 116 Jaunty James
22. No. 117 Brief Argument
23. No. 118 Psychedelic Waltz
24. No. 119 Nocturne
Volume 10
25. No. 120 Toccata
26. No. 121 Meditation
27. No. 122 Burlesk
28. No. 123 Epitome
For some decades in the middle of the twentieth century, Paul Creston (1906–85) was one of the most frequently performed of American composers, though his music has sunk from prominence in recent years. He was himself a fearsome pianist, and his Three Narratives are Lisztian concert essays that require freewheeling virtuosity. Rhythmicon is a ten-volume collection of 123 brief studies that examine various aspects of rhythm. Their difficulty grows as the series progresses, reaching its zenith in Volumes 7–10, where Creston presents 25 studies that range in mood from serious to light-hearted, from hymn-like introspection and calm to jagged, Bartokian energy.