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Sir Arthur BLISS
The Complete piano Music, vol. 1
Cat # SMM 111
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Johannes BRAHMS
piano Music
Cat # SMM 116
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release date: november 13, 2012
Mark Bebbington: piano
BLISS: Valses Fantastiques • Toccata • Intermezzo • Study • Piano Sonata •
May-Zeeh • Suite for Piano • Miniature Scherzo
“Bebbington’s playing is a model of lucidity and responsiveness that
underlines the expressive depths of Bliss’ music … this is a notable start to
another important series.” — International Record Review
“Very well played and vividly recorded in Symphony Hall, the disc offers a
vivid portrait of one of the most important British composers of the period.”
— Gramophone
The first of two volumes of the first-ever complete recording of Sir Arthur
Bliss’ solo piano music, this release includes world premiere recordings of
many early piano works.
Leon McCawley: piano
BRAHMS: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24 • Waltzes,
Op. 39 • Klavierstücke, Op. 118
“You must hear the recording, but be warned: you may never want to hear
another pianist play Op. 118.” — International Record Review
Leon McCawley, prizewinner at the Leeds International Piano Competition,
has a special affinity with Brahms’ piano music and the Handel Variations.
His thoughts on the music bear the hallmark of a mature artist who has
the means and talent to express them. At the heart of the album is the
magnificently structured Variations and Fugue, full of vivid and exciting
contrasts, exuding joy and majesty.