While several prominent American composers graced the repertoire with a piano sonata, most did so only once. In many cases, these piano sonatas were departures from what had come before them. This is certainly true of Aaron Copland's sole piano sonata, which sharply contrasts with his more popular style exemplified in works like Appalachian Spring ...
American Piano Sonatas, Vol. 2, in EMI Classics' American Classics series represents the third time around for these 1991 recordings by English pianist Peter Lawson; first as a single disc on Virgin in 1993; then combined with its companion volume in a 2-for-1 package, also on Virgin, in 2001; and as a single disc again on EMI in 2008. Lawson ...
All that a contemporary composer can ask for is a fair chance to be heard by potential listeners. In this 2007 Dutton disc, English composer Peter Hope is given a fair chance to shine in five distinctly different chamber works: his Serenade for string trio from 2005; his Bramall Hall Dances for recorder, harpsichord, and cello from 2001; his Four ...
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