Walker: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 1 / Dossin

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This is the first of two volumes of George Walker’s complete piano works, both featuring performances by Alexandre Dossin. The three sonatas heard here offer...

This is the first of two volumes of George Walker’s complete piano works, both featuring performances by Alexandre Dossin. The three sonatas heard here offer compelling contrasts. Sonata No. 1 (rev. 1991) is his longest and utilises folk tunes, No. 2 is darker and unified by tonal relationships, while No. 3 (rev. 1996) displays contrapuntal mastery and translucent elements. The album opens with the serene and majestic Prelude and Caprice, while both Spatials and Spektra are atonal. Bauble is heard in a world premiere recording.

REVIEW:

Judging by the compositions on this album, his piano music is communicative, colorful, expressive and, above all, characteristic. As a student of Rudolf Serkin, he was himself an outstanding pianist with an impressive career in Europe and the United States. This may have been conducive to his talent as a composer. 

Pianist Alexandre Dossin shows himself to be an accomplished interpreter, making Walker’s tonal language his own with his flexible and sensitive playing.

-- Pizzicato



Product Description:


  • Release Date: April 12, 2024


  • UPC: 636943991626


  • Catalog Number: 8559916


  • Label: Naxos


  • Number of Discs: 1


  • Period: 20th Century


  • Composer: George Walker


  • Performer: Alexandre Dossin



Works:


  1. Prelude - Caprice

    Composer: George Walker

    Performer: Alexandre Dossin (Piano)


  2. Piano Sonata No. 1

    Composer: George Walker

    Performer: Alexandre Dossin (Piano)


  3. Piano Sonata No. 2

    Composer: George Walker

    Performer: Alexandre Dossin (Piano)


  4. Spatials

    Composer: George Walker

    Performer: Alexandre Dossin (Piano)


  5. Spektra

    Composer: George Walker

    Performer: Alexandre Dossin (Piano)


  6. Piano Sonata No. 3

    Composer: George Walker

    Performer: Alexandre Dossin (Piano)


  7. Bauble

    Composer: George Walker

    Performer: Alexandre Dossin (Piano)