Christopher Brown: 24 Preludes & Fugues / Williamson

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March 1, 2024
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Christopher Brown
    • PERFORMER
      Nathan Williamson
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      March 01, 2024
    • UPC
      5020926243126
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      SRCD2431
    • LABEL
      Lyrita
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      3
    • GENRE
      Piano
    Works ⌄

    1. No. 1. Prelude in B-Flat Minor: Maestoso

      Composer: Christopher Brown

      Performer: Nathan Williamson

    2. No. 1. Fugue in B-Flat Minor: Con moto, ma non troppo

      Composer: Christopher Brown

      Performer: Nathan Williamson

    3. No. 2. Prelude in D-Flat Major: Andante

      Composer: Christopher Brown

      Performer: Nathan Williamson

    4. No. 2. Fugue in D-Flat Major: Moderato

      Composer: Christopher Brown

      Performer: Nathan Williamson

    5. No. 3. Prelude in D Minor: Allegro molto

      Composer: Christopher Brown

      Performer: Nathan Williamson

    6. No. 3. Fugue in D Minor: Con molto

      Composer: Christopher Brown

      Performer: Nathan Williamson

    7. No. 4. Prelude in F-Sharp Minor: Lento, molto calmo

      Composer: Christopher Brown

      Performer: Nathan Williamson

    8. No. 4. Fugue in F-Sharp Minor: Lento

      Composer: Christopher Brown

      Performer: Nathan Williamson

    9. No. 5. Prelude in F Major: Allegro molto capriccioso

      Composer: Christopher Brown

      Performer: Nathan Williamson

    10. No. 5. Fugue in F Major: Andante

      Composer: Christopher Brown

      Performer: Nathan Williamson

    11. No. 6. Prelude in B-Flat Major: Allegro molto

      Composer: Christopher Brown

      Performer: Nathan Williamson

    12. No. 6. Fugue in B-Flat Major: Meno mosso ma sempre con moto

      Composer: Christopher Brown

      Performer: Nathan Williamson

    13. No. 7. Prelude in A Minor: Allegro

      Composer: Christopher Brown

      Performer: Nathan Williamson

    14. No. 7. Fugue in A Minor: Allegro con spirito

      Composer: Christopher Brown

      Performer: Nathan Williamson

    15. No. 8. Prelude in D Major: Allemande: Moderato

      Composer: Christopher Brown

      Performer: Nathan Williamson

    16. No. 8. Fugue in D Major: Con moto, ma non troppo allegro

      Composer: Christopher Brown

      Performer: Nathan Williamson

    17. No. 9. Prelude in F Minor: Courante: Allegretto

      Composer: Christopher Brown

      Performer: Nathan Williamson

    18. No. 9. Fugue in F Minor: Allegro giocoso

      Composer: Christopher Brown

      Performer: Nathan Williamson

    19. No. 10. Prelude in G-Flat Major: Gavotte: Alla Gavotta

      Composer: Christopher Brown

      Performer: Nathan Williamson

    20. No. 10. Fugue in G-Flat Major: Con brio

      Composer: Christopher Brown

      Performer: Nathan Williamson

    21. No. 11. Prelude in C-Sharp Minor: Sarabande: Adagio

      Composer: Christopher Brown

      Performer: Nathan Williamson

    22. No. 11. Fugue in C-Sharp Minor: Adagio

      Composer: Christopher Brown

      Performer: Nathan Williamson

    23. No. 12. Prelude in A Major: Gigue: Presto

      Composer: Christopher Brown

      Performer: Nathan Williamson

    24. No. 12. Fugue in A Major: Maestoso, ma un poco con moto

      Composer: Christopher Brown

      Performer: Nathan Williamson

    25. No. 13. Prelude in C Minor: Broadly

      Composer: Christopher Brown

      Performer: Nathan Williamson

    26. No. 13. Fugue in C Minor: Allegretto con moto

      Composer: Christopher Brown

      Performer: Nathan Williamson

    27. No. 14. Prelude in E Minor: Andante

      Composer: Christopher Brown

      Performer: Nathan Williamson

    28. No. 14. Fugue in E Minor: Andante

      Composer: Christopher Brown

      Performer: Nathan Williamson

    29. No. 15. Prelude in E-Flat Major: Lilting

      Composer: Christopher Brown

      Performer: Nathan Williamson

    30. No. 15. Fugue in E-Flat Major: Bold

      Composer: Christopher Brown

      Performer: Nathan Williamson

    31. No. 16. Prelude in G-Sharp Minor: Slow

      Composer: Christopher Brown

      Performer: Nathan Williamson

    32. No. 16. Fugue in G-Sharp Minor: Con moto, but unhurried

      Composer: Christopher Brown

      Performer: Nathan Williamson

    33. No. 17. Prelude in G Major: Allegro molto giocoso

      Composer: Christopher Brown

      Performer: Nathan Williamson

    34. No. 17. Fugue in G Major: Con moto

      Composer: Christopher Brown

      Performer: Nathan Williamson

    35. No. 18. Prelude in C Major: Adagio quasi fantasia

      Composer: Christopher Brown

      Performer: Nathan Williamson

    36. No. 18. Fugue in C Major: Allegretto giocoso

      Composer: Christopher Brown

      Performer: Nathan Williamson

    37. No. 19. Prelude in B Major: Adagio solenne

      Composer: Christopher Brown

      Performer: Nathan Williamson

    38. No. 19. Fugue in B Major: Moderato

      Composer: Christopher Brown

      Performer: Nathan Williamson

    39. No. 20. Prelude in E-Flat Minor: Slow

      Composer: Christopher Brown

      Performer: Nathan Williamson

    40. No. 20. Fugue in E-Flat Minor: Lento misterioso

      Composer: Christopher Brown

      Performer: Nathan Williamson

    41. No. 21. Prelude in G Minor: Andante con moto

      Composer: Christopher Brown

      Performer: Nathan Williamson

    42. No. 21. Fugue in G Minor: Allegro, un poco giocoso

      Composer: Christopher Brown

      Performer: Nathan Williamson

    43. No. 22. Prelude in A-Flat Major: Allegro molto

      Composer: Christopher Brown

      Performer: Nathan Williamson

    44. No. 22. Fugue in A-Flat Major: Moderato e calmo

      Composer: Christopher Brown

      Performer: Nathan Williamson

    45. No. 23. Prelude in E Major: Allegro vivace

      Composer: Christopher Brown

      Performer: Nathan Williamson

    46. No. 23. Fugue in E Major: Allegro giocoso

      Composer: Christopher Brown

      Performer: Nathan Williamson

    47. No. 24. Prelude in B Minor: Adagio

      Composer: Christopher Brown

      Performer: Nathan Williamson

    48. No. 24. Fugue in B Minor: Andante

      Composer: Christopher Brown

      Performer: Nathan Williamson

    49. I. Prelude

      Composer: Christopher Brown

      Performer: Nathan Williamson

    50. II. Allemande

      Composer: Christopher Brown

      Performer: Nathan Williamson

    51. III. Courante

      Composer: Christopher Brown

      Performer: Nathan Williamson

    52. IV. Gavotte

      Composer: Christopher Brown

      Performer: Nathan Williamson

    53. V. Sarabande

      Composer: Christopher Brown

      Performer: Nathan Williamson

    54. VI. Gigue

      Composer: Christopher Brown

      Performer: Nathan Williamson


I set myself the challenge of writing a book of 24 preludes and fugues in all the major and minor keys and I approached family, friends, and several institutions I had been associated with, to commission a prelude and fugue each, with many of the resultant commissioners asking for references to pieces of music that had a special meaning for them, a request that I tried to follow through wherever possible. Within a very short space of time, I realised just what a task I had set myself. The project took me 8 years to complete, and it was not until 2019 that I finally put the finishing touches to the concluding B minor Fugue. The score was published on my birthday in June 2020 and I received an unexpected email from Nathan Williamson, saying that he would love to learn the music, and, because of the restrictions imposed by the covid lockdowns, it might be a good time to see if a complete recording might be contemplated. To our considerable delight, Lyrita Recorded Edition agreed to take on the project that has led to the release of the present boxed set. Very early in the planning process I had decided that the set would be divided into 4 books (each made up of 6 preludes and fugues) based around one of the notes of the name BACH (B flat, A, C and B natural in German notation), and starting and ending in the major or the minor tonality of the 4 keys. In addition I wanted to reference the cryptogram of Dmitri Shostakovich (DSCH – D, E flat, C and B), whose own masterly set of 24 Preludes and Fugues also casts its influence across my set.
Christopher Brown