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Christopher Brown: 24 Preludes & Fugues / Williamson
Lyrita

Christopher Brown: 24 Preludes & Fugues / Williamson

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Details

Composer
Christopher Brown
Artist
Nathan Williamson
Format
CD
Discs
3
Label
Lyrita
Released
Mar 01, 2024
Catalog #
SRCD2431
UPC
5020926243126

About

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

Tracklist 54 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 No. 1. Prelude in B-Flat Minor: Maestoso 03:38
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. Prelude in B-Flat Minor: Maestoso
    Duration
    03:38
    Composer
    Christopher Brown
    Performer
    Nathan Williamson
  3. 2 No. 1. Fugue in B-Flat Minor: Con moto, ma non troppo 03:57
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 1. Fugue in B-Flat Minor: Con moto, ma non troppo
    Duration
    03:57
    Composer
    Christopher Brown
    Performer
    Nathan Williamson
  4. 3 No. 2. Prelude in D-Flat Major: Andante 03:26
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 2. Prelude in D-Flat Major: Andante
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    Christopher Brown
    Performer
    Nathan Williamson
  5. 4 No. 2. Fugue in D-Flat Major: Moderato 03:43
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 2. Fugue in D-Flat Major: Moderato
    Duration
    03:43
    Composer
    Christopher Brown
    Performer
    Nathan Williamson
  6. 5 No. 3. Prelude in D Minor: Allegro molto 02:18
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 3. Prelude in D Minor: Allegro molto
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Christopher Brown
    Performer
    Nathan Williamson
  7. 6 No. 3. Fugue in D Minor: Con molto 02:31
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 3. Fugue in D Minor: Con molto
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Christopher Brown
    Performer
    Nathan Williamson
  8. 7 No. 4. Prelude in F-Sharp Minor: Lento, molto calmo 02:46
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 4. Prelude in F-Sharp Minor: Lento, molto calmo
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Christopher Brown
    Performer
    Nathan Williamson
  9. 8 No. 4. Fugue in F-Sharp Minor: Lento 03:38
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 4. Fugue in F-Sharp Minor: Lento
    Duration
    03:38
    Composer
    Christopher Brown
    Performer
    Nathan Williamson
  10. 9 No. 5. Prelude in F Major: Allegro molto capriccioso 01:44
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 5. Prelude in F Major: Allegro molto capriccioso
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    Christopher Brown
    Performer
    Nathan Williamson
  11. 10 No. 5. Fugue in F Major: Andante 04:21
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 5. Fugue in F Major: Andante
    Duration
    04:21
    Composer
    Christopher Brown
    Performer
    Nathan Williamson
  12. 11 No. 6. Prelude in B-Flat Major: Allegro molto 01:31
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 6. Prelude in B-Flat Major: Allegro molto
    Duration
    01:31
    Composer
    Christopher Brown
    Performer
    Nathan Williamson
  13. 12 No. 6. Fugue in B-Flat Major: Meno mosso ma sempre con moto 04:20
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 6. Fugue in B-Flat Major: Meno mosso ma sempre con moto
    Duration
    04:20
    Composer
    Christopher Brown
    Performer
    Nathan Williamson
  14. 13 No. 7. Prelude in A Minor: Allegro 01:21
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 7. Prelude in A Minor: Allegro
    Duration
    01:21
    Composer
    Christopher Brown
    Performer
    Nathan Williamson
  15. 14 No. 7. Fugue in A Minor: Allegro con spirito 03:12
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 7. Fugue in A Minor: Allegro con spirito
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Christopher Brown
    Performer
    Nathan Williamson
  16. 15 No. 8. Prelude in D Major: Allemande: Moderato 03:44
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 8. Prelude in D Major: Allemande: Moderato
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    Christopher Brown
    Performer
    Nathan Williamson
  17. 16 No. 8. Fugue in D Major: Con moto, ma non troppo allegro 02:20
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 8. Fugue in D Major: Con moto, ma non troppo allegro
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    Christopher Brown
    Performer
    Nathan Williamson
  18. 17 No. 9. Prelude in F Minor: Courante: Allegretto 01:31
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 9. Prelude in F Minor: Courante: Allegretto
    Duration
    01:31
    Composer
    Christopher Brown
    Performer
    Nathan Williamson
  19. 18 No. 9. Fugue in F Minor: Allegro giocoso 02:42
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 9. Fugue in F Minor: Allegro giocoso
    Duration
    02:42
    Composer
    Christopher Brown
    Performer
    Nathan Williamson
  20. 19 No. 10. Prelude in G-Flat Major: Gavotte: Alla Gavotta 03:56
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 10. Prelude in G-Flat Major: Gavotte: Alla Gavotta
    Duration
    03:56
    Composer
    Christopher Brown
    Performer
    Nathan Williamson
  21. 20 No. 10. Fugue in G-Flat Major: Con brio 02:59
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 10. Fugue in G-Flat Major: Con brio
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    Christopher Brown
    Performer
    Nathan Williamson
  22. 21 No. 11. Prelude in C-Sharp Minor: Sarabande: Adagio 05:17
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 11. Prelude in C-Sharp Minor: Sarabande: Adagio
    Duration
    05:17
    Composer
    Christopher Brown
    Performer
    Nathan Williamson
  23. 22 No. 11. Fugue in C-Sharp Minor: Adagio 05:16
    Track
    22
    Title
    No. 11. Fugue in C-Sharp Minor: Adagio
    Duration
    05:16
    Composer
    Christopher Brown
    Performer
    Nathan Williamson
  24. 23 No. 12. Prelude in A Major: Gigue: Presto 03:01
    Track
    23
    Title
    No. 12. Prelude in A Major: Gigue: Presto
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    Christopher Brown
    Performer
    Nathan Williamson
  25. 24 No. 12. Fugue in A Major: Maestoso, ma un poco con moto 04:04
    Track
    24
    Title
    No. 12. Fugue in A Major: Maestoso, ma un poco con moto
    Duration
    04:04
    Composer
    Christopher Brown
    Performer
    Nathan Williamson
  26. Disc 2
  27. 1 No. 13. Prelude in C Minor: Broadly 03:18
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 13. Prelude in C Minor: Broadly
    Duration
    03:18
    Composer
    Christopher Brown
    Performer
    Nathan Williamson
  28. 2 No. 13. Fugue in C Minor: Allegretto con moto 02:46
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 13. Fugue in C Minor: Allegretto con moto
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Christopher Brown
    Performer
    Nathan Williamson
  29. 3 No. 14. Prelude in E Minor: Andante 04:05
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 14. Prelude in E Minor: Andante
    Duration
    04:05
    Composer
    Christopher Brown
    Performer
    Nathan Williamson
  30. 4 No. 14. Fugue in E Minor: Andante 03:28
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 14. Fugue in E Minor: Andante
    Duration
    03:28
    Composer
    Christopher Brown
    Performer
    Nathan Williamson
  31. 5 No. 15. Prelude in E-Flat Major: Lilting 02:31
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 15. Prelude in E-Flat Major: Lilting
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Christopher Brown
    Performer
    Nathan Williamson
  32. 6 No. 15. Fugue in E-Flat Major: Bold 02:15
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 15. Fugue in E-Flat Major: Bold
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Christopher Brown
    Performer
    Nathan Williamson
  33. 7 No. 16. Prelude in G-Sharp Minor: Slow 04:34
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 16. Prelude in G-Sharp Minor: Slow
    Duration
    04:34
    Composer
    Christopher Brown
    Performer
    Nathan Williamson
  34. 8 No. 16. Fugue in G-Sharp Minor: Con moto, but unhurried 05:12
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 16. Fugue in G-Sharp Minor: Con moto, but unhurried
    Duration
    05:12
    Composer
    Christopher Brown
    Performer
    Nathan Williamson
  35. 9 No. 17. Prelude in G Major: Allegro molto giocoso 01:46
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 17. Prelude in G Major: Allegro molto giocoso
    Duration
    01:46
    Composer
    Christopher Brown
    Performer
    Nathan Williamson
  36. 10 No. 17. Fugue in G Major: Con moto 02:16
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 17. Fugue in G Major: Con moto
    Duration
    02:16
    Composer
    Christopher Brown
    Performer
    Nathan Williamson
  37. 11 No. 18. Prelude in C Major: Adagio quasi fantasia 05:00
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 18. Prelude in C Major: Adagio quasi fantasia
    Duration
    05:00
    Composer
    Christopher Brown
    Performer
    Nathan Williamson
  38. 12 No. 18. Fugue in C Major: Allegretto giocoso 03:08
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 18. Fugue in C Major: Allegretto giocoso
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Christopher Brown
    Performer
    Nathan Williamson
  39. Disc 3
  40. 1 No. 19. Prelude in B Major: Adagio solenne 04:21
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 19. Prelude in B Major: Adagio solenne
    Duration
    04:21
    Composer
    Christopher Brown
    Performer
    Nathan Williamson
  41. 2 No. 19. Fugue in B Major: Moderato 04:49
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 19. Fugue in B Major: Moderato
    Duration
    04:49
    Composer
    Christopher Brown
    Performer
    Nathan Williamson
  42. 3 No. 20. Prelude in E-Flat Minor: Slow 02:59
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 20. Prelude in E-Flat Minor: Slow
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    Christopher Brown
    Performer
    Nathan Williamson
  43. 4 No. 20. Fugue in E-Flat Minor: Lento misterioso 03:40
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 20. Fugue in E-Flat Minor: Lento misterioso
    Duration
    03:40
    Composer
    Christopher Brown
    Performer
    Nathan Williamson
  44. 5 No. 21. Prelude in G Minor: Andante con moto 02:42
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 21. Prelude in G Minor: Andante con moto
    Duration
    02:42
    Composer
    Christopher Brown
    Performer
    Nathan Williamson
  45. 6 No. 21. Fugue in G Minor: Allegro, un poco giocoso 02:23
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 21. Fugue in G Minor: Allegro, un poco giocoso
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Christopher Brown
    Performer
    Nathan Williamson
  46. 7 No. 22. Prelude in A-Flat Major: Allegro molto 02:11
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 22. Prelude in A-Flat Major: Allegro molto
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Christopher Brown
    Performer
    Nathan Williamson
  47. 8 No. 22. Fugue in A-Flat Major: Moderato e calmo 03:09
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 22. Fugue in A-Flat Major: Moderato e calmo
    Duration
    03:09
    Composer
    Christopher Brown
    Performer
    Nathan Williamson
  48. 9 No. 23. Prelude in E Major: Allegro vivace 02:37
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 23. Prelude in E Major: Allegro vivace
    Duration
    02:37
    Composer
    Christopher Brown
    Performer
    Nathan Williamson
  49. 10 No. 23. Fugue in E Major: Allegro giocoso 02:36
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 23. Fugue in E Major: Allegro giocoso
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Christopher Brown
    Performer
    Nathan Williamson
  50. 11 No. 24. Prelude in B Minor: Adagio 05:34
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 24. Prelude in B Minor: Adagio
    Duration
    05:34
    Composer
    Christopher Brown
    Performer
    Nathan Williamson
  51. 12 No. 24. Fugue in B Minor: Andante 09:17
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 24. Fugue in B Minor: Andante
    Duration
    09:17
    Composer
    Christopher Brown
    Performer
    Nathan Williamson
  52. 13 I. Prelude 01:22
    Track
    13
    Title
    I. Prelude
    Duration
    01:22
    Composer
    Christopher Brown
    Performer
    Nathan Williamson
  53. 14 II. Allemande 03:46
    Track
    14
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    03:46
    Composer
    Christopher Brown
    Performer
    Nathan Williamson
  54. 15 III. Courante 01:32
    Track
    15
    Title
    III. Courante
    Duration
    01:32
    Composer
    Christopher Brown
    Performer
    Nathan Williamson
  55. 16 IV. Gavotte 03:59
    Track
    16
    Title
    IV. Gavotte
    Duration
    03:59
    Composer
    Christopher Brown
    Performer
    Nathan Williamson
  56. 17 V. Sarabande 05:26
    Track
    17
    Title
    V. Sarabande
    Duration
    05:26
    Composer
    Christopher Brown
    Performer
    Nathan Williamson
  57. 18 VI. Gigue 03:32
    Track
    18
    Title
    VI. Gigue
    Duration
    03:32
    Composer
    Christopher Brown
    Performer
    Nathan Williamson