Center: Instrumental & Chamber Music, Vol. 3

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Label
Toccata
Release Date
April 19, 2024
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Ronald Center
    • PERFORMER
      Tamas Fejes, Balazs Renczes, Christopher Guild
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      April 19, 2024
    • UPC
      5060113447234
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      TOCC0723
    • LABEL
      Toccata
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Allegro

      Composer: Ronald Center

      Performer: Tamás Fejes, Christopher Guild

    2. II. Andante con espressione

      Composer: Ronald Center

      Performer: Tamás Fejes, Christopher Guild

    3. III. Allegro feroce

      Composer: Ronald Center

      Performer: Tamás Fejes, Christopher Guild

    4. Little Canon

      Composer: Ronald Center

      Performer: Tamás Fejes, Balázs Renczes

    5. Duet

      Composer: Ronald Center

      Performer: Tamás Fejes, Balázs Renczes

    6. Rumba (Giglot)

      Composer: Ronald Center

      Performer: Christopher Guild

    7. Toccata

      Composer: Ronald Center

      Performer: Christopher Guild

    8. I. The Merry-go-round

      Composer: Ronald Center

      Performer: Christopher Guild

    9. II. The Bogey-man

      Composer: Ronald Center

      Performer: Christopher Guild

    10. III. Doll's Waltz

      Composer: Ronald Center

      Performer: Christopher Guild

    11. IV. March

      Composer: Ronald Center

      Performer: Christopher Guild

    12. Burlesca

      Composer: Ronald Center

      Performer: Christopher Guild

    13. I. Allegro molto

      Composer: Ronald Center

      Performer: Christopher Guild

    14. II. Children at Play: Andante

      Composer: Ronald Center

      Performer: Christopher Guild

    15. III. Allegro vivace

      Composer: Ronald Center

      Performer: Christopher Guild

    16. Phantasy

      Composer: Ronald Center

      Performer: Christopher Guild

    17. Melodie

      Composer: Ronald Center

      Performer: Christopher Guild

    18. No. 1. Allegro

      Composer: Ronald Center

      Performer: Christopher Guild

    19. No. 2. Poco adagio

      Composer: Ronald Center

      Performer: Christopher Guild

    20. No. 3. Vivace

      Composer: Ronald Center

      Performer: Christopher Guild

    21. No. 4. Andante

      Composer: Ronald Center

      Performer: Christopher Guild

    22. No. 5. Allegro

      Composer: Ronald Center

      Performer: Christopher Guild

    23. No. 6. Lento

      Composer: Ronald Center

      Performer: Christopher Guild

    24. No. 7. Molto allegro (Energico)

      Composer: Ronald Center

      Performer: Christopher Guild

    25. Prelude: Allegretto

      Composer: Ronald Center

      Performer: Christopher Guild

    26. Fugue: Allegro moderato

      Composer: Ronald Center

      Performer: Christopher Guild

    27. Prelude

      Composer: Ronald Center

      Performer: Christopher Guild

    28. Fugue

      Composer: Ronald Center

      Performer: Christopher Guild

    29. Prelude: Allegro molto

      Composer: Ronald Center

      Performer: Christopher Guild

    30. Fugue: Allegro ma non troppo

      Composer: Ronald Center

      Performer: Christopher Guild

    31. Prelude: Allegro molto -

      Composer: Ronald Center

      Performer: Christopher Guild

    32. Aria: Adagio -

      Composer: Ronald Center

      Performer: Christopher Guild

    33. Finale: Poco adagio - Allegro

      Composer: Ronald Center

      Performer: Christopher Guild


Ronald Center (1913–73) is sometimes described as ‘the Scottish Bartók’, and his music does indeed capture some of the wild energy of the Scottish landscape in a style of Bartókian asperity. It also shows affinities with the music of Busoni, Debussy, Prokofiev, Shostakovich and Vaughan Williams, absorbed into an individual style that is audibly Scots. Center was essentially a miniaturist, his meticulous craftsmanship allowing him to encompass a range of emotions – heart-felt sorrow, grim humour, relaxed lyricism, dark despair – in a crisp and succinct manner, animated by sharp wit and irony. Many of the works recorded here also show off his skill as a contrapuntist and one, surprisingly, is a rumba.