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Cowie: 24 Preludes for Piano / Mead
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Cowie: 24 Preludes for Piano / Mead

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Composer
Edward Cowie
Artist
Philip Mead
Format
CD
Label
Metier
Released
May 13, 2022
Catalog #
MSV28625
UPC
809730862526

About

Edward Cowie is considered by many to be the greatest living composer directly inspired by the Natural World. His post-impressionist works, from the gigantic orchestral Leviathan (his first Proms commission) to his cycles of Bird Portraits and other chamber and instrumental pieces are drawing gasps of admiration from critics and audiences alike. Originally recorded for the University of Hertfordshire’s UHR label, this recording has been restored to the catalogue as part of the quickly-growing Cowie collection on Métier Records. The composer feels strongly that the individual works in the Bach ‘48’ and Debussy’s Préludes(for example) were a series of linked parts creating a greater whole. In his own ‘24’ Cowie has taken that principle but expressed it in his unique way – music that is impressionist, pictorial, descriptive and above all evocative… of place, time, flora and fauna” experiences of both natural and man-made phenomena. The Preludes follow the ‘Bach cycle of keys’ but at the same time are grouped into four books representing the ancient ‘Four Elements’.

Philip Mead studied at the Royal Academy of Music and has had a widely successful career, performing and broadcasting internationally. He had his own series on BBC Radio 3 exploring hidden pathways in piano music. A champion of contemporary composers, he founded the British Contemporary Piano Competition in 1988. He has been awarded honorary doctorates at the London College of Music and the Royal Academy and is a visiting professor of the University of Hertfordshire.

Tracklist 24 tracks

  1. 1 Book 1, Water: I. O Brook in C Major (Devon, England) 03:16
    Track
    1
    Title
    Book 1, Water: I. O Brook in C Major (Devon, England)
    Duration
    03:16
    Composer
    Edward Cowie
    Performer
    Philip Mead
  2. 2 Book 1, Water: II. Kiama Blowhole in C Minor (NSW, Australia) 02:50
    Track
    2
    Title
    Book 1, Water: II. Kiama Blowhole in C Minor (NSW, Australia)
    Duration
    02:50
    Composer
    Edward Cowie
    Performer
    Philip Mead
  3. 3 Book 1, Water: III. Cancleve in G Major (Cornwall, England, sea mist) 03:19
    Track
    3
    Title
    Book 1, Water: III. Cancleve in G Major (Cornwall, England, sea mist)
    Duration
    03:19
    Composer
    Edward Cowie
    Performer
    Philip Mead
  4. 4 Book 1, Water: IV. River Dronne in G Minor (Dordogne, France) 01:47
    Track
    4
    Title
    Book 1, Water: IV. River Dronne in G Minor (Dordogne, France)
    Duration
    01:47
    Composer
    Edward Cowie
    Performer
    Philip Mead
  5. 5 Book 1, Water: V. St. Maxime Beach in D Major (Provence, France) 03:30
    Track
    5
    Title
    Book 1, Water: V. St. Maxime Beach in D Major (Provence, France)
    Duration
    03:30
    Composer
    Edward Cowie
    Performer
    Philip Mead
  6. 6 Book 1, Water: VI. Tennessee River in D Minor (Tennessee, USA) 04:38
    Track
    6
    Title
    Book 1, Water: VI. Tennessee River in D Minor (Tennessee, USA)
    Duration
    04:38
    Composer
    Edward Cowie
    Performer
    Philip Mead
  7. 7 Book 2, Air: I. Boscastle in A Major (Cornwall, England, gale) 02:06
    Track
    7
    Title
    Book 2, Air: I. Boscastle in A Major (Cornwall, England, gale)
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Edward Cowie
    Performer
    Philip Mead
  8. 8 Book 2, Air: II. Hay Plains Twisters in A Minor (NSW, Australia) 02:48
    Track
    8
    Title
    Book 2, Air: II. Hay Plains Twisters in A Minor (NSW, Australia)
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Edward Cowie
    Performer
    Philip Mead
  9. 9 Book 2, Air: III. 35,000 feet in E Major (Straits of Java) 06:41
    Track
    9
    Title
    Book 2, Air: III. 35,000 feet in E Major (Straits of Java)
    Duration
    06:41
    Composer
    Edward Cowie
    Performer
    Philip Mead
  10. 10 Book 2, Air: IV. Tapada in E Minor (Portugal, thermal raptors) 02:18
    Track
    10
    Title
    Book 2, Air: IV. Tapada in E Minor (Portugal, thermal raptors)
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Edward Cowie
    Performer
    Philip Mead
  11. 11 Book 2, Air: V. Lake Eacham in B Major (Queensland, Australia, night breezes) 03:23
    Track
    11
    Title
    Book 2, Air: V. Lake Eacham in B Major (Queensland, Australia, night breezes)
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Edward Cowie
    Performer
    Philip Mead
  12. 12 Book 2, Air: VI. Dartington Gardens in B Minor (Devon, England, autumn leaf-fall) 04:14
    Track
    12
    Title
    Book 2, Air: VI. Dartington Gardens in B Minor (Devon, England, autumn leaf-fall)
    Duration
    04:14
    Composer
    Edward Cowie
    Performer
    Philip Mead
  13. 13 Book 3, Earth: I. Uluru in F-Sharp Major (Australia) 03:29
    Track
    13
    Title
    Book 3, Earth: I. Uluru in F-Sharp Major (Australia)
    Duration
    03:29
    Composer
    Edward Cowie
    Performer
    Philip Mead
  14. 14 Book 3, Earth: II. Crackington Haven in F-Sharp Minor (Cornwall, England) 01:21
    Track
    14
    Title
    Book 3, Earth: II. Crackington Haven in F-Sharp Minor (Cornwall, England)
    Duration
    01:21
    Composer
    Edward Cowie
    Performer
    Philip Mead
  15. 15 Book 3, Earth: III. Rosedale in C-Sharp Major (Yorkshire, England) 03:07
    Track
    15
    Title
    Book 3, Earth: III. Rosedale in C-Sharp Major (Yorkshire, England)
    Duration
    03:07
    Composer
    Edward Cowie
    Performer
    Philip Mead
  16. 16 Book 3, Earth: IV. Glencoe in C-Sharp Minor (Scotland) 03:25
    Track
    16
    Title
    Book 3, Earth: IV. Glencoe in C-Sharp Minor (Scotland)
    Duration
    03:25
    Composer
    Edward Cowie
    Performer
    Philip Mead
  17. 17 Book 3, Earth: V. Brecon Beacons in A-Flat Major (Wales) 01:17
    Track
    17
    Title
    Book 3, Earth: V. Brecon Beacons in A-Flat Major (Wales)
    Duration
    01:17
    Composer
    Edward Cowie
    Performer
    Philip Mead
  18. 18 Book 3, Earth: VI. Shenandoah Valley in A-Flat Minor) (Virginia, USA) 04:19
    Track
    18
    Title
    Book 3, Earth: VI. Shenandoah Valley in A-Flat Minor) (Virginia, USA)
    Duration
    04:19
    Composer
    Edward Cowie
    Performer
    Philip Mead
  19. 19 Book 4, Fire: I. Sunrise in E-Flat Major (Loch Carron, Scotland) 02:19
    Track
    19
    Title
    Book 4, Fire: I. Sunrise in E-Flat Major (Loch Carron, Scotland)
    Duration
    02:19
    Composer
    Edward Cowie
    Performer
    Philip Mead
  20. 20 Book 4, Fire: II. Bush Fires in E-Flat Minor (Bluewater, N. Queensland, Australia) 01:00
    Track
    20
    Title
    Book 4, Fire: II. Bush Fires in E-Flat Minor (Bluewater, N. Queensland, Australia)
    Duration
    01:00
    Composer
    Edward Cowie
    Performer
    Philip Mead
  21. 21 Book 4, Fire: III. Home Fire in B-Flat Major (Garlinge Green, Kent, England) 01:56
    Track
    21
    Title
    Book 4, Fire: III. Home Fire in B-Flat Major (Garlinge Green, Kent, England)
    Duration
    01:56
    Composer
    Edward Cowie
    Performer
    Philip Mead
  22. 22 Book 4, Fire: IV. Blast Furnaces at Port Kembla Steel Works in B-Flat Minor (Australia) 03:14
    Track
    22
    Title
    Book 4, Fire: IV. Blast Furnaces at Port Kembla Steel Works in B-Flat Minor (Australia)
    Duration
    03:14
    Composer
    Edward Cowie
    Performer
    Philip Mead
  23. 23 Book 4, Fire: V. New Year Fireworks in F Major (Kassel, Germany) 01:34
    Track
    23
    Title
    Book 4, Fire: V. New Year Fireworks in F Major (Kassel, Germany)
    Duration
    01:34
    Composer
    Edward Cowie
    Performer
    Philip Mead
  24. 24 Book 4, Fire: VI. Sunset in F Minor (Dartmoor, Devon, England) 02:57
    Track
    24
    Title
    Book 4, Fire: VI. Sunset in F Minor (Dartmoor, Devon, England)
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Edward Cowie
    Performer
    Philip Mead