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Gardens, Fables, Prisons, Dreams / Thwaites, Frith, Tippett Quartet

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Details

Composer
Frederick Delius, Penelope Thwaites
Artist
Penelope Thwaites
Format
CD
Label
SOMM Recordings
Released
Aug 04, 2023
Catalog #
SOMMCD 0672
UPC
748871067226

About

SOMM Recordings is delighted to announce the release of Gardens, Fables, Prisons, Dreams, eight first recordings of music by Penelope Thwaites paying homage to “the heroes, the witty wordsmiths, the dancers, the poets, and the visionaries; and two great composers” who have influenced her musical life. Thwaites is joined by fellow pianist Benjamin Frith for the exuberant six- part A Lambeth Garland, the enchanting eight-part retelling of Oscar Wilde’s fable The Selfish Giant and Thwaites’ arrangement of Delius’s In a Summer Garden, the first to be made for two pianos. She is heard with John Mills (violin) and Bozidar Vukotic (cello) on Vijay’s Fable, drawn from her culture-fusing score for Indian choreographer Vijaylakshmi Subramaniam, and the atmospheric Mazurka: au Tombeau de Chopin. The Tippett Quartet contribute three memorable performances: Jan Palach’s Theme, recalling the self-immolating student protestor against the Soviet Union’s 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia; For Irina, a tribute to dissident Russian poet Irina Ratushinskaya who survived imprisonment but died of cancer in 2017; and with double bassist Laurence Ungless for To the Hills, a string quintet version of Thwaites’ earlier choral setting of Psalm 121. Since her 1974 London debut at Wigmore Hall, she has performed in more than 30 countries, and is internationally known as an acclaimed pianist and editor of The New Percy Grainger Companion (Boydell Press, 2010), the standard reference book on performing his music.

Tracklist 20 tracks

  1. 1 Jan Palach's Theme 02:45
    Track
    1
    Title
    Jan Palach's Theme
    Duration
    02:45
    Composer
    Penelope Thwaites
    Ensemble
    Tippett Quartet
  2. 2 I. The Lambeth Waltz 01:43
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. The Lambeth Waltz
    Duration
    01:43
    Composer
    Penelope Thwaites
    Performer
    Penelope Thwaites, Benjamin Frith
  3. 3 II. A Gardener's Song 02:13
    Track
    3
    Title
    II. A Gardener's Song
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    Penelope Thwaites
    Performer
    Penelope Thwaites, Benjamin Frith
  4. 4 III. Song of a Scotsman 02:22
    Track
    4
    Title
    III. Song of a Scotsman
    Duration
    02:22
    Composer
    Penelope Thwaites
    Performer
    Penelope Thwaites, Benjamin Frith
  5. 5 IV. An English Rose 01:42
    Track
    5
    Title
    IV. An English Rose
    Duration
    01:42
    Composer
    Penelope Thwaites
    Performer
    Penelope Thwaites, Benjamin Frith
  6. 6 V. The Wildlife Garden 01:14
    Track
    6
    Title
    V. The Wildlife Garden
    Duration
    01:14
    Composer
    Penelope Thwaites
    Performer
    Penelope Thwaites, Benjamin Frith
  7. 7 VI. Reprise: The Lambeth Waltz 01:44
    Track
    7
    Title
    VI. Reprise: The Lambeth Waltz
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    Penelope Thwaites
    Performer
    Penelope Thwaites, Benjamin Frith
  8. 8 Vijay's Fable 04:16
    Track
    8
    Title
    Vijay's Fable
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Penelope Thwaites
    Performer
    John Mills, Penelope Thwaites, Bozidar Vukotic
  9. 9 Mazurka: Au Tombeau de Chopin 06:04
    Track
    9
    Title
    Mazurka: Au Tombeau de Chopin
    Duration
    06:04
    Composer
    Penelope Thwaites
    Performer
    John Mills, Bozidar Vukotic, Penelope Thwaites
  10. 10 In a Summer Garden (arr. P. Thwaites for 2 pianos) 11:29
    Track
    10
    Title
    In a Summer Garden (arr. P. Thwaites for 2 pianos)
    Duration
    11:29
    Composer
    Frederick Delius
    Performer
    Penelope Thwaites, Benjamin Frith
  11. 11 For Irina 07:46
    Track
    11
    Title
    For Irina
    Duration
    07:46
    Composer
    Penelope Thwaites
    Ensemble
    Tippett Quartet
  12. 12 To the Hills 03:16
    Track
    12
    Title
    To the Hills
    Duration
    03:16
    Composer
    Penelope Thwaites
    Ensemble
    Tippett Quartet
  13. 13 I. Overture 01:44
    Track
    13
    Title
    I. Overture
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    Penelope Thwaites
    Performer
    Penelope Thwaites, Benjamin Frith
  14. 14 II. Children's Dance and Games 02:08
    Track
    14
    Title
    II. Children's Dance and Games
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Penelope Thwaites
    Performer
    Penelope Thwaites, Benjamin Frith
  15. 15 III. The Chase 00:41
    Track
    15
    Title
    III. The Chase
    Duration
    00:41
    Composer
    Penelope Thwaites
    Performer
    Penelope Thwaites, Benjamin Frith
  16. 16 IV. Giant's Dance 02:00
    Track
    16
    Title
    IV. Giant's Dance
    Duration
    02:00
    Composer
    Penelope Thwaites
    Performer
    Penelope Thwaites, Benjamin Frith
  17. 17 V. Frost, Wind and Snow 02:45
    Track
    17
    Title
    V. Frost, Wind and Snow
    Duration
    02:45
    Composer
    Penelope Thwaites
    Performer
    Penelope Thwaites, Benjamin Frith
  18. 18 VI. Spring and the Little Boy 02:50
    Track
    18
    Title
    VI. Spring and the Little Boy
    Duration
    02:50
    Composer
    Penelope Thwaites
    Performer
    Penelope Thwaites, Benjamin Frith
  19. 19 VII. Celebration Dance 01:45
    Track
    19
    Title
    VII. Celebration Dance
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Penelope Thwaites
    Performer
    Penelope Thwaites, Benjamin Frith
  20. 20 VIII. Evening Dance 04:35
    Track
    20
    Title
    VIII. Evening Dance
    Duration
    04:35
    Composer
    Penelope Thwaites
    Performer
    Penelope Thwaites, Benjamin Frith