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Dyson: The Open Window - Complete Music for Piano / Callaghan, Shanahan
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Dyson: The Open Window - Complete Music for Piano / Callaghan, Shanahan

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Composer
DYSON, SIR GEORGE
Artist
Callaghan, Shanahan
Format
CD
Label
SOMM Recordings
Released
Oct 16, 2020
Catalog #
SOMMCD 0622-2
UPC
748871062221

About

SOMM Recordings announces the first complete survey on album of George Dyson’s music for solo piano including five premiere recordings performed by Simon Callaghan in a specially priced two-album set. Callaghan is joined by Clíodna Shanahan for the first recording of the two-piano version of Concerto Leggiero, a mature work originally composed for piano and string orchestra. Almost classical in its sense of economy, the two-piano arrangement boasts a remarkable lyricism. Born in Halifax in 1833, Dyson studied with Stanford and Parry before becoming one of the most prominent British composers and distinguished teachers of his generation. Best known for his choral work, his piano music spans his career. Heard in its entirety, it provides valuable new insights into his development as a composer. Other first recordings include the seven-year-old Dyson’s first work for piano, Untitled Piano Piece, the exam board commission for young pianists, Twelve Easy Pieces, and The Open Window and Six Lyrics, character pieces designed to help develop technique and musical imagination in young pianists. Among other works included are the Debussy-accented Primrose Mount, the dazzling set of fugues Bach’s Birthday and so-called War Epigrams, inspired by Dyson’s experiences on the Western Front before being invalided home. Dyson biographer Paul Spicer provides the authoritative booklet notes. Simon Callaghan’s recent SOMM releases include British Violin Sonatas with Clare Howick, and a survey of Roger Sacheverell Coke’s piano music, of which MusicWeb International said: “The commanding and virtuosic musicianship of Simon Callaghan allows this quirkily individual music to register with maximum effect – a fascinating and compelling album”. Making her debut on SOMM, Clíodna Shanahan has a busy performing and recording schedule for TV, radio, symphony and chamber concerts. A pianist and organist, she also records film soundtracks, most notably Howard Shore’s The Hobbit.

Tracklist 57 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Allegro 11:25
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    11:25
    Composer
    George Dyson
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan, Clíodna Shanahan
  3. 2 II. Andante 07:34
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    07:34
    Composer
    George Dyson
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan, Clíodna Shanahan
  4. 3 III. Vivace 07:26
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Vivace
    Duration
    07:26
    Composer
    George Dyson
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan, Clíodna Shanahan
  5. 4 No. 1. Field and Wood 01:52
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 1. Field and Wood
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    George Dyson
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
  6. 5 No. 2. Swallows 00:37
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 2. Swallows
    Duration
    00:37
    Composer
    George Dyson
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
  7. 6 No. 3. Gentle Rain 01:11
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 3. Gentle Rain
    Duration
    01:11
    Composer
    George Dyson
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
  8. 7 No. 4. Fair 00:48
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 4. Fair
    Duration
    00:48
    Composer
    George Dyson
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
  9. 8 No. 5. Passers-by 00:58
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 5. Passers-by
    Duration
    00:58
    Composer
    George Dyson
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
  10. 9 No. 6. The Patrol 01:19
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 6. The Patrol
    Duration
    01:19
    Composer
    George Dyson
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
  11. 10 No. 7. The Green 01:35
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 7. The Green
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    George Dyson
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
  12. 11 No. 8. Evensong 01:50
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 8. Evensong
    Duration
    01:50
    Composer
    George Dyson
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
  13. 12 Primrose Mount 02:32
    Track
    12
    Title
    Primrose Mount
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    George Dyson
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
  14. 13 No. 1. Comodo 00:47
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 1. Comodo
    Duration
    00:47
    Composer
    George Dyson
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
  15. 14 No. 2. Cantabile 01:44
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 2. Cantabile
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    George Dyson
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
  16. 15 No. 3. Allegretto 01:16
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 3. Allegretto
    Duration
    01:16
    Composer
    George Dyson
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
  17. 16 No. 4. Vivace possibile 01:21
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 4. Vivace possibile
    Duration
    01:21
    Composer
    George Dyson
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
  18. 17 Untitled Piano Piece 00:46
    Track
    17
    Title
    Untitled Piano Piece
    Duration
    00:46
    Composer
    George Dyson
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
  19. 18 No. 1. March 01:43
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 1. March
    Duration
    01:43
    Composer
    George Dyson
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
  20. 19 No. 2. Melody 02:34
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 2. Melody
    Duration
    02:34
    Composer
    George Dyson
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
  21. 20 No. 3. Folk-Dance 01:24
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 3. Folk-Dance
    Duration
    01:24
    Composer
    George Dyson
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
  22. 21 No. 4. Waltz 01:38
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 4. Waltz
    Duration
    01:38
    Composer
    George Dyson
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
  23. 22 No. 5. Intermezzo 01:32
    Track
    22
    Title
    No. 5. Intermezzo
    Duration
    01:32
    Composer
    George Dyson
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
  24. 23 No. 6. Mazurka 01:54
    Track
    23
    Title
    No. 6. Mazurka
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    George Dyson
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
  25. Disc 2
  26. 1 No. 1. Delicately 02:05
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. Delicately
    Duration
    02:05
    Composer
    George Dyson
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
  27. 2 No. 2. Brightly 01:27
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. Brightly
    Duration
    01:27
    Composer
    George Dyson
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
  28. 3 No. 3. Quietly 02:38
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. Quietly
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    George Dyson
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
  29. 4 No. 1. Mazurka 00:30
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 1. Mazurka
    Duration
    00:30
    Composer
    George Dyson
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
  30. 5 No. 2. Waltz 00:39
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 2. Waltz
    Duration
    00:39
    Composer
    George Dyson
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
  31. 6 No. 3. Scotch Snap 00:31
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 3. Scotch Snap
    Duration
    00:31
    Composer
    George Dyson
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
  32. 7 No. 4. Dance 00:27
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 4. Dance
    Duration
    00:27
    Composer
    George Dyson
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
  33. 8 No. 5. Melody 00:48
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 5. Melody
    Duration
    00:48
    Composer
    George Dyson
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
  34. 9 No. 6. Lullaby 00:40
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 6. Lullaby
    Duration
    00:40
    Composer
    George Dyson
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
  35. 10 No. 7. Air 00:45
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 7. Air
    Duration
    00:45
    Composer
    George Dyson
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
  36. 11 No. 8. Song 00:37
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 8. Song
    Duration
    00:37
    Composer
    George Dyson
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
  37. 12 No. 9. Legato Study 00:42
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 9. Legato Study
    Duration
    00:42
    Composer
    George Dyson
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
  38. 13 No. 10. Scale Study 00:27
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 10. Scale Study
    Duration
    00:27
    Composer
    George Dyson
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
  39. 14 No. 11. Five Finger Study 00:26
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 11. Five Finger Study
    Duration
    00:26
    Composer
    George Dyson
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
  40. 15 No. 12. Study in Canon 00:32
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 12. Study in Canon
    Duration
    00:32
    Composer
    George Dyson
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
  41. 16 Prelude 01:48
    Track
    16
    Title
    Prelude
    Duration
    01:48
    Composer
    George Dyson
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
  42. 17 Ballet 02:02
    Track
    17
    Title
    Ballet
    Duration
    02:02
    Composer
    George Dyson
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
  43. 18 No. 1. A Capriccio 00:50
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 1. A Capriccio
    Duration
    00:50
    Composer
    George Dyson
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
  44. 19 No. 2. All'improviso 00:56
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 2. All'improviso
    Duration
    00:56
    Composer
    George Dyson
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
  45. 20 No. 3. Sostenuto 01:33
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 3. Sostenuto
    Duration
    01:33
    Composer
    George Dyson
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
  46. 21 No. 4. Ritmico 00:42
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 4. Ritmico
    Duration
    00:42
    Composer
    George Dyson
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
  47. 22 No. 5. Cantabile 02:12
    Track
    22
    Title
    No. 5. Cantabile
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    George Dyson
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
  48. 23 No. 6. Sonore 02:08
    Track
    23
    Title
    No. 6. Sonore
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    George Dyson
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
  49. 24 No. 7. Di ballo 00:54
    Track
    24
    Title
    No. 7. Di ballo
    Duration
    00:54
    Composer
    George Dyson
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
  50. 25 No. 8. Grazioso 00:35
    Track
    25
    Title
    No. 8. Grazioso
    Duration
    00:35
    Composer
    George Dyson
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
  51. 26 No. 9. Con fuoco 01:31
    Track
    26
    Title
    No. 9. Con fuoco
    Duration
    01:31
    Composer
    George Dyson
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
  52. 27 No. 10. Alla capella 01:28
    Track
    27
    Title
    No. 10. Alla capella
    Duration
    01:28
    Composer
    George Dyson
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
  53. 28 No. 1. An Autograph 01:55
    Track
    28
    Title
    No. 1. An Autograph
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    George Dyson
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
  54. 29 No. 2. Con moto tranquillo 02:18
    Track
    29
    Title
    No. 2. Con moto tranquillo
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    George Dyson
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
  55. 30 No. 3. Sostenuto ed espressivo 01:31
    Track
    30
    Title
    No. 3. Sostenuto ed espressivo
    Duration
    01:31
    Composer
    George Dyson
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
  56. 31 No. 1. Tranquillo 02:30
    Track
    31
    Title
    No. 1. Tranquillo
    Duration
    02:30
    Composer
    George Dyson
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
  57. 32 No. 2. A capriccio 02:20
    Track
    32
    Title
    No. 2. A capriccio
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    George Dyson
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
  58. 33 No. 3. Grazioso 02:04
    Track
    33
    Title
    No. 3. Grazioso
    Duration
    02:04
    Composer
    George Dyson
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan
  59. 34 No. 4. Sostenuto 03:08
    Track
    34
    Title
    No. 4. Sostenuto
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    George Dyson
    Performer
    Simon Callaghan