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Farwell: Piano Music, Vol. 3
Toccata

Farwell: Piano Music, Vol. 3

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Details

Composer
FARWELL, ARTHUR
Artist
Lisa Cheryl Thomas
Format
CD
Label
Toccata
Released
Feb 16, 2018
Catalog #
TOCC0380
UPC
5060113443809

About

The American composer Arthur Farwell (1872–1952) is remembered as the leading member of a group of ‘Indianists’ who used Native American tribal melodies in their own compositions. In fact, Farwell’s stylistic range was much wider than is realized today, as this third album in Lisa Thomas’ pioneering survey of his piano music demonstrates. It reveals the influence of both Debussy and Skryabin, perhaps even Busoni and, in the two ‘Navajo War Dances’ here, intriguing parallels with Bartok. Farwell plainly had an imaginative mind with a sharp sense of keyboard drama, color, and atmosphere- and a sense of humor: which other composer ever wrote a ‘Laughing Piece?’ Lisa Cheryl Thomas graduated with a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in piano performance from the University of North Texas in 2010. She is herself of Native American stock, counting members of the Cherokee, Blackfoot, and Sioux tribes among her ancestors, and her doctoral thesis addressed ‘Native American Elements in Piano Repertoire by the Indianist and Present Day Native American Composers.’

Tracklist 13 tracks

  1. 1 Piano Sonata, Op. 113 18:05
    Track
    1
    Title
    Piano Sonata, Op. 113
    Duration
    18:05
    Composer
    Arthur Farwell
    Performer
    Lisa Cheryl Thomas
  2. 2 For Cynthia 03:03
    Track
    2
    Title
    For Cynthia
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Arthur Farwell
    Performer
    Lisa Cheryl Thomas
  3. 3 Laughing Piece 02:44
    Track
    3
    Title
    Laughing Piece
    Duration
    02:44
    Composer
    Arthur Farwell
    Performer
    Lisa Cheryl Thomas
  4. 4 2 Little Poems, Op. 106: No. 2 Strange Dream 02:54
    Track
    4
    Title
    2 Little Poems, Op. 106: No. 2 Strange Dream
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Arthur Farwell
    Performer
    Lisa Cheryl Thomas
  5. 5 I. Granite and Ice 04:46
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Granite and Ice
    Duration
    04:46
    Composer
    Arthur Farwell
    Performer
    Lisa Cheryl Thomas
  6. 6 II. Lonely Camp Fire 03:36
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Lonely Camp Fire
    Duration
    03:36
    Composer
    Arthur Farwell
    Performer
    Lisa Cheryl Thomas
  7. 7 III. Arduous Trail (Humoresque) 04:38
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Arduous Trail (Humoresque)
    Duration
    04:38
    Composer
    Arthur Farwell
    Performer
    Lisa Cheryl Thomas
  8. 8 IV. Wild Flower 02:19
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Wild Flower
    Duration
    02:19
    Composer
    Arthur Farwell
    Performer
    Lisa Cheryl Thomas
  9. 9 V. Wind Play 03:06
    Track
    9
    Title
    V. Wind Play
    Duration
    03:06
    Composer
    Arthur Farwell
    Performer
    Lisa Cheryl Thomas
  10. 10 VI. The Peaks at Night 02:40
    Track
    10
    Title
    VI. The Peaks at Night
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Arthur Farwell
    Performer
    Lisa Cheryl Thomas
  11. 11 What's in an Octave?, Op. 84 10:56
    Track
    11
    Title
    What's in an Octave?, Op. 84
    Duration
    10:56
    Composer
    Arthur Farwell
    Performer
    Lisa Cheryl Thomas
  12. 12 From Mesa and Plain, Op. 20: No. 1. Navajo War Dance 02:55
    Track
    12
    Title
    From Mesa and Plain, Op. 20: No. 1. Navajo War Dance
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Arthur Farwell
    Performer
    Lisa Cheryl Thomas
  13. 13 Navajo War Dance No. 2, Op. 29 04:57
    Track
    13
    Title
    Navajo War Dance No. 2, Op. 29
    Duration
    04:57
    Composer
    Arthur Farwell
    Performer
    Lisa Cheryl Thomas