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Liszt, Ireland: Sonatas / Hicks

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Details

Composer
Rebecca Clarke, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, John Ireland, Franz Liszt, Charles Villiers Stanford
Artist
Tom Hicks
Format
CD
Label
Divine Art
Released
Mar 11, 2022
Catalog #
DDA25227
UPC
809730522727

About

Hailed as an artist of ‘magnificent pianism’, Guernsey-born pianist Tom Hicks has been praised for his ‘gorgeously creative playing’ that ‘transports the listener to another place and time’. Hicks is a gold medallist in numerous national and international competitions and holds degrees and awards from The University of Manchester, The Royal Northern College of Music, Yale University and Northwestern University, where he now lectures. His first disc featuring John Ireland’s Sarnia, ‘Tom Hicks: Ireland and Tchaikovsky’ has been described as ‘brilliantly evocative’ by Colin Clarke in International Piano, and ‘gorgeously creative’ by Scott Noriega in Fanfare. In his first recording for Divine Art, Tom presents stellar performances of two major Sonatas – those of Franz Liszt and John Ireland. A generation apart, both are highpoints of the Romantic and post-Romantic era. This playing puts Hicks at the top of the tree for his bold expressiveness and vision. On this album Hicks prefaces the Sonatas with shorter, but equally imaginative and expressive pieces: two Preludes by Stanford, Cortège by Rebecca Clarke, and one of the charming waltzes from the ‘Three-Fours’ Suite by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.

Tracklist 10 tracks

  1. 1 No. 24 in B Minor 02:01
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 24 in B Minor
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Charles Villiers Stanford
    Performer
    Tom Hicks
  2. 2 No. 5 in D Major 01:18
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 5 in D Major
    Duration
    01:18
    Composer
    Charles Villiers Stanford
    Performer
    Tom Hicks
  3. 3 Valse Suite, Op. 71, "Three-fours": II. Andante 03:08
    Track
    3
    Title
    Valse Suite, Op. 71, "Three-fours": II. Andante
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
    Performer
    Tom Hicks
  4. 4 Cortège 04:17
    Track
    4
    Title
    Cortège
    Duration
    04:17
    Composer
    Rebecca Clarke
    Performer
    Tom Hicks
  5. 5 I. Allegro moderato 06:45
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    06:45
    Composer
    John Ireland
    Performer
    Tom Hicks
  6. 6 II. Non troppo lento 09:59
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Non troppo lento
    Duration
    09:59
    Composer
    John Ireland
    Performer
    Tom Hicks
  7. 7 III. Con moto moderato 07:41
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Con moto moderato
    Duration
    07:41
    Composer
    John Ireland
    Performer
    Tom Hicks
  8. 8 Lento assai - 11:22
    Track
    8
    Title
    Lento assai -
    Duration
    11:22
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Tom Hicks
  9. 9 Andante sostenuto - 06:45
    Track
    9
    Title
    Andante sostenuto -
    Duration
    06:45
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Tom Hicks
  10. 10 Allegro Energico 10:27
    Track
    10
    Title
    Allegro Energico
    Duration
    10:27
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Tom Hicks