Moonie: Instrumental and Chamber Music, Volume One - Music for Solo Piano / Guild

$10.49
Label
Toccata
Release Date
November 19, 2021
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      MOONIE, WILLIAM BEATON
    • PERFORMER
      Christopher Guild
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      November 19, 2021
    • UPC
      5060113446022
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      TOCC0602
    • LABEL
      Toccata
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical

The music of the Edinburgh composer William Beaton Moonie (1883–1961) is as good as unknown. This first-ever album devoted to his piano music reveals a figure downstream from Schumann, Brahms and Grieg, writing in a conservative Romantic idiom colored by echoes of the folk-music of his native Scotland. Many of these pieces, indeed, are concerned to evoke images of the Scottish countryside or suggest aspects of Scottish history. Scottish pianist Christopher Guild is in demand as a recital artist, concerto soloist and collaborative pianist, with concert engagements taking him across the UK. Performances have included those given at St James’s Piccadilly, the Wigmore Hall and St John’s, Smith Square, as well as numerous recitals for music societies under the auspices of the Countess of Munster Musical Trust. Christopher’s concerto appearances have seen him work with conductors such as Sian Edwards, as well as with numerous non-professional orchestras. He has recorded CDs for Champs Hill Records as a duo pianist, and for Toccata Classics, as a soloist and duo partner.