O'Brien: Complete Piano Music, Vol. 1

$15.99
Label
Toccata
Release Date
September 9, 2014
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      O?BRIEN, CHARLES
    • PERFORMER
      Warren Mailley-Smith
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      September 09, 2014
    • UPC
      5060113442567
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      TOCC0256
    • LABEL
      Toccata
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Instrumental
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Allegro moderato

      Composer: Charles O'Brien

      Performer: Warren Mailley-Smith

    2. II. Scherzo - Trio

      Composer: Charles O'Brien

      Performer: Warren Mailley-Smith

    3. III. Lento (Cantabile)

      Composer: Charles O'Brien

      Performer: Warren Mailley-Smith

    4. IV. Finale: Rondo

      Composer: Charles O'Brien

      Performer: Warren Mailley-Smith

    5. No. 1. L'Adieu

      Composer: Charles O'Brien

      Performer: Warren Mailley-Smith

    6. No. 2. Souvenirs

      Composer: Charles O'Brien

      Performer: Warren Mailley-Smith

    7. I. Moorland

      Composer: Charles O'Brien

      Performer: Warren Mailley-Smith

    8. II. Voices in the Glen

      Composer: Charles O'Brien

      Performer: Warren Mailley-Smith

    9. III. Harvest Home

      Composer: Charles O'Brien

      Performer: Warren Mailley-Smith

    10. I. Tor and Tarn

      Composer: Charles O'Brien

      Performer: Warren Mailley-Smith

    11. II. Mid the Bracken

      Composer: Charles O'Brien

      Performer: Warren Mailley-Smith

    12. III. Heather Braes

      Composer: Charles O'Brien

      Performer: Warren Mailley-Smith


Charles O’Brien (1882–1968) is the archetypical composer for a Toccata Classics release: this CD rescues a forgotten Scottish Romantic from oblivion. O’Brien was a mainstay of musical life in Edinburgh, but his attractive, lyrical muse has long since been lost from view there, let alone anywhere else. His lively music reflects his Scottish heritage, mixing grand gestures with Schumannesque intimacy. This is the first recording in a series to be devoted to the music of Charles O’Brien. Pianist Warren Mailley-Smith studied at the Royal College of Music. He has recorded eight CDs.