Sherwood: Complete Works For Cello And Piano / Spooner, Norris

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Label
Toccata
Release Date
October 30, 2012
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      SHERWOOD, PERCY
    • PERFORMER
      Spooner, Norris
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      October 30, 2012
    • UPC
      5060113441454
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      TOCC0145
    • LABEL
      Toccata
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Chamber Music & Recitals
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Allegro moderato

      Composer: Percy Sherwood

      Performer: Joseph Spooner, David Owen Norris

    2. II. Adagio

      Composer: Percy Sherwood

      Performer: Joseph Spooner, David Owen Norris

    3. III. Finale: Presto

      Composer: Percy Sherwood

      Performer: Joseph Spooner, David Owen Norris

    4. No. 1. Legende: Andante

      Composer: Percy Sherwood

      Performer: Joseph Spooner, David Owen Norris

    5. No. 2. Intermezzo: Allegretto, teneramente

      Composer: Percy Sherwood

      Performer: Joseph Spooner, David Owen Norris

    6. No. 3. Saltarello: Presto

      Composer: Percy Sherwood

      Performer: Joseph Spooner, David Owen Norris

    7. I. Allegro vivace

      Composer: Percy Sherwood

      Performer: Joseph Spooner, David Owen Norris

    8. II. Legende: Andante semplice ed espressivo

      Composer: Percy Sherwood

      Performer: Joseph Spooner, David Owen Norris

    9. III. Minuetto: Allegro grazioso

      Composer: Percy Sherwood

      Performer: Joseph Spooner, David Owen Norris

    10. IV. Finale: Allegro molto

      Composer: Percy Sherwood

      Performer: Joseph Spooner, David Owen Norris

    11. No. 1. Molto moderato

      Composer: Percy Sherwood

      Performer: Joseph Spooner, David Owen Norris

    12. No. 2. Menuett: Grazioso, non troppo allegro

      Composer: Percy Sherwood

      Performer: Joseph Spooner, David Owen Norris

    13. No. 3. Adagio

      Composer: Percy Sherwood

      Performer: Joseph Spooner, David Owen Norris

    14. No. 4. Andante

      Composer: Percy Sherwood

      Performer: Joseph Spooner, David Owen Norris

    15. No. 5. Serenade: Andantino

      Composer: Percy Sherwood

      Performer: Joseph Spooner, David Owen Norris


Anglo-German composer Sherwood (b.1866) has slipped through the cracks of history—his impressive output of orchestral, chamber, choral and instrumental music is only now beginning to be discovered. Once an important figure in his native Dresden, in WWI he faded from view and by the time of his death in London (1939) his music was as good as forgotten.

REVIEW:

Percy Sherwood (1866–1939)—who is he? Well, Toccata is starting a Sherwood collection, and the liner notes give us much detail complete with some fine illustrations and footnotes. Sherwood was English but was born and grew up in Germany, moving to London during WW II. He was well thought of in both countries.

This program of his cello music reveals a romantic composer of verve and originality, lively to listen to and by no means boring. Spooner and Norris play him with passion and accuracy. There are two fine sonatas from 1891 and 1900 and three pieces, Op. 14 of considerable originality. The early set of Little Pieces is less unusual, but quite lovely. This is a composer worth following up, certainly when played as well as he is here.

-- American Record Guide