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Walker: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 1 / Dossin
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Walker: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 1 / Dossin

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Details

Composer
George Walker
Artist
Alexandre Dossin
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Apr 12, 2024
Catalog #
8559916
UPC
636943991626

About

This is the first of two volumes of George Walker’s complete piano works, both featuring performances by Alexandre Dossin. The three sonatas heard here offer compelling contrasts. Sonata No. 1 (rev. 1991) is his longest and utilises folk tunes, No. 2 is darker and unified by tonal relationships, while No. 3 (rev. 1996) displays contrapuntal mastery and translucent elements. The album opens with the serene and majestic Prelude and Caprice, while both Spatials and Spektra are atonal. Bauble is heard in a world premiere recording.

REVIEW:

Judging by the compositions on this album, his piano music is communicative, colorful, expressive and, above all, characteristic. As a student of Rudolf Serkin, he was himself an outstanding pianist with an impressive career in Europe and the United States. This may have been conducive to his talent as a composer. 

Pianist Alexandre Dossin shows himself to be an accomplished interpreter, making Walker’s tonal language his own with his flexible and sensitive playing.

-- Pizzicato

Tracklist 14 tracks

  1. 1 Prelude - Caprice 04:19
    Track
    1
    Title
    Prelude - Caprice
    Duration
    04:19
    Composer
    George Walker
    Performer
    Alexandre Dossin
  2. 2 I. Allegro energico 08:48
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. Allegro energico
    Duration
    08:48
    Composer
    George Walker
    Performer
    Alexandre Dossin
  3. 3 II. Theme and 6 Variations 04:45
    Track
    3
    Title
    II. Theme and 6 Variations
    Duration
    04:45
    Composer
    George Walker
    Performer
    Alexandre Dossin
  4. 4 III. Allegro con brio 04:27
    Track
    4
    Title
    III. Allegro con brio
    Duration
    04:27
    Composer
    George Walker
    Performer
    Alexandre Dossin
  5. 5 I. Theme and 10 Variations 02:43
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Theme and 10 Variations
    Duration
    02:43
    Composer
    George Walker
    Performer
    Alexandre Dossin
  6. 6 II. Presto 01:21
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Presto
    Duration
    01:21
    Composer
    George Walker
    Performer
    Alexandre Dossin
  7. 7 III. Adagio 03:26
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Adagio
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    George Walker
    Performer
    Alexandre Dossin
  8. 8 IV. Allegretto tranquillo 02:25
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Allegretto tranquillo
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    George Walker
    Performer
    Alexandre Dossin
  9. 9 Spatials 03:16
    Track
    9
    Title
    Spatials
    Duration
    03:16
    Composer
    George Walker
    Performer
    Alexandre Dossin
  10. 10 Spektra 05:54
    Track
    10
    Title
    Spektra
    Duration
    05:54
    Composer
    George Walker
    Performer
    Alexandre Dossin
  11. 11 I. Fantoms 04:28
    Track
    11
    Title
    I. Fantoms
    Duration
    04:28
    Composer
    George Walker
    Performer
    Alexandre Dossin
  12. 12 II. Bell 02:12
    Track
    12
    Title
    II. Bell
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    George Walker
    Performer
    Alexandre Dossin
  13. 13 III. Choral and Fughetta 07:13
    Track
    13
    Title
    III. Choral and Fughetta
    Duration
    07:13
    Composer
    George Walker
    Performer
    Alexandre Dossin
  14. 14 Bauble 03:02
    Track
    14
    Title
    Bauble
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    George Walker
    Performer
    Alexandre Dossin