Notes and Editorial Reviews
American Tonal is an enterprising CD pairing two large-scale American works of great distinction, both of which are played with stunning virtuosity by Jeanne Golan. Alternately explosive and ruminative, Barber's sonata is full of intricate harmonies and nonstop vitality. The first movement utilizes some jazz rhythms and the sprightly second movement contains a brief passage that recalls a Chopin waltz. The 'Adagio mesto' is possessed of a moody ambiguity while the final movement has a jaunty American feel to it. The Nocturne, "Homage to John Field," is a compositionally cunning work: while it contains hints of a twelve-tone procedure, it never strays from its gorgeous, cantabile melody. The Ballade is more sparse and marked by a moody
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restlessness that Golan captures beautifully. Daron Hagen's 'Qualities of Light,' written in 1998, is a magnificent work destined to become a concert staple. The first of its three movements, "Dusk," is filled with a tranquillity that effectively captures the end of the day; "Built Up Dark" is alternately moody and clangorous while the tuneful "Gloaming" shimmers and glistens with the return of light. Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Sonata for Piano in E flat minor, Op. 26 by Samuel Barber
Performer:
Jeanne Golan (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1949; USA
Date of Recording: 07/1998
Venue: Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory
Length: 25 Minutes 6 Secs.
2.
Nocturne for Piano, Op. 33 "Homage to John Field" by Samuel Barber
Performer:
Jeanne Golan (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1959; USA
Date of Recording: 07/1998
Venue: Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory
Length: 4 Minutes 38 Secs.
3.
Ballade for Piano, Op. 46 by Samuel Barber
Performer:
Jeanne Golan (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1946; USA
Date of Recording: 07/1998
Venue: Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory
Length: 5 Minutes 40 Secs.
4.
Qualities of Light by Daron Hagen
Performer:
Jeanne Golan (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1998; USA
Date of Recording: 07/1998
Venue: Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory
Length: 23 Minutes 25 Secs.
Sound Samples
Piano Sonata, Op. 26: I. Allegro energico
Piano Sonata, Op. 26: II. Allegro vivace e leggero
Piano Sonata, Op. 26: III. Adagio mesto
Piano Sonata, Op. 26: IV. Fuga: Allegro con spirito
Nocturne (Homage to John Field), Op. 33
Qualities of Light: I. Dusk
Qualities of Light: II. Built Up Dark
Qualities of Light: III. Gloaming
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