Notes and Editorial Reviews
REVIEWS:
“Barnard gives a striking account of the Piano Sonata, the capricious nature of the score captured with playing of mercurial agility. The remainder of this generously filled disc contains a brilliant reading of Busoni’s 24 Preludes, Barnard’s crisp articulation bringing an admirable clarity to the most complex passages.” – Yorkshire Post
“An important disc... It is good to have [the Busoni ] available... The Bliss is very welcome.” – David Wright, Classical Music on the Web
“An outstanding CD.” – Musical Opinion Winter 2000
“An unusual and welcome disc... [The Preludes are] inventive, well-varied pieces set within Busoni’s generally rugged pianistic style; the Bliss sonata
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is... A tremendous piece, its three movements full of dynamic argument, rhetoric and élan. Barnard’s playing is full-bodied, with generous pedal, a weighty tone and a fine ability to control atmosphere and emotional temperature.” – Jessica Duchen, BBC Music Magazine
“The sympathetically elegant Trevor Barnard’s your man... This is indispensable, and you are best advised to pick it up sooner... The sound is transparently immediate.” – Fanfare
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Works on This Recording
1.
Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 37/K 181 by Ferruccio Busoni
Performer:
Trevor Barnard (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1882; Graz, Austria
Date of Recording: 03/1988-11/1988
Length: 47 Minutes 4 Secs.
2.
Sonata for Piano, F 145 by Sir Arthur Bliss
Performer:
Trevor Barnard (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1952; England
Date of Recording: 03/1988-11/1988
Length: 22 Minutes 9 Secs.
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