This is a very important release for lovers of 20th century music, featuring one of the most fascinating and important piano works of the 20th century. Passacaglia is, first, one of the longest continuous solo keyboard pieces ever written. It has collected almost a cult following. It is also a piece of wide variety, collecting in influences from the music of many places, but based strongly and closely throughout on the initials DSCH (for Dmitri Schostakovich). We are pleased to dedicate this disc to the composer in celebration of his recent 75th birthday. Pianist Murray McLachlan is one of Britain's leading exponents of modern music. He has recorded 2 previous CDs for Divine Art and also for Dunelm and Olympia.
20 Pars Altera. Variations on 'Peace, Bread and the Land' (1917)
21 Pars Altera. Symphonic March
22 Pars Altera. Episode 3: Volante Scherzoso
23 Pars Altera. Fandango
24 Pars Altera. Pedal Point: 'To Emergent Africa'
25 Pars Altera. Central Episode: Etudes
26 Pars Altera. Central Episode: Etudes
27 Pars Tertia. Adagio. Tribute to Bach
28 Pars Tertia. Triple Fugue Over Ground Bass. Subject 1. Andamento
29 Pars Tertia. Triple Fugue Over Ground Bass. Subject 2. Bach
30 Pars Tertia. Triple Fugue Over Ground Bass. Subject 3. Dies Irae
31 Pars Tertia. Final Variation on Theme Derived from Ground (Adagissimo Barocco)
This is a very important release for lovers of 20th century music, featuring one of the most fascinating and important piano works of the 20th century. Passacaglia is, first, one of the longest continuous solo keyboard pieces ever written. It has collected almost a cult following. It is also a piece of wide variety, collecting in influences from the music of many places, but based strongly and closely throughout on the initials DSCH (for Dmitri Schostakovich). We are pleased to dedicate this disc to the composer in celebration of his recent 75th birthday. Pianist Murray McLachlan is one of Britain's leading exponents of modern music. He has recorded 2 previous CDs for Divine Art and also for Dunelm and Olympia.
