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James Willshire - Stevenson: Passacaglia on DSCH (2013/2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/48 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 140:35 minutes | 1,18 GB
Classical | Label: Delphian Records, Official Digital Download
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/48 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 140:35 minutes | 1,18 GB
Classical | Label: Delphian Records, Official Digital Download
Music of extraordinary range and power composed at the dawn of the Space Age, Ronald Stevenson’s 'Passacaglia on DSCH' was long claimed as the biggest single stretch of music ever written for piano. It is a veritable world tour of styles as well as a single-minded exploration of its generating motif, and rising star James Willshire, Who received five-star acclaim in 2011 for his Delphian debut disc of music by Rory Boyle, has the technique and vaulting ambition to match both the work's grandeur and its immense wealth of detail.
Willshire gave the 1955 'Variations on a Theme of Pizzetti' its belated concert premiere just this year, and now commits it to disc as one of a number of premiere recordings. The more recent, and equally substantial 'Fugue, Variations and Epilogue on a Theme by Arnold Bax' crystallises Stevenson’s lifelong devotion to a Celtic aesthetic as well as being the foreground for his innovative approach to variation technique. A clutch of shorter works completes the picture, bringing to light some of Stevenson’s less often remarked qualities: charm, exuberance, wit and grace. In 2000, at the age of 15, James was awarded an Educational Scholarship in the London International Piano Competition, the youngest British pianist to be thus recognised. He has performed at festivals throughout the UK and abroad, including the Lichfield, Cheltenham and Winchester Festivals and many more.
“All the works on this disc are stunningly played: the technical difficulties are overcome with boundless skill. Willshire is a tremendous advocate for Stevenson’s music.” (MusicWeb International)
“Willshire's pianism often evokes Stevenson's own incisively sprung rhythms and sharp dynamic contrasts” (Gramophone Magazine)
“The surprise is how charming his music can be, when it is not weighed down by his cleverness. He can slyly wrong-foot us with waltzes, or beguile with a serene homage…Bach is a constant presence, as is Stevenson's hero Busoni…It's hard to imagine this music better played: Willshire deserves a medal.” (BBC Music Magazine)
Tracklist:
Disc 1 (01:14:46)
1. Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 1: Sonata allegro (07:06)
2. Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 1: Waltz in Rondo-form (03:06)
3. Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 1: Episode 1, Presto (00:29)
4. Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 1, Suite: I-VII. — (13:16)
5. Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 1, Suite: IX. Pibroch (Lament for Children) (02:42)
6. Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 1, Suite: X. Episode 2, Arabesque variations (00:44)
7. Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 1, Suite: XI. Nocturne (02:14)
8. Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 2: Reverie-fantasy (04:28)
9. Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 2: Fanfare - Forebodings. Alarm - Glimpse of a War Vision (02:16)
10. Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 2: Variations on Peace, Bread and the Land (1917) (02:19)
11. Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 2: Symphonic March (02:13)
12. Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 2: Episode 3, Volante scherzoso (00:58)
13. Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 2: Fandango (02:05)
14. Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 2: Pedal-point "To Emergent Africa" (02:19)
15. Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 2: Central Episode. Etudes (04:00)
16. Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 2: Variations in C Minor (03:35)
17. Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 2: Adagio. Tribute to Bach (01:48)
18. Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 3, Triple Fugue over Ground Bass: Subject 1, Andamento (06:00)
19. Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 3, Triple Fugue over Ground Bass: Subject 2, BACH (06:50)
20. Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 3, Triple Fugue over Ground Bass: Subject 3, Dies Irae (06:18)
Disc 2 (01:05:29)
1. Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 3: Final Variations on Theme Derived from Ground. Adagissimo barocco (10:30)
2. Promenade Pastorale (02:58)
3. Waltzes (08:24)
4. Fugue, Variations & Epilogue on a Theme by Arnold Bax: I. Fugue Without Protocol (Tema locriano) (04:58)
5. Fugue, Variations & Epilogue on a Theme by Arnold Bax: I. Transition to Movement II (01:25)
6. Fugue, Variations & Epilogue on a Theme by Arnold Bax: IIa. Intermezzo-notturNo. Omaggio a John Field (01:23)
7. Fugue, Variations & Epilogue on a Theme by Arnold Bax: IIb. Alla giga (00:44)
8. Fugue, Variations & Epilogue on a Theme by Arnold Bax: IIc. Marcia funebre (Lento ma con moto) (01:20)
9. Fugue, Variations & Epilogue on a Theme by Arnold Bax: IId. Allegro quasi feroce (01:00)
10. Fugue, Variations & Epilogue on a Theme by Arnold Bax: III. Epilogue (05:54)
11. Nocturne "Homage to John Field" (05:58)
12. Variations on a Theme of Pizzetti: Tema. Moviemento di sarabanda - Riflessione del tema - Transizione (01:17)
13. Variations on a Theme of Pizzetti: Var. 1, Con moto amabile (00:22)
14. Variations on a Theme of Pizzetti: Var. 2 (00:19)
15. Variations on a Theme of Pizzetti: Var. 3, Più mosso (Circa allegro) (00:20)
16. Variations on a Theme of Pizzetti: Var. 4, Poco meno mosso (00:22)
17. Variations on a Theme of Pizzetti: Var. 5 (00:31)
18. Variations on a Theme of Pizzetti: Var. 6, Sostenuto solenne (01:13)
19. Variations on a Theme of Pizzetti: Var. 7, Alla marcia, molto moderato e quasi automa (01:00)
20. Variations on a Theme of Pizzetti: Var. 8, Andante cantabile (00:54)
21. Variations on a Theme of Pizzetti: Var. 9, Un po' più mosso (Moderato) (00:26)
22. Variations on a Theme of Pizzetti: Var. 10, Allegretto squisito (00:28)
23. Variations on a Theme of Pizzetti: Var. 11, Alla siciliana (Allegretto grazioso) (00:30)
24. Variations on a Theme of Pizzetti: Var. 12, Alla barcarolla (01:02)
25. Variations on a Theme of Pizzetti: Var. 13, Alla tarantella (00:23)
26. Variations on a Theme of Pizzetti: Var. 14, Allegro (01:48)
27. Variations on a Theme of Pizzetti: Var. 15, Sostenuto (00:32)
28. Variations on a Theme of Pizzetti: Var. 16 (02:03)
29. Piano Sonatina No. 2: I. Adagietto (03:10)
30. Piano Sonatina No. 2: II. Allegro (04:15)
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log date: 2020-10-17 19:52:30
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Analyzed: James Willshire / Stevenson - Passacaglia on DSCH
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DR12 -14.26 dB -31.20 dB 3:06 02-Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 1: Waltz in Rondo-form
DR9 -11.14 dB -26.07 dB 0:29 03-Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 1: Episode 1, Presto
DR15 -3.00 dB -24.46 dB 13:17 04-Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 1, Suite: I-VII. —
DR17 -10.26 dB -33.26 dB 2:42 05-Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 1, Suite: IX. Pibroch (Lament for Children)
DR11 -15.17 dB -31.19 dB 0:45 06-Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 1, Suite: X. Episode 2, Arabesque variations
DR13 -11.86 dB -29.66 dB 2:14 07-Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 1, Suite: XI. Nocturne
DR14 -8.51 dB -28.73 dB 4:28 08-Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 2: Reverie-fantasy
DR11 -4.29 dB -22.75 dB 2:16 09-Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 2: Fanfare-Forebodings. Alarm-Glimpse of a War Vision
DR13 -2.01 dB -19.03 dB 2:20 10-Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 2: Variations on Peace, Bread and the Land (1917)
DR13 -5.70 dB -23.52 dB 2:14 11-Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 2: Symphonic March
DR11 -11.97 dB -26.04 dB 0:58 12-Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 2: Episode 3, Volante scherzoso
DR11 -9.52 dB -26.20 dB 2:05 13-Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 2: Fandango
DR11 -5.62 dB -21.16 dB 2:19 14-Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 2: Pedal-point "To Emergent Africa"
DR12 -2.91 dB -19.49 dB 4:00 15-Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 2: Central Episode. Etudes
DR13 -5.48 dB -23.31 dB 3:36 16-Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 2: Variations in C Minor
DR13 -8.90 dB -29.09 dB 1:48 17-Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 2: Adagio. Tribute to Bach
DR15 -3.07 dB -23.01 dB 6:00 18-Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 3, Triple Fugue over Ground Bass: Subject 1, Andamento
DR12 -7.07 dB -23.83 dB 6:51 19-Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 3, Triple Fugue over Ground Bass: Subject 2, BACH
DR12 -4.90 dB -22.58 dB 6:18 20-Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 3, Triple Fugue over Ground Bass: Subject 3, Dies Irae
DR14 -2.84 dB -24.12 dB 10:30 21-Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 3: Final Variations on Theme Derived from Ground. Adagissimo barocco
DR16 -12.96 dB -34.86 dB 2:59 22-Promenade Pastorale
DR13 -7.29 dB -27.25 dB 8:24 23-Waltzes
DR16 -8.17 dB -30.06 dB 4:59 24-Fugue, Variations & Epilogue on a Theme by Arnold Bax: I. Fugue Without Protocol (Tema locriano)
DR13 -19.35 dB -37.27 dB 1:26 25-Fugue, Variations & Epilogue on a Theme by Arnold Bax: I. Transition to Movement II
DR11 -15.78 dB -35.71 dB 1:23 26-Fugue, Variations & Epilogue on a Theme by Arnold Bax: IIa. Intermezzo-notturno. Omaggio a John Field
DR11 -15.13 dB -31.60 dB 0:44 27-Fugue, Variations & Epilogue on a Theme by Arnold Bax: IIb. Alla giga
DR13 -19.34 dB -35.32 dB 1:21 28-Fugue, Variations & Epilogue on a Theme by Arnold Bax: IIc. Marcia funebre (Lento ma con moto)
DR13 -9.29 dB -25.25 dB 1:00 29-Fugue, Variations & Epilogue on a Theme by Arnold Bax: IId. Allegro quasi feroce
DR14 -8.20 dB -31.28 dB 5:55 30-Fugue, Variations & Epilogue on a Theme by Arnold Bax: III. Epilogue
DR13 -17.81 dB -36.26 dB 5:58 31-Nocturne "Homage to John Field"
DR13 -19.62 dB -36.99 dB 1:17 32-Variations on a Theme of Pizzetti: Tema. Moviemento di sarabanda-Riflessione del tema-Transizione
DR8 -20.72 dB -35.07 dB 0:23 33-Variations on a Theme of Pizzetti: Var. 1, Con moto amabile
DR12 -15.44 dB -33.78 dB 0:19 34-Variations on a Theme of Pizzetti: Var. 2
DR12 -12.40 dB -27.25 dB 0:20 35-Variations on a Theme of Pizzetti: Var. 3, Più mosso (Circa allegro)
DR9 -17.30 dB -32.33 dB 0:23 36-Variations on a Theme of Pizzetti: Var. 4, Poco meno mosso
DR11 -26.61 dB -41.70 dB 0:31 37-Variations on a Theme of Pizzetti: Var. 5
DR14 -10.76 dB -28.65 dB 1:13 38-Variations on a Theme of Pizzetti: Var. 6, Sostenuto solenne
DR12 -9.55 dB -28.10 dB 1:01 39-Variations on a Theme of Pizzetti: Var. 7, Alla marcia, molto moderato e quasi automa
DR11 -21.56 dB -37.51 dB 0:55 40-Variations on a Theme of Pizzetti: Var. 8, Andante cantabile
DR9 -23.80 dB -38.77 dB 0:26 41-Variations on a Theme of Pizzetti: Var. 9, Un po' più mosso (Moderato)
DR12 -21.13 dB -38.78 dB 0:29 42-Variations on a Theme of Pizzetti: Var. 10, Allegretto squisito
DR10 -19.57 dB -35.97 dB 0:30 43-Variations on a Theme of Pizzetti: Var. 11, Alla siciliana (Allegretto grazioso)
DR12 -19.67 dB -35.06 dB 1:03 44-Variations on a Theme of Pizzetti: Var. 12, Alla barcarolla
DR9 -14.77 dB -29.98 dB 0:23 45-Variations on a Theme of Pizzetti: Var. 13, Alla tarantella
DR14 -8.99 dB -27.80 dB 1:49 46-Variations on a Theme of Pizzetti: Var. 14, Allegro
DR9 -25.56 dB -41.18 dB 0:32 47-Variations on a Theme of Pizzetti: Var. 15, Sostenuto
DR13 -22.41 dB -41.70 dB 2:04 48-Variations on a Theme of Pizzetti: Var. 16
DR13 -14.60 dB -33.53 dB 3:10 49-Piano Sonatina No. 2: I. Adagietto
DR14 -7.07 dB -25.02 dB 4:16 50-Piano Sonatina No. 2: II. Allegro
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Number of tracks: 50
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 48000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1228 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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log date: 2020-10-17 19:52:30
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Analyzed: James Willshire / Stevenson - Passacaglia on DSCH
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -14.26 dB -31.20 dB 3:06 02-Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 1: Waltz in Rondo-form
DR9 -11.14 dB -26.07 dB 0:29 03-Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 1: Episode 1, Presto
DR15 -3.00 dB -24.46 dB 13:17 04-Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 1, Suite: I-VII. —
DR17 -10.26 dB -33.26 dB 2:42 05-Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 1, Suite: IX. Pibroch (Lament for Children)
DR11 -15.17 dB -31.19 dB 0:45 06-Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 1, Suite: X. Episode 2, Arabesque variations
DR13 -11.86 dB -29.66 dB 2:14 07-Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 1, Suite: XI. Nocturne
DR14 -8.51 dB -28.73 dB 4:28 08-Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 2: Reverie-fantasy
DR11 -4.29 dB -22.75 dB 2:16 09-Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 2: Fanfare-Forebodings. Alarm-Glimpse of a War Vision
DR13 -2.01 dB -19.03 dB 2:20 10-Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 2: Variations on Peace, Bread and the Land (1917)
DR13 -5.70 dB -23.52 dB 2:14 11-Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 2: Symphonic March
DR11 -11.97 dB -26.04 dB 0:58 12-Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 2: Episode 3, Volante scherzoso
DR11 -9.52 dB -26.20 dB 2:05 13-Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 2: Fandango
DR11 -5.62 dB -21.16 dB 2:19 14-Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 2: Pedal-point "To Emergent Africa"
DR12 -2.91 dB -19.49 dB 4:00 15-Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 2: Central Episode. Etudes
DR13 -5.48 dB -23.31 dB 3:36 16-Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 2: Variations in C Minor
DR13 -8.90 dB -29.09 dB 1:48 17-Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 2: Adagio. Tribute to Bach
DR15 -3.07 dB -23.01 dB 6:00 18-Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 3, Triple Fugue over Ground Bass: Subject 1, Andamento
DR12 -7.07 dB -23.83 dB 6:51 19-Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 3, Triple Fugue over Ground Bass: Subject 2, BACH
DR12 -4.90 dB -22.58 dB 6:18 20-Passacaglia on DSCH, Pt. 3, Triple Fugue over Ground Bass: Subject 3, Dies Irae
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DR13 -7.29 dB -27.25 dB 8:24 23-Waltzes
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DR13 -19.35 dB -37.27 dB 1:26 25-Fugue, Variations & Epilogue on a Theme by Arnold Bax: I. Transition to Movement II
DR11 -15.78 dB -35.71 dB 1:23 26-Fugue, Variations & Epilogue on a Theme by Arnold Bax: IIa. Intermezzo-notturno. Omaggio a John Field
DR11 -15.13 dB -31.60 dB 0:44 27-Fugue, Variations & Epilogue on a Theme by Arnold Bax: IIb. Alla giga
DR13 -19.34 dB -35.32 dB 1:21 28-Fugue, Variations & Epilogue on a Theme by Arnold Bax: IIc. Marcia funebre (Lento ma con moto)
DR13 -9.29 dB -25.25 dB 1:00 29-Fugue, Variations & Epilogue on a Theme by Arnold Bax: IId. Allegro quasi feroce
DR14 -8.20 dB -31.28 dB 5:55 30-Fugue, Variations & Epilogue on a Theme by Arnold Bax: III. Epilogue
DR13 -17.81 dB -36.26 dB 5:58 31-Nocturne "Homage to John Field"
DR13 -19.62 dB -36.99 dB 1:17 32-Variations on a Theme of Pizzetti: Tema. Moviemento di sarabanda-Riflessione del tema-Transizione
DR8 -20.72 dB -35.07 dB 0:23 33-Variations on a Theme of Pizzetti: Var. 1, Con moto amabile
DR12 -15.44 dB -33.78 dB 0:19 34-Variations on a Theme of Pizzetti: Var. 2
DR12 -12.40 dB -27.25 dB 0:20 35-Variations on a Theme of Pizzetti: Var. 3, Più mosso (Circa allegro)
DR9 -17.30 dB -32.33 dB 0:23 36-Variations on a Theme of Pizzetti: Var. 4, Poco meno mosso
DR11 -26.61 dB -41.70 dB 0:31 37-Variations on a Theme of Pizzetti: Var. 5
DR14 -10.76 dB -28.65 dB 1:13 38-Variations on a Theme of Pizzetti: Var. 6, Sostenuto solenne
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DR11 -21.56 dB -37.51 dB 0:55 40-Variations on a Theme of Pizzetti: Var. 8, Andante cantabile
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DR14 -8.99 dB -27.80 dB 1:49 46-Variations on a Theme of Pizzetti: Var. 14, Allegro
DR9 -25.56 dB -41.18 dB 0:32 47-Variations on a Theme of Pizzetti: Var. 15, Sostenuto
DR13 -22.41 dB -41.70 dB 2:04 48-Variations on a Theme of Pizzetti: Var. 16
DR13 -14.60 dB -33.53 dB 3:10 49-Piano Sonatina No. 2: I. Adagietto
DR14 -7.07 dB -25.02 dB 4:16 50-Piano Sonatina No. 2: II. Allegro
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Number of tracks: 50
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 48000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1228 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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