The Invencia Piano Duo - Paul Bowles: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 1-2 (2016) [Hi-Res]

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Bowles: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 1
01. Huapango No. 1
02. Iquitos "Tierra Mojada"
03. Guayanilla
04. Huapango No. 2 "El Sol"
05. 2 Portraits: No. 2, Portrait of K.M.C.
06. 2 Portraits: No. 1, Portrait of B.A.M.
07. Portrait of 5
08. Souvenir "A Portrait of Paul Bowles"
09. 7 Anniversaries: No. 4, For Paul Bowles
10. La Cuelga
11. Constance Askew in the Garden
12. Folk Preludes: No. 1, Peter Gray
13. Folk Preludes: No. 2, Ching a Ring Chaw
14. Folk Preludes: No. 3, Whar Did You Cum From
15. Folk Preludes: No. 4, Oh! Potatoes They Grow Small over There
16. Folk Preludes: No. 5, Cape Ann
17. Folk Preludes: No. 6, Ole Tar River
18. Folk Preludes: No. 7, Kentucky Moonshiner
19. Apotheosis "A Dance for Welland Lathrop" (Version for Piano)
20. The Wind Remains: Dance (Version for Piano)
21. Pastorela: El Indio (Version for Piano)
22. 6 Preludes: No. 1, Tranquilo
23. 6 Preludes: No. 2, Grazioso
24. 6 Preludes: No. 3, Stately
25. 6 Preludes: No. 4, Allegro
26. 6 Preludes: No. 5, Allegro
27. 6 Preludes: No. 6, Quarter Note = 54
28. Mes de Mayo (Arr. A. Kasparov for Piano Duo)
29. April Fool Baby (Arr. A. Kasparov for Piano Duo)
30. Sleeping Song "Baby, Baby" (From "On Whitman Avenue") [Arr. A. Kasparov for Piano Duo]
31. Sonata for 2 Pianos: I. Strict Tempo
32. Sonata for 2 Pianos: II. Molto tranquillo
33. Sonata for 2 Pianos: III. Absolutely Strict Tempo

Celebrated for books such as The Sheltering Sky, Paul Bowles was one of a very select group of artists who excelled as both composer and writer. He was a distinctive and original composer and in the first of two volumes devoted to his complete piano works—both solo and duo—the music is grouped cyclically, stylistically or thematically. This selection includes works inspired by Latin American themes, some of which are among his most atmospheric, as well as the bluesinfused Six Preludes. The challenging Sonata for Two Pianos is one of the best-kept secrets of American piano music. Also included are pieces written for Bowles by Leonard Bernstein and Virgil Thomson.


Bowles: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 2
01. Night Waltz
02. Nocturne
03. Cross Country
04. Impasse de Tombouctou
05. Café Sin Nombre
06. Theseus & Maldoror
07. Carretera de Estepona
08. Sonatina Fragmentaria: I. Adagio misterioso
09. Sonatina Fragmentaria: II. Allegro
10. Sonatina Fragmentaria: III. Adagio
11. 4 Miniatures: No. 1, Prelude pour Bernard Suares
12. 4 Miniatures: No. 2, Portrait of K.M.C.
13. 4 Miniatures: No. 3, Reverie
14. 4 Miniatures: No. 4, Sarabande
15. El Bejuco
16. Orosí
17. Sayula
18. Tamanar
19. Piano Sonatina: I. Allegro ritmico
20. Piano Sonatina: II. Andante cantabile
21. Piano Sonatina: III. Allegro
22. Blue Mountain Ballads (Arr. A. Kasparov for Piano Duo): No. 1, Heavenly Grass
23. Blue Mountain Ballads (Arr. A. Kasparov for Piano Duo): No. 2, Lonesome Man
24. Blue Mountain Ballads (Arr. A. Kasparov for Piano Duo): No. 3, Cabin
25. Blue Mountain Ballads (Arr. A. Kasparov for Piano Duo): No. 4, Sugar in the Cane
26. Colloque sentimental (Arr. A. Gold & R. Fizdale for Piano Duo)
27. Pastorela: Caminata (Arr. A. Gold & R. Fizdale for Piano Duo)
28. Turkey Trot (Arr. A. Gold & R. Fizdale for Piano Duo)

The American writer and composer Paul Bowles spent much of his life in Morocco. He is primarily remembered for his novel The Sheltering Sky but also excelled as a composer in many forms. His piano music spans an impressive variety of styles and reflects his wide cultural interests. Among his most celebrated works is the brilliant, cornucopian Night Waltz. This second and final instalment of Bowles’ complete piano music also includes sequences of evocative travelogues and imaginative miniatures, the visionary and complex harmonies of Tamanar and the unorthodox, fragmentary, kaleidoscopic Sonatinas.

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