Simon Callaghan - Roger Sacheverell Coke: 24 Preludes (2016) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Preludes, Op. 33: No. 1, Appassionato
02. Preludes, Op. 33: No. 2, Andante
03. Preludes, Op. 33: No. 3, Andantino
04. Preludes, Op. 33: No. 4, Molto maestoso
05. Preludes, Op. 33: No. 5, Andantino
06. Preludes, Op. 33: No. 6, Presto agitato
07. Preludes, Op. 33: No. 7, Grazioso
08. Preludes, Op. 33: No. 8, Lento maestoso
09. Preludes, Op. 33: No. 9, Leggiero scherzando
10. Preludes, Op. 33: No. 10, Vivace
11. Preludes, Op. 33: No. 11, Andante cantabile
12. Preludes, Op. 34: No. 1, Allegro scherzando
13. Preludes, Op. 34: No. 2, Cantabile
14. Preludes, Op. 34: No. 3, Allegro assai
15. Preludes, Op. 34: No. 4, Andante cantabile
16. Preludes, Op. 34: No. 5, Andantino patetico
17. Preludes, Op. 34: No. 6, Moderato
18. Preludes, Op. 34: No. 7, Presto agitato
19. Preludes, Op. 34: No. 8, Allegro comodo
20. Preludes, Op. 34: No. 9, Languido e rubato
21. Preludes, Op. 34: No. 10, Amabile
22. Preludes, Op. 34: No. 11, Andantino
23. Preludes, Op. 34: No. 12, Amabile
24. Preludes, Op. 34: No. 13, Maestoso
25. 15 Variations & Finale, Op. 37: Theme. Lento
26. 15 Variations & Finale, Op. 37: Var. 1, Più mosso
27. 15 Variations & Finale, Op. 37: Var. 2, Allegro
28. 15 Variations & Finale, Op. 37: Var. 3, Lento assai, doloroso
29. 15 Variations & Finale, Op. 37: Var. 4, Allegretto
30. 15 Variations & Finale, Op. 37: Var. 5, Moderato maestoso
31. 15 Variations & Finale, Op. 37: Var. 6, Presto scherzando
32. 15 Variations & Finale, Op. 37: Var. 7, Chorale - Andantino cantabile
33. 15 Variations & Finale, Op. 37: Var. 8, Andantino
34. 15 Variations & Finale, Op. 37: Var. 9, Moderato
35. 15 Variations & Finale, Op. 37: Var. 10, Allegro molto energico
36. 15 Variations & Finale, Op. 37: Var. 11, Intermezzo - Andante rubato
37. 15 Variations & Finale, Op. 37: Var. 12, Andantino semplice e grazioso
38. 15 Variations & Finale, Op. 37: Var. 13, Moderato appassionato
39. 15 Variations & Finale, Op. 37: Var. 14, Allegro risoluto
40. 15 Variations & Finale, Op. 37: Var. 15, Largo doloroso
41. 15 Variations & Finale, Op. 37: Finale. Tempo di tema



The name of this British composer (1912-1972) is very little-known but he was a truly fine composer whose music embraces opera, symphonies, concertos, chamber music and solo piano music. Coke (his name is pronounced 'Cook') suffered from several medical conditions throughout his life, and although he appeared in public as a composer, his innate shyness and diffidence, coupled with his uncertain health, caused his music to become unfairly overlooked. But Coke was a friend of Rachmaninov, to whom Coke dedicated his Second Symphony, and Rachmaninov often visited Coke in his North of England home when he was in this country. There's a feel of Rachmaninov's Romanticism in Coke's own music, and as he played much of it himself, you can hear just what a splendid pianist Coke must have been. His musical language appeals to those who admire Rachmaninov and the great Romantic tradition, yet for those who have taken the trouble to find and study it, it has its own language. Simon Callaghan has made a special study of this scandalously neglected composer, whose music is gradually coming to be rediscovered, and this well-filled CD contains two of Coke's major piano works - the 24 Preludes and the very fine Theme and Variations. Callaghan's own pianism on this disc is in the highest class. A major discovery for lovers of British music.

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