Murray McLachlan - Geoffrey Allen: Complete Piano Sonatas (2023) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

CD1
01. Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 5/24: I. Allegro assai
02. Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 5/24: Ii. Adagio cantabile
03. Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 5/24: Iii. Moderato
04. Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 14 'Sonata Espanola': I. Salamanca
05. Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 14 'Sonata Espanola': Ii. Lagrimas de sangre
06. Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 14 'Sonata Espanola': Iii. Los tres encinas
07. Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 14 'Sonata Espanola': Iv. Danzas Sevillanas
08. Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 25: I. Moderato delicato
09. Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 25: Ii. Theme and Variations
10. Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 25: Iii. Intermezzo
11. Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 25: Iv. Rondo burlesque
12. Piano Sonata No. 4. Op. 29: Piano Sonata No. 4, Op. 29

CD2
01. Piano Sonata No. 5, Op. 32: I. Lento molto
02. Piano Sonata No. 5, Op. 32: Ii. Prestissimo
03. Piano Sonata No. 5, Op. 32: Iii. Poco andante
04. Piano Sonata No. 5, Op. 32: Iv. Allegro giocoso
05. Piano Sonata No. 6, Op. 39: I. Moderato non troppo
06. Piano Sonata No. 6, Op. 39: Ii. Presto
07. Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 40: I. Allegro vivace
08. Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 40: Ii. Adagio poco sostenuto
09. Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 40: Iii. Allegro giocoso
10. Piano Sonata No. 8, Op. 46: I. Tempo di valzer
11. Piano Sonata No. 8, Op. 46: Ii. Presto giocoso
12. Piano Sonata No. 8, Op. 46: Iii. Lento
13. Piano Sonata No. 8, Op. 46: Iv. Allegro ma non troppo

CD3
01. Piano Sonata No. 9, Op. 47: I. Commodo
02. Piano Sonata No. 9, Op. 47: Ii. Largo
03. Piano Sonata No. 9, Op. 47: Iii. Presto ben marcato
04. Piano Sonata No. 9, Op. 47: Iv. Andante
05. Piano Sonata No. 10, Op. 52: I. Moderato
06. Piano Sonata No. 10, Op. 52: Ii. Allegro giocoso
07. Piano Sonata No. 10, Op. 52: Iii. Grave
08. Piano Sonata No. 11, Op. 55: I. Lento
09. Piano Sonata No. 11, Op. 55: Ii. Andante cantabile
10. Piano Sonata No. 11, Op. 55: Iii. Vivo come il buffo - Iv. Allegro

CD4
01. Piano Sonata no. 12, Op. 66: I. Allegro inquieto
02. Piano Sonata no. 12, Op. 66: Ii. Largo ma non troppo
03. Piano Sonata no. 12, Op. 66: Iii. Maestoso
04. Piano Sonata No. 13, Op. 73: I. Allegro non troppo
05. Piano Sonata No. 13, Op. 73: Ii. Presto
06. Piano Sonata No. 13, Op. 73: Iii. Lento piacevole
07. Piano Sonata No. 13, Op. 73: Iv. Allegro con fuoco
08. Piano Sonata No. 14, Op. 77: I. Allegro moderato sempre rubato
09. Piano Sonata No. 14, Op. 77: Ii. Adagietto
10. Piano Sonata No. 14, Op. 77: Iii. Allegretto molto espressivo
11. Rhapzonata, Op. 51: I. Rhapsody (Over the Moon)

CD5
01. Rhapzonata, Op. 51: Ii. Canzonetta (In a Perfumed Garden)
02. Rhapzonata, Op. 51: Iii. Toccata (Only on Wednesday)
03. Piano Sonata No. 15, Op. 80: I. Prelude. Lento sempre sostenuto
04. Piano Sonata No. 15, Op. 80: Ii. Allegro moderato ma sempre tempo flessibile
05. Piano Sonata No. 15, Op. 80: Iii. Andante con moto, ingenuo
06. Piano Sonata No. 15, Op. 80: Iv. Allegro non troppo, frivolo
07. Piano Sonata No. 16, Op. 86
08. Piano Sonata No. 17, Op. 97: I. Moderato
09. Piano Sonata No. 17, Op. 97: Ii. Molto lento, di sogno
10. Piano Sonata No. 17, Op. 97: Iii. Allegro giocoso
11. Piano Sonata No. 17, Op. 97: Iv. Allegro con fuoco ma non troppo presto


Geoffrey Allen was an icon in Australian music until his death in 2021 at the age of 94. What is really interesting about Geoffrey’s music is that it looks orthodox on the page initially, but is in fact extremely thought-provoking. He has a unique way of combining the familiar with the unfamiliar: Geoffrey’s music is always extremely well crafted and looks deceptively simple on the page, but as soon as you begin to play any phrase from his works you discover that he is always subtly reinventing the wheel! There is subtle originality, extraordinary variety and colourful fascination in his prolific output for the instrument. The recordings...will unquestionably amount to a significant contribution to the development of the 20th/21st century piano sonata.

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