Richard Deering - Parry: Piano Music (2023)

Tracklist

01. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Major: I. Non troppo allegro
02. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Major: II. Allegro molto scherzando
03. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Major: III. Andante
04. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Major: IV. Andante - Allegretto
05. Charakterbilder "Seven Ages of Mind": I. Prelude
06. Charakterbilder "Seven Ages of Mind": II. Con energia
07. Charakterbilder "Seven Ages of Mind": III. Con moto
08. Charakterbilder "Seven Ages of Mind": IV. Allegro
09. Charakterbilder "Seven Ages of Mind": V. Espressivo
10. Charakterbilder "Seven Ages of Mind": VI. Allegre energetico
11. Charakterbilder "Seven Ages of Mind": VII. Adagio con sentimento
12. Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Minor: I. Maestoso – Allegro grazioso
13. Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Minor: II. Adagio con sentimento
14. Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Minor: III. Scherzo
15. Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Minor: IV. Allegretto
16. Five Miniatures: No. 1, Sleepy
17. Five Miniatures: No. 2, Little Christmas Piece
18. Five Miniatures: No. 3, Capriccio
19. Five Miniatures: No. 4, Pause
20. Five Miniatures: No 5, Envoi

Heritage presents a 2 CD set of the piano music of Charles Hubert Parry including both piano sonatas of 1876, the Charakterbilder of 1872 and a rarity, his Five Miniatures which were published posthumously in 1926. Remarkably, the sonatas have only been recorded once before and on Parry’s original piano (long deleted) so Richard Deering’s brand new performances present an opportunity to hear these works performed on a modern Steinway Model D for the very first time.

Recognised as an authority on British music through his lectures, concerts, broadcasts, recordings and writings, Richard Deering has been entrusted with many first performances by leading composers - Malcolm Arnold, Malcolm Williamson, Thomas Wilson, Charles Camilleri, Edward Gregson, Edward McGuire and Brian Chapple - while many composers have written especially for him. He has commissioned several new works and enjoyed close working relationships with Alan Rawsthorne, Elisabeth Lutyens, Gerard Victory, Bernard Stevens, James Wilson, and William Alwyn. In 1981 he was elected a member of the Royal Philharmonic Society for ‘distinguished services to British music’.

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