Christopher Guild - Stevenson: Piano Music, Vol. 8 (2026) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. (Arr. for Piano by Ronald Stevenson)
02. (Arr. for Piano by Ronald Stevenson)
03. Norse Elegy for Ella Nygaard
04. [Arr. for Piano by Ronald Stevenson]
05. [Arr. for Piano by Ronald Stevenson]
06. Cambrian Canto
07. Eileen O’Malley’s Jig and Air
08. [Arr. for Piano by Ronald Stevenson]
09. Sneaky on Sixth
10. Ragmaster
11. Rigolet Rag
12. (Arr. for Piano by Ronald Stevenson)
13. (Arr. for Piano by Ronald Stevenson)

Ronald Stevenson (1928–2015) was perhaps the only virtuoso pianist-composer in the manner of Rachmaninov and Liszt to have Celtic origins, and so it is natural to find a Celtic flavour emerging in his music – his transcriptions as well as his original compositions. It also helps explain his affinity for fellow composers like Grieg and Grainger, whose creative efforts looked to the north. But Stevenson’s openness of spirit put the whole world of music within his reach, and so piano rags can here rub shoulders with works more directly concerned to express his humanist impulse.