Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Tabea Zimmermann, Antoine Tamestit, George Benjamin - George Benjamin: Shadowlines (2004)

Tracklist

01. Shadowlines: I. Cantabile
02. Shadowlines: II. Wild
03. Shadowlines: III. Scherzando
04. Shadowlines: IV. Tempestoso
05. Shadowlines: V. Very freely, solemn and spacious
06. Shadowlines: VI. Gently flowing, flexible
07. Viola, Viola
08. Three Studies for Solo Piano: I. Fantasy on Iambic Rhythm
09. Three Studies for Solo Piano: II. Meditation on Haydn's Name
10. Three Studies for Solo Piano: III. Relativity Rag
11. Piano Sonata: I. Vivace
12. Piano Sonata: II. Lento
13. Piano Sonata: III. Allegro straziando

This disc includes the World Premiere recordings of Shadowlines, written for its performer here, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, in 2001, and the Three Studies for Piano, written during the early 1980s and played here by the composer. Coupled with these are Viola, Viola, written in 1997 and now one of George's most frequently performed works, and the classic recording of the Piano Sonata, written in 1979 and recorded shortly after.