Alexander Soares – Threnodies (2021) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Alexander Soares – Threnodies (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:14:40 minutes | 1,21 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © Rubicon Classics

The extreme social trauma that followed The Great War of 1914—18 engulfed Europe. In this context, English composer Frank Bridge is an intriguing figure: his musical language transformed to embrace a radically new harmonic style. Consequently, his popularity waned and it was not until the end of the century that his importance as a leading modernist was appreciated. The programme of this album seeks to illuminate the position of Bridge’s monumental Piano Sonata, by setting it alongside works by the composers who influenced it – Berg and Ravel – and his most famous pupil, Britten. Both the sonata and each movement of Ravel’s suite were dedicated to those who fell in the war. Whilst the repertoire on this disc conveys strikingly varied tones, the title, threnodies – a song of lamentation – reflects the essence of these memorials.

Tracklist:
01. Bridge: Piano Sonata, H. 160: I. Lento ma non troppo – Andante ben moderato – Allegro energico
02. Bridge: Piano Sonata, H. 160: II. Andante ben moderato
03. Bridge: Piano Sonata, H. 160: III. Lento – Allegro ma non troppo
04. Britten: Variations for piano
05. Berg: Piano Sonata, Op. 1
06. Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin, M. 68: I. Prélude
07. Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin, M. 68: II. Fugue
08. Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin, M. 68: III. Forlane
09. Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin, M. 68: IV. Rigaudon
10. Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin, M. 68: V. Menuet
11. Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin, M. 68: VI. Toccata

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