Christopher Guild – Francis George Scott – Complete Music for Solo Piano (2021) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Among the few who know his music, Francis George Scott (1880-1958), a son of the Scottish Borders, is admired for having written some of the best art-songs by any British composer. In this first recording of any of his piano music, a handful of lyrical early pieces contrast with the 58 Bartókian miniatures that constitute Scott’s Intuitions – brief but atmospheric distillations of Scottish song, dance and landscape – and a set of virtuoso transcriptions of eight Scott songs by Ronald Stevenson (1928–2015), the major Scottish pianist-composer of the past century.

Tracklist

1. Christopher Guild – No. 1, Since All Thy Vows, False Maid, Are Blown to Air
2. Christopher Guild – No. 2, Wha Is That at My Bower-Door?
3. Christopher Guild – No. 3, O Were My Love You Lilac Fair
4. Christopher Guild – No. 4, Wee Willie Gray
5. Christopher Guild – No. 5, Milkwort and Bog-Cotton
6. Christopher Guild – No. 6, Crowdieknowe
7. Christopher Guild – No. 7, Ay Waulkin, O
8. Christopher Guild – No. 8, There’s News, Lasses, News
9. Christopher Guild – Urlar
10. Christopher Guild – April Skies
11. Christopher Guild – No. 1, Lullaby. Grave
12. Christopher Guild – No. 2, Trumpet Tune. Allegro moderato
13. Christopher Guild – No. 3, Lonely Tune. Andantino
14. Christopher Guild – No. 4, Running Tune. Animato
15. Christopher Guild – No. 5, Lilting Tune. Andante
16. Christopher Guild – No. 6, National Song. Andante
17. Christopher Guild – No. 7, An clarsair. Grave
18. Christopher Guild – No. 8, Singing Game. Presto
19. Christopher Guild – No. 9, Strathspey. Moderato
20. Christopher Guild – No. 10, Processional. Comodo
21. Christopher Guild – No. 11, Love’s Question and Reply. Andantino
22. Christopher Guild – No. 12, Border Riding-Rhythm. Animato
23. Christopher Guild – No. 13, Old Irish. Andantino
24. Christopher Guild – No. 14, Deil’s Dance. Prestissimo
25. Christopher Guild – No. 15, An seanachaidh. Largo
26. Christopher Guild – No. 16, Benediction. Largo
27. Christopher Guild – No. 17, Farewell to the Highlands
28. Christopher Guild – No. 18, —
29. Christopher Guild – No. 19, Slow
30. Christopher Guild – No. 20, Urlar. Very Slow
31. Christopher Guild – No. 21, —
32. Christopher Guild – No. 22, —
33. Christopher Guild – No. 23, —
34. Christopher Guild – No. 24, Slow
35. Christopher Guild – No. 25, —
36. Christopher Guild – No. 26, —
37. Christopher Guild – No. 27, —
38. Christopher Guild – No. 28, —
39. Christopher Guild – No. 29, —
40. Christopher Guild – No. 30, —
41. Christopher Guild – No. 31, —
42. Christopher Guild – No. 32, Presto
43. Christopher Guild – No. 33, —
44. Christopher Guild – No. 34, —
45. Christopher Guild – No. 35, Quick March
46. Christopher Guild – No. 36, Riddles No. 1
47. Christopher Guild – No. 37, Riddles No. 2
48. Christopher Guild – No. 38, Riddles No. 3 (Gaelic National Anthem)
49. Christopher Guild – No. 39, Riddles No. 4 (Question and Answer)
50. Christopher Guild – No. 40, Riddles No. 5
51. Christopher Guild – No. 41, Riddles No. 6 (Bel-ami)
52. Christopher Guild – No. 42, —
53. Christopher Guild – No. 43, —
54. Christopher Guild – No. 44, Souviens-toi. Very Slow & Expressive
55. Christopher Guild – No. 45, Pibroch urlar
56. Christopher Guild – No. 46, Very Quick
57. Christopher Guild – No. 47, Gaily
58. Christopher Guild – No. 48, Adagio patetico
59. Christopher Guild – No. 49, Quick & Marcato
60. Christopher Guild – No. 50, Rather Quick
61. Christopher Guild – No. 50a, Very Slow
62. Christopher Guild – No. 51, Evening on the Loch’
63. Christopher Guild – No. 52, The Two Neighbours (Campbell Hay)
64. Christopher Guild – No. 53, Slow
65. Christopher Guild – No. 54, Slow & Legato
66. Christopher Guild – No. 56, Slow & Legato
67. Christopher Guild – No. 57, Hymn-Tune
68. Christopher Guild – The Two Neighbours (Campbell Hay) [Alternative Setting]
69. Christopher Guild – Minuet & Trio
70. Christopher Guild – La joie