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Why such gratifying music has lain unplayed for so long is a mystery...The cherry on the top throughout is the wonderful playing of Joop Celis, a Dutchman completely in tune with Bowen's idiom,... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2010 More…

Release Date: 29th Mar 2010
Catalogue No: CHAN10593
Label: Chandos
Length: 79 minutes

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Bowen: Partita, Op. 156

Work length9:39

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Joop Celis
Recorded: 18-20 July 2009
Recording Venue: Willem Hijstek Zaal, Maastricht Conservatory, The Netherlands

I. Prelude. Moderato

Track length1:42

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II. Gavotte. Allegretto grazioso

Track length1:39

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III. Sarabande. Andante tranquillo

Track length2:48

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IV. Minuet. Allegretto grazioso

Track length1:16

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V. Gigue. Allegro vivace

Track length2:14

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Bowen: Suite Mignonne, Op. 39

Work length8:40

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Joop Celis
Recorded: 18-20 July 2009
Recording Venue: Willem Hijstek Zaal, Maastricht Conservatory, The Netherlands

I. Prelude. Moderato

Track length3:15

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II. Valse. Un poco sostenuto

Track length2:35

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III. Moto perpetuo (Finale). Veloce e leggiero

Track length2:50

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Bowen: Third Suite, Op. 38

Work length16:35

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Joop Celis
Recorded: 18-20 July 2009
Recording Venue: Willem Hijstek Zaal, Maastricht Conservatory, The Netherlands

I. Allegro. Allegro con spirito

Track length3:31

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II. Intermezzo. Andante cantabile

Track length3:11

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III. Scherzo. Allegro vivo

Track length3:31

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IV. Valse-rêverie. Poco lento e rubato

Track length2:24

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V. Toccata (Finale). Allegro vivo (ma non troppo)

Track length3:58

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Bowen: Three Sketches, Op. 43

Work length10:08

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Joop Celis
Recorded: 18-20 July 2009
Recording Venue: Willem Hijstek Zaal, Maastricht Conservatory, The Netherlands

I. Andante con moto

Track length2:52

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II. Andantino grazioso

Track length3:15

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III. Andante semplice

Track length4:01

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Bowen: Sonatina, Op. 144

Work length10:25

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Joop Celis
Recorded: 18-20 July 2009
Recording Venue: Willem Hijstek Zaal, Maastricht Conservatory, The Netherlands

I. Allegro e semplice

Track length4:06

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II. Andante espressivo

Track length3:12

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III. Finale. Allegro assai e giocoso

Track length3:07

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Bowen: Three Novelettes, Op. 124

Work length11:22

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Joop Celis
Recorded: 18-20 July 2009
Recording Venue: Willem Hijstek Zaal, Maastricht Conservatory, The Netherlands

I. Andantino grazioso

Track length4:14

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II. Allegro maestoso - Largamente

Track length3:27

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III. Andantino espressivo - Ben sostenuto

Track length3:41

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Bowen: Polonaise in F-Sharp Major, Op. 26 No. 2

Work length10:08

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Joop Celis
Recorded: 18-20 July 2009
Recording Venue: Willem Hijstek Zaal, Maastricht Conservatory, The Netherlands

Bowen: A Whim, Op. 19 No. 2

Work length2:26

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Joop Celis
Recorded: 18-20 July 2009
Recording Venue: Willem Hijstek Zaal, Maastricht Conservatory, The Netherlands

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This disc is the fourth in a series devoted to Bowen’s solo piano music, and like the earlier issues it is made up of a wide range of different works, from relatively large-scale structures to quite short, almost miniature, pieces. Unlike that of any other British composer of his generation, Bowen’s music for piano was written with the most profound understanding of the capabilities of the modern concert grand piano.

The music here comes from two distinct periods in Bowen’s life: the first two decades of the new century and the period from 1949 to 1960. Despite the varying nature of their provenance, the music throughout has an impressive consistency of style.

Here are the delightful and beautifully articulate three-movement Sonatina of 1954 and the early Suite Mignonne (the Fourth Suite) and Third Suite, both composed shortly before Bowen volunteered to join the Scots Guards during World War I. Also included are the Three Novelettes, published in 1949, which exemplify much of the emotional mood of the music of this collection, besides the rare influence of Sibelius and Bax. The early Polonaise in F sharp is a very different study: clearly a thinly veiled homage to Chopin, it demonstrates Bowen’s skill in creating a large single piece within a stylised dance form. The album is completed by another early inspiration, the distinctively titled miniature ‘A Whim’.

The pianist Joop Celis has given lecture recitals on the piano works of York Bowen for the Dutch and Belgian branches of the European Piano Teachers Association (EPTA), and has also published essays on the composer. In 2005 he gave master-classes, lectures and recitals both in South Korea and China, performing piano works by Bowen and others. His previous three CDs for Chandos, likewise with works by York Bowen, have received outstanding reviews in the international press.

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June 2010

Why such gratifying music has lain unplayed for so long is a mystery...The cherry on the top throughout is the wonderful playing of Joop Celis, a Dutchman completely in tune with Bowen's idiom, incapable of making an ugly sound...Altogether a lovely disc.

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