York Bowen: Piano Works

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Release Date: 3rd Jun 2013
Catalogue No: CHAN10774(4)X
Label: Chandos
Series: Classics
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Bowen: Sonata No. 6, Op. 160

Work length15:19

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Joop Celis
Recorded: 19-21 April 2003
Recording Venue: Willem Hijstek Zaal, Maastricht Conservatory, The Netherlands

I. Moderato e serioso - Allegro risoluto e con fuoco

Track length7:48

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II. Intermezzo. Poco lento e tranquillo

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III. Finale alla toccata. Allegro molto e con spirito

Track length3:32

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Bowen: 24 Preludes Op. 102

Work length48:02

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Joop Celis
Recorded: 19-21 April 2003
Recording Venue: Willem Hijstek Zaal, Maastricht Conservatory, The Netherlands

Prelude No. 1 in C Major. Moderato appassionato

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Prelude No. 2 in C Minor. Andante tranquillo

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Prelude No. 3 in D-Flat Major. Andante grazioso

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Prelude No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor. Allegro con fuoco

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Prelude No. 5 in D Major. Allegro risoluto

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Prelude No. 6 in D Minor. Andante con moto

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Prelude No. 7 in E-Flat Major. Andante amabile

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Prelude No. 8 in E-Flat Minor. Poco lento, serioso

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Prelude No. 9 in E Major. Allegro risoluto e ritmico

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Prelude No. 10 in E Minor. Moderato, a capriccio

Track length1:34

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Prelude No. 11 in F Major. Andante con moto e grazioso

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Prelude No. 12 in F Minor. Allegro con fuoco

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Prelude No. 13 in G-Flat Major. Andante tranquillo

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Prelude No. 14 in F-Sharp Minor. Allegretto scherzando

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Prelude No. 15 in G Major. Allegretto grazioso

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Prelude No. 16 in G Minor. Moderato semplice

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Prelude No. 17 in A-Flat Major. Andante molto espressivo

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Prelude No. 18 in G-Sharp Minor. Allegro con fuoco

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Prelude No. 19 in A Major. Andantino con moto

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Prelude No. 20 in A Minor. Allegro con fuoco

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Prelude No. 21 in B-Flat Major. Andante piacevole

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Prelude No. 22 in B-Flat Minor. Allegro molto e con fuoco

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Prelude No. 23 in B Major. Andante con moto

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Prelude No. 24 in B Minor. Moderato serioso e tragico

Track length4:23

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Bowen: Reverie, Op. 86

Work length5:16

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Joop Celis
Recorded: 19-21 April 2003
Recording Venue: Willem Hijstek Zaal, Maastricht Conservatory, The Netherlands

Bowen: Sonata No. 5 in F Minor, Op. 72

Work length22:29

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Joop Celis
Recorded: 14-16 July 2006
Recording Venue: Willem Hijstek Zaal, Maastricht Conservatory, The Netherlands

I. Moderato - Allegro moderato - Meno mosso

Track length8:47

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II. Andante semplice

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III. Finale. Allegro con fuoco - Poco sostenuto

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Bowen: Nocturne, Op. 78

Work length5:11

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Joop Celis
Recorded: 14-16 July 2006
Recording Venue: Willem Hijstek Zaal, Maastricht Conservatory, The Netherlands

Bowen: Ripples (A Short Sketch), Op. 100 No. 1

Work length2:30

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Joop Celis
Recorded: 14-16 July 2006
Recording Venue: Willem Hijstek Zaal, Maastricht Conservatory, The Netherlands

Bowen: Two Preludes, Op. 100

Work length7:31

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Joop Celis
Recorded: 14-16 July 2006
Recording Venue: Willem Hijstek Zaal, Maastricht Conservatory, The Netherlands

No. 1 in G Minor. Andante sostenuto

Track length3:50

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No. 2 in G Major. "Shadows"

Track length3:41

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Bowen: Fantasia, Op. 132

Work length10:52

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Joop Celis
Recorded: 14-16 July 2006
Recording Venue: Willem Hijstek Zaal, Maastricht Conservatory, The Netherlands

Bowen: Two Intermezzi, Op. 141

Work length3:53

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Joop Celis
Recorded: 14-16 July 2006
Recording Venue: Willem Hijstek Zaal, Maastricht Conservatory, The Netherlands

I. Andantino tranquillo

Track length2:42

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II. Allegro con fuoco

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Bowen: Siciliano and Toccatina, Op. 128

Work length5:19

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Joop Celis
Recorded: 14-16 July 2006
Recording Venue: Willem Hijstek Zaal, Maastricht Conservatory, The Netherlands

I. Siciliano in F Major. Andantino grazioso

Track length3:11

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II. Toccatina in A Minor. Allegro, quasi presto

Track length2:08

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Bowen: Four Bagatelles, Op. 147

Work length7:30

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Joop Celis
Recorded: 14-16 July 2006
Recording Venue: Willem Hijstek Zaal, Maastricht Conservatory, The Netherlands

No. 1 in A Minor. Andante con moto

Track length1:33

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No. 2 in B Minor. Moderato sostenuto

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No. 3 in F Major. Allegretto grazioso

Track length1:38

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No. 4 in E Major. Andantino grazioso

Track length1:58

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Bowen: Evening Calm

Work length8:20

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Joop Celis
Recorded: 14-16 July 2006
Recording Venue: Willem Hijstek Zaal, Maastricht Conservatory, The Netherlands

Bowen: Ballade No. 2, Op. 87

Work length10:23

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Joop Celis
Recorded: 21-24 March 2008
Recording Venue: Willem Hijstek Zaal, Maastricht Conservatory, The Netherlands

Bowen: Three Songs without Words, Op. 94

Work length11:20

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Joop Celis
Recorded: 21-24 March 2008
Recording Venue: Willem Hijstek Zaal, Maastricht Conservatory, The Netherlands

I. Song of the Stream

Track length3:54

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II. Solitude

Track length4:01

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III. The Warning

Track length3:25

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Bowen: Three Preludes, Op. 81

Work length5:54

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Joop Celis
Recorded: 21-24 March 2008
Recording Venue: Willem Hijstek Zaal, Maastricht Conservatory, The Netherlands

II. Andante dolente e rubato

Track length3:39

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III. Allegretto grazioso

Track length2:15

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Bowen: Short Sonata in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 35 No. 1

Work length14:27

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Joop Celis
Recorded: 21-24 March 2008
Recording Venue: Willem Hijstek Zaal, Maastricht Conservatory, The Netherlands

I. Andante con moto

Track length5:23

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II. Lento espressivo

Track length4:57

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III. Finale. Presto scherzando

Track length4:07

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Bowen: Three Miniatures, Op. 44

Work length7:00

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Joop Celis
Recorded: 21-24 March 2008
Recording Venue: Willem Hijstek Zaal, Maastricht Conservatory, The Netherlands

I. Prelude. Andante cantabile

Track length3:04

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II. Intermezzo. Allegretto grazioso

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III. Scherzo. Allegro scherzando

Track length1:51

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Bowen: Three Serious Dances, Op. 51

Work length7:26

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Joop Celis
Recorded: 21-24 March 2008
Recording Venue: Willem Hijstek Zaal, Maastricht Conservatory, The Netherlands

I. Allegretto

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II. Poco lento

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III. Allegro molto pomposo

Track length1:36

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Bowen: Toccata, Op. 155

Work length4:28

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Joop Celis
Recorded: 21-24 March 2008
Recording Venue: Willem Hijstek Zaal, Maastricht Conservatory, The Netherlands

Bowen: Three Pieces, Op. 20

Work length18:14

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Joop Celis
Recorded: 21-24 March 2008
Recording Venue: Willem Hijstek Zaal, Maastricht Conservatory, The Netherlands

I. Arabesque

Track length4:59

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II. Rêverie d'amour

Track length6:33

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III. Bells (An Impression)

Track length6:42

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Bowen: Partita, Op. 156

Work length9:40

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

I. Prelude. Moderato

Track length1:43

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II. Gavotte. Allegretto grazioso

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III. Sarabande. Andante tranquillo

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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 length2:28

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

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York Bowen has been described as ‘The English Rachmaninoff’. As a young composer he was highly regarded by the most admired performers of the day, including Hans Richter, Fritz Kreisler, and Lionel Tertis. Bowen composed more than 160 works, which show a blend of romanticism and strong individuality. This collection ranges widely over his output for solo piano, from relatively large-scale structures to quite short, almost miniature, pieces.

Evident in these works is Bowen’s responsiveness to two very different national schools: the Russian, with its often epic character, its pianistic virtuosity, strong rhythmical impact, and darkly atmospheric, melancholic harmonies and melodies, and the French, generally distinguished by its lightness, its playfully decorated melodies, and tender harmonies. Among the composers whose piano music left a mark on Bowen’s own works for the instrument are Rachmaninoff, Balakirev, Medtner, Scriabin, Debussy, and even sometimes Ravel. Echoes of the music of Ireland, Delius, Elgar, and Vaughan Williams may, however, also be heard in Bowen’s work. It is this fusion of different styles which makes Bowen’s own very individual sound world so remarkable.

The Dutch 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 in 2005 he gave master-classes, lectures, and recitals both in South Korea and China, performing piano works by Bowen.

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