‘English Piano Works’
“notable artistry…I look forward to more CDs from this fine player”
Robert Matthew-Walker, Musical Opinion 2010
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“a beautiful singing cantabile…highly recommended…thoughtful interpretations”
Michael Allis, Nineteeth Century Music Review 2010
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“a musician of the highest calibre…elegant phrasing and subtle rubato”
Ivor Gurney Journal 2010
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“an essential purchase…one can ask nothing more from a CD…stunning playing”
John France, musicweb-international 2009
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Simon Callaghan’s first solo recording is a discovery of some delightful rarities of Victorian English piano music, featuring:
- Two world première recordings
- The only recording currently available of Parry’s Shulbrede Tunes
- Extensive programme notes by prominent English music scholar, Dr Peter Horton
Track list
- William Sterndale Bennett: Sonata in F minor, Op.13
- William Thomas Best: Polka Originale, Op.4 and Romanesca, Op.16
- Charles Hubert Parry: Shulbrede Tunes