Stephen Hough; The Halle; Mark Elder - Hough: Piano Concerto, Sonatina & Partita [CD]

Cat. no: CDA68455
Format: CD
Barcode: 034571284552
Release Date: 28 Feb 2025
Genre: Classical

Polymath Sir Stephen Hough has a growing reputation as a composer of chamber, choral and above all solo piano music with four sonatas and a constellation of dazzling arrangements to his name

This album presents the premiere recording of his frst piano concerto, recorded by the pianist with The Halle under Sir Mark Elder.

Its subtitle 'The world of yesterday' deliberately places the work in a broader context of the pianist- virtuosi of yesteryear who composed and performed their own piano concertos as they toured the world.

Federico Mompou: Musica callada (CDA68362):
"Hough is the ideal guide......his performance is one of perfectly judged understatement."
BBC Music Magazine.
Franz Schubert: Piano Sonatas (CDA68370):
"What a joy it is to bask in Stephen Hought's musicianship."
The Sunday Times

Tracks: Piano Concerto 'The world of yesterday' I. Prelude - Cadenza / II. Waltz variations - / III. Tarantella appassionata / Sonatina nostalgica I. The road from Danebank / II. The bench by the Dam / III. A gathering at the Cross / Partita I. Overture / II. Capriccio / III. Cancion y Danza I / IV. Cancion y Danza II - / V. Toccata