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Background: Though he professed not to enjoy concert giving, Grainger was one of the greatest pianists of the earlier twentieth century and had an intimate understanding of the capabilities of the piano and how best to write for it. He possessed a unique compositional voice and was, in many ways, part of the great composer-pianist tradition stretching from Liszt to Busoni for whom the concert transcription was an essential part of their art.

This recording contains the majority of Grainger's concert transcriptions of music by other composers (his few Bach arrangements are performed by Piers Lane on Bach Piano Transcriptions Volume 3). They range from the folk-inspired Irish Dances of Stanford, full of Grainger's characteristically extrovert piano writing, to the hyper-romantic lushness and incredible pianistic sophistication of his Ramble on Love based on Richard Strauss's 'Rosenkavalier'. All are superbly played by Piers Lane.

'A delight from start to finish' (The Observer).

'Inspired re-creations … strongly recommended to connoisseur and newcomer alike' (BBC Music Magazine).

'Musically enchanting fare … everything is played with unfaltering command … the recording and presentation are immaculate' (Gramophone).

'Lane boasts a fabulous technique … succulent performances' (Fanfare, USA).

'Le pianiste joue franc jeu et rend un bel hommage au compositeur' (Monde de la Musique, France).

'A fine selection … an easy listen that often delights the ear' (Pianist) 'Heroic stamina by Piers Lane' (The Times).

'Piers Lane concilie le panache avec une sensibilité très vive' (Diapason, France).

CATALOGUE NR: CDH55454
RECORD LABEL: Hyperion Helios
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 5.75
RELEASE DATE: 31-Oct-2011

COMPOSER: William Byrd  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Rambles and Reflections
TRACKS: The Carman's Whistle Air and Variations (Byrd). Now o now I needs must part (Dowland). Hornpipe from Water Music (Handel). Handelian Rhapsody (Scott). Air and Dance (Delius). Four Irish Dances: A March Jig / A Slow Dance / The Leprechaun's Dance / A Reel (Stanford). Beautiful Fresh Flower - Chinese Melody (Anon). Ramble on the last love-duet in Der Rosenkavalier (R Strauss). Cradle-Song - Wiegenlied op.49 No.4 (Brahms). Apres un reve. Nell (Faure). Paraphrase on Flower-Waltz (Tchaikovsky). The Man I Love. Love Walked In (Gershwin). Lullaby from Tribute to Foster (Grainger).
ARTISTS: Piers Lane      

- Christmas-2011 4 star BBC Music Mag.

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