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The Music => Recordings & Broadcasts => Topic started by: Alan Howe on Wednesday 08 April 2015, 09:14

Title: Hurlstone complete piano music
Post by: Alan Howe on Wednesday 08 April 2015, 09:14
...from Toccata:
http://www.mdt.co.uk/hurlstone-william-complete-piano-music-lu-piano-duet-toccata-classics.html (http://www.mdt.co.uk/hurlstone-william-complete-piano-music-lu-piano-duet-toccata-classics.html)
Title: Re: Hurlstone complete piano music
Post by: thalbergmad on Wednesday 08 April 2015, 18:42
Pretty essential purchase for me, that is if his solo works are of the same level of lush romanticism as the PC.

Thal
Title: Re: Hurlstone complete piano music
Post by: Hexameron on Friday 19 June 2015, 17:55
Quote"if his solo works are of the same level of lush romanticism as the PC"

I don't think they are. Besides the Sonata and Capriccio in B minor, I was disappointed with this release. Toccata Classics has its heart in the right place, but most of the world premiere recordings are juvenilia and trifles. The only major surprise is the Capriccio, which is a dramatic concert work of substance.

It's nice to have another recording of the Sonata, though, and Kenji Fujimura's performance rivals Mark Bebbington's.