William Doppmann - Four American Piano Sonatas FLAC download

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1	Sonata No. 2 in G Minor Op. 50 "Eroica" : Slow with nobility Composed By – Edward MacDowell	7:23
2	Sonata No. 2 in G Minor Op. 50 "Eroica" : Elf-like, as light and swift as possible Composed By – Edward MacDowell	3:40
3	Sonata No. 2 in G Minor Op. 50 "Eroica" : Tenderly, longingly, yet with passion Composed By – Edward MacDowell	4:20
4	Sonata No. 2 in G Minor Op. 50 "Eroica" : Fiercely, very fast Composed By – Edward MacDowell	7:25
5	Sonata : Feroce Composed By – Charles Griffes	6:20
6	Sonata : Molto tranquillo Composed By – Charles Griffes	3:19
7	Sonata : Allegro vivace Composed By – Charles Griffes	4:15
8	Sonata No. 4 in E major "Christmastime 1945": I. Hymn, adagio sostenuto Composed By – Ross Lee Finney	1:17
9	Sonata No. 4 in E major "Christmastime 1945": II. INvention, ellegro giocoso Composed By – Ross Lee Finney	2:54
10	Sonata No. 4 in E major "Christmastime 1945": III. Nocturne, andante pensieroso Composed By – Ross Lee Finney	4:50
11	Sonata No. 4 in E major "Christmastime 1945": IV. Toccata, presto energico Composed By – Ross Lee Finney	2:47
12	Sonata No. 4 in E major "Christmastime 1945": V. Hymn, maestoso Composed By – Ross Lee Finney	1:45
13	Sonata Op. 26 : Allegro energico Composed By – Samuel Barber	6:43
14	Sonata Op. 26 : Presto e leggero Composed By – Samuel Barber	2:05
15	Sonata Op. 26 : Adagio mesto Composed By – Samuel Barber	4:47
16	Sonata Op. 26 : Fuga, Allegro con spirito	4:39

Credits

• Piano – William Doppmann

Notes

William Doppmann, a graduate of the University of Michigan, has carved a distinguished career as a concert artist throughout the world. As a composer, he brings additional insight to interpretations, as his disc of four American piano sonatas illustrates. He selected four representative works, written from 1895 to 1949; Edward MacDowell’s Sonata No. 2 (“Eroica”), Charles Griffes’s Sonata , Ross Lee Finney’s Sonata No. 4 (“Christmastime 1945”) and Samuel Barber’s Sonata Op. 26. Doppmann comments that “Formerly, the two heroic four movement sonatas (the MacDowell, in an earlier format, had programmatic titles relating the whole to the legend of Arthur) move from sonata allegro structures through scherzos and slow movements to culminating fast-paced finales (the Barber ends with a triumphant fugue). The shorter sonatas, chronologically the middle two . . . each representative of different styles within the continuum, present multisectional music breathed out ‘in one breath’ - a condensation of the time-scale. Cross-cutting these formal procedures, two sonatas end in fierce bursts of energy (Griffes and Barber), two quietly subside with a feeling of meditation and gathering repose” (Doppmann, liner notes).

The performance is magnificent, with a rich tone, non-strident fortissimos, absolute clarity, and control. This disc belongs especially in libraries, both academic and private, and also in personal collections of music lovers.

from PAN PIPES winter 2001
SAI national publication
Review by Jocelyn Mackey

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