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John McLeod: Piano Music

Murray McLachlan, Rose McLachlan (piano)

A comprehensive live record of five decades of McLeod piano works which McLachlan takes in his stride. Not without its challenges, for both listeners and performer.

John McLeod: Piano Music

Murray McLachlan, Rose McLachlan (piano)

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A comprehensive live record of five decades of McLeod piano works which McLachlan takes in his stride. Not without its challenges, for both listeners and performer.

About

John McLeod is a hero amongst Scottish musicians, not only for his prowess as one of the most inspired, if not among the most prolific, composers of today, but also for his work as a concert pianist, championing young composers as well as classical figures such as Haydn. This double album contains all of his music for solo piano including the five sonatas and 'Haflidi's Pictures' – works with narration and piano based on visual art by Haflidi Halgrimsson. Murray McLachlan is a highly esteemed pianist, teacher and enabler – and prolific recording artist. These recordings are from a series of live recitals in 2017 when McLachlan presented the entire McLeod piano output to a highly appreciative audience. All of McLachlan's children are already displaying exceptional musical talent; here, 15-year-old Rose makes her very fine recording debut.

Contents and tracklist

No. 1, Allegro energico
Track length1:47
No. 2, Lento e tranquillo
Track length2:38
No. 3, Andante cantabile
Track length2:34
No. 4, Allegro risoluto
Track length2:21
No. 1, Going West
Track length1:11
No. 2, Dance to Your Shadow
Track length1:56
No. 3, The Harp of Dunvegan
Track length0:47
No. 4, Barra Love Lilt - No. 5, The Cockle Gatherer
Track length1:46
No. 1, Con brio
Track length0:46
No. 2, Con moto e pomposo
Track length1:20
No. 3, Adagio quasi una chorale
Track length1:39
No. 4, Allegro martellato
Track length0:51
No. 5, Adagio - Notturno mistico
Track length1:48
No. 6, Grazioso con moto
Track length1:06
No. 7, Giocoso
Track length1:06
No. 8, Maestoso e grandioso
Track length1:45
No. 9, Allegro agitato
Track length1:09
No. 10, Adagio languido
Track length2:18
No. 11, Allegro energico
Track length1:22
No. 12, Lento sostenuto
Track length2:54
No. 1, The Fox, in Agony, Surrenders His Blood to the Night
Track length3:54
No. 2, A Mountain Stream, Poisoned and Choked by Effluvium, Struggles to Reach the Sea
Track length2:25
No. 3, The Stag, Its Heart Pierced by an Arrow, Disappears into the Mist
Track length3:06
No. 1, Dolente semplice
Track length1:55
No. 2, Andantino semplice
Track length1:37
No. 3, Allegretto scherzando
Track length1:37
No. 1, A Fish Can Sing
Track length2:09
No. 2, Snakes in the Garden
Track length1:30
No. 3, A Holy Man with a Cross
Track length3:08
No. 4, A Devil in a Cupboard
Track length1:46
No. 5, Fragments from a Picture
Track length2:32
No. 6, Tortured by Noise
Track length2:29
No. 7, Silence
Track length3:21
No. 8, An Italian Huntsman
Track length2:27
No. 9, A Winter Landscape
Track length2:59
No. 10, A Witch on a Pedestal
Track length3:16
No. 11, To the Heart of the Matter
Track length2:06
No. 12, A Musician on the Move
Track length3:10
I. Adagio e quasi misura - Allegro vivo
Track length7:52
II. Adagietto
Track length1:34
III. Allegro energico
Track length2:33
I. Vivo e leggiero
Track length6:11
II. Tranquillo ed espressivo
Track length3:22
III. Vivo e capriccioso
Track length4:58

Awards and reviews

August 2018

A comprehensive live record of five decades of McLeod piano works which McLachlan takes in his stride. Not without its challenges, for both listeners and performer.

March 2019

From the Liszt- influenced First through the Third (quoting a mass by Scottish Renaissance composer Robert Carver) to the cyclic, magnificent Fifth and the exploratory Fantasy, this is impressive music, persuasively performed.

October 2019

An outstanding set.
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