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George Dyson: The Open Window

Complete Music for Piano

Simon Callaghan (piano), Cliodna Shanahan (piano)

George Dyson: The Open Window

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Dyson usually packs in plenty of substance, with tricky rhythms, surprising harmonies that belie his conservative image and considerable authentic charm...Callaghan, a devoted specialist in...

BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 20204 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 3 out of 5 stars (Recording)

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George Dyson: The Open Window

Complete Music for Piano

Simon Callaghan (piano), Cliodna Shanahan (piano)

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Awards:

Dyson usually packs in plenty of substance, with tricky rhythms, surprising harmonies that belie his conservative image and considerable authentic charm...Callaghan, a devoted specialist in...

BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 20204 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 3 out of 5 stars (Recording)

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About

  • Release date: 16th Oct 2020
  • Label: SOMM
  • Catalogue number: SOMMCD0622-2
  • Length: 1 hour 41 minutes

Contents and tracklist

Dyson: Concerto leggiero (Version for 2 Pianos)
Work length26:25
I. Allegro
Track length11:25
II. Andante
Track length7:34
III. Vivace
Track length7:26
Dyson: 8 Children's Pieces, Op. 12a "The Open Window"
Work length10:09
No. 1, Field and Wood
Track length1:52
No. 2, Swallows
Track length0:37
No. 3, Gentle Rain
Track length1:11
No. 4, Fair
Track length0:47
No. 5, Passers-by
Track length0:58
No. 6, The Patrol
Track length1:19
No. 7, The Green
Track length1:35
No. 8, Evensong
Track length1:50
Dyson: Primrose Mount
Work length2:32
Dyson: Bach's Birthday
Work length5:08
No. 1, Comodo
Track length0:47
No. 2, Cantabile
Track length1:44
No. 3, Allegretto
Track length1:16
No. 4, Vivace possibile
Track length1:21
Dyson: Untitled Piano Piece
Work length0:46
Dyson: 6 Lyrics, Op. 12b
Work length10:45
No. 1, March
Track length1:43
No. 2, Melody
Track length2:34
No. 3, Folk Dance
Track length1:24
No. 4, Waltz
Track length1:38
No. 5, Intermezzo
Track length1:32
No. 6, Mazurka
Track length1:54
Dyson: 3 Little Pieces "My Birthday"
Work length6:10
No. 1, Delicately
Track length2:05
No. 2, Brightly
Track length1:27
No. 3, Quietly
Track length2:38
Dyson: 12 Easy Pieces
Work length7:04
No. 1, Mazurka
Track length0:30
No. 2, Waltz
Track length0:39
No. 3, Scotch Snap
Track length0:31
No. 4, Dance
Track length0:27
No. 5, Melody
Track length0:48
No. 6, Lullaby
Track length0:40
No. 7, Air
Track length0:45
No. 8, Song
Track length0:37
No. 9, Legato Study
Track length0:42
No. 10, Scale Study
Track length0:27
No. 11, Five Finger Study
Track length0:26
No. 12, Study in Canon
Track length0:32
Dyson: Prelude & Ballet
Work length3:50
I. Prelude
Track length1:48
II. Ballet
Track length2:02
Dyson: 10 Short Pieces, Op. 9 "Epigrams"
Work length12:49
No. 1, A capriccio
Track length0:50
No. 2, All'improviso
Track length0:56
No. 3, Sostenuto
Track length1:33
No. 4, Ritmico
Track length0:42
No. 5, Cantabile
Track length2:12
No. 6, Sonore
Track length2:08
No. 7, Di ballo
Track length0:54
No. 8, Grazioso
Track length0:35
No. 9, Con fuoco
Track length1:31
No. 10, Alla capella
Track length1:28
Dyson: 3 Wartime Epigrams
Work length5:44
No. 1, An Autograph
Track length1:55
No. 2, Con moto tranquillo
Track length2:18
No. 3, Sostenuto ed espressivo
Track length1:31
Dyson: 4 Twilight Preludes, Op. 14
Work length10:02
No. 1, Tranquillo
Track length2:30
No. 2, A capriccio
Track length2:20
No. 3, Grazioso
Track length2:04
No. 4, Sostenuto
Track length3:08

Awards and reviews

  • Gramophone Magazine
    Critics' Choice 2020

Christmas 2020

Dyson usually packs in plenty of substance, with tricky rhythms, surprising harmonies that belie his conservative image and considerable authentic charm...Callaghan, a devoted specialist in forgotten British repertoire, tackles this varied fare with aplomb.
4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 3 out of 5 stars (Recording)

December 2020

Callaghan renders [the Four Twlilight Preludes] and other solo pieces with a conviction not merely in their technical mastery but their musical worth...Sound and annotations (by Callaghan) leave nothing to be desired, so making this a desirable purchase for Dyson devotees or those wishing to try out some unfamiliar yet rewarding music.

January/February 2021

“this first complete survey of the piano music offers a sequence of revelations ... the slow movement is positively dreamy, the finale deliciously playful... Callaghan relishes them....Unmissable.”
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