Erik Chisholm : Erik Chisholm : Music for Piano Vol 1
Genre: Classical
Catalogue Number: DRD0222
Label: Dunelm Records
Released: 2005
The recent flurry of interest in Chisholm's music is due in no small part to the enterprising Dunelm Records label. As well as the Piano Concerto No. 1 and solo piano music, (DRD 0174), Dunelm has also produced the excellent CD, 'Piano Music of Eric Chisholm and his friends', including much of the music played by Murray McLachlan in his Wigmore Hall Chisholm centenary recital in January 2004, (DRD0219). This new CD includes a new recording of the Sonata in A (1939) 'An Riobain Dearg'. When I reviewed the January concert I described how impressive this work was in live performance. Now that there are two recordings of the Sonata on CD I am able to confirm my opinion that this is a major example of 20th century piano writing. The new CD also contains the Straloch Suite and the Scottish Airs.
Tracklist
- Straloch Suite
- I
- II
- III
- Scottish Airs for Children
- Grà idhean donn
- Och is och mar ata mi
- Jig
- Laoidh an amadain mhòir
- Harris dance
- Ground
- Loch Bhraoin
- Ghoid iad mo bhean uam an réir
- gur mise tha fo mhulad
- McIntosh's Lament
- Cagaran O!
- [Dance]
- [Unnamed]
- Pastorale
- Si nà ill so dhuisg mi
- [Unnamed]
- Tha sgeul beag agam air Fionn
- [Unnamed]
- Skye Dance
- 'S neonach le Clan dònail mi
- [unnamed]
- March
- Sonata in A (1939) An Riobain Dearg * Abridged version (2004)
- Molto moderato
- Scherzo: Allegretto con moto
- Lament: HMS Thetis
- Allegro moderato
*The red ribbon; also the name of a traditional bagpipe tune, a 'Pibroch'. The opening of the sonata is most certainly a varient of this tune. Interestingly, the alternative title to this Pibroch is "The Sinclaris's March" , and 'Sinclair' was the middle name of Erik's Chisholm's brother!
Other items featuring Murray McLachlan
- Erik Chisholm: Piano Concerto No. 1; Eight Piano Works. Scottish composer Erik Chisholm (1904-1960), who spent his latter years in Cape Town (CD)
- Ronald Stevenson : Passacaglia on D.S.C.H.. Divine Arts dedicate this disc to Stevenson in celebration of his recent 75th birthday. (CD)
- Tommy Smith: Gymnopedie. a blend of the thoughtful, the feelingful and decidedly adventurous (CD)
- Seriously Scottish: Music from Contemporary Scotland, Volume 1. The first ever Seriously Scottish, compiled in 1999 (CD)
- Murray McLachlan : Erik Chisholm : Music for Piano Vol 2. Scottish composer Chisholm eventually resided in South Africa, when he spent his last days. (CD)
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Other items featuring the music of Erik Chisholm
- Erik Chisholm: Night Song Of The Bards. Keyboard music by Erik Chisholm. (Score)
- Erik Chisholm: Fourth Sonatina. Keyboard instrumental solo music by Erik Chisholm. (Score)
- Erik Chisholm: Scottish Airs. Keyboard instrumental music by Erik Chisholm. (Score)
- Erik Chisholm: Matthew is Dead (fragment). Keyboard instrumental music by Erik Chisholm. (Score)
- Erik Chisholm: Earth Shapers, The : a Symphonic Ballet. Keyboard instrumental music by Erik Chisholm. (Score)
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