Ronald Stevenson: Piano Music

McLachlan proves an impressive advocate, coping well with all the virtuoso demands, though the piano tone tends to be rather shallow and clangy. Not that that ever gets in the way of enjoyment... — Gramophone Magazine, May 2013 More…

Release Date: 21st Jan 2013
Catalogue No: DDA21372
Label: Divine Art
Length: 3 hours 36 minutes

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Bach, J S: Komm, susser Tod, BWV 478 (arr. R. Stevenson)

Work length4:00

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Murray McLachlan (piano)
Recorded: 26 January and 03-24 February 2010
Recording Venue: Haden-Freeman Concert Hall, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester England, United Kingdom

Stevenson, R: Prelude and Chorale (An Easter Offering)

Work length3:47

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Murray McLachlan (piano)
Recorded: 26 January and 03-24 February 2010
Recording Venue: Haden-Freeman Concert Hall, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester England, United Kingdom

Prelude and Chorale (An Easter Offering): Andante

Track length3:47

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Stevenson, R: L’art nouveau du chant appliqué, Vol. 1

Work length18:38

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Murray McLachlan (piano)
Recorded: 26 January and 03-24 February 2010
Recording Venue: Haden-Freeman Concert Hall, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester England, United Kingdom

I. Eleanore: Moderato, appassionato

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II. So we'll go no more a-roving: Andantino

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III. Plus blanche que la plus blanche hermine: Andantino grazioso

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IV. In the silent night: Lento

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V. Go not, happy day: Allegrissimo con gioia sfiatata e con freschezza primevale

Track length1:54

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Stevenson, R: L’art nouveau du chant appliqué, Vol. 2

Work length8:14

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Murray McLachlan (piano)
Recorded: 26 January and 03-24 February 2010
Recording Venue: Haden-Freeman Concert Hall, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester England, United Kingdom

I. Fly home little heart: Andante comodo

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II: We'll gather lilacs: Andante comodo

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III: Demande et reponse: Andante

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IV. Will you remember?: Tempo di valse

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Stevenson, R: 3 Scottish Ballads

Work length3:09

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Murray McLachlan (piano)
Recorded: 26 January and 03-24 February 2010
Recording Venue: Haden-Freeman Concert Hall, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester England, United Kingdom

3 Scottish Ballads: No. 1. Lord Randall: Allegro moderato: Strong, stark and steady

Track length3:09

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Stevenson, R: Fugue on a Fragment of Chopin

Work length6:57

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Murray McLachlan (piano)
Recorded: 26 January and 03-24 February 2010
Recording Venue: Haden-Freeman Concert Hall, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester England, United Kingdom

Stevenson, R: 6 Pensees sur des Preludes de Chopin

Work length9:32

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Murray McLachlan (piano)
Recorded: 26 January and 03-24 February 2010
Recording Venue: Haden-Freeman Concert Hall, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester England, United Kingdom

No. 1. Agitato

Track length1:15

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No. 2. Lento funebre

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No. 3. Andantino (alla Mazurka)

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No. 4. Lento sostenuto

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No. 5. Allegro agitato, con urgenza

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No. 6. Non agitato

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Stevenson, R: Variations - Study on a Chopin Waltz

Work length2:06

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Murray McLachlan (piano)
Recorded: 26 January and 03-24 February 2010
Recording Venue: Haden-Freeman Concert Hall, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester England, United Kingdom

Stevenson, R: Etudette d'apres Korsakov et Chopin

Work length1:41

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Murray McLachlan (piano)
Recorded: 26 January and 03-24 February 2010
Recording Venue: Haden-Freeman Concert Hall, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester England, United Kingdom

Stevenson, R: Chopin, 3 Waltz Transcriptions

Work length13:08

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Murray McLachlan (piano)
Recorded: 26 January and 03-24 February 2010
Recording Venue: Haden-Freeman Concert Hall, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester England, United Kingdom

No. 1. Waltz in A flat, Op. 34

Track length3:58

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No. 2. Waltz in A flat, Op. 42

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No. 3. Double Waltz

Track length3:36

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Stevenson, R: Le festin d'Alkan, "Petit Concert"

Work length27:10

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Murray McLachlan (piano)
Recorded: 24 February, 14 and 16 April 2010
Recording Venue: Haden-Freeman Concert Hall, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, United States

I. Free Composition: Allegro senza allegrezza

Track length6:35

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II. Free Transcription: Andante ipnotico

Track length10:21

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III. Free Multiple Variations: Moderato macabre

Track length10:14

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Stevenson, R: Piano Sonata No. 1 in G minor (after E. Ysaye's Violin Sonata, Op. 27, No. 1)

Work length16:42

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Murray McLachlan (piano)
Recorded: 24 February, 14 and 16 April 2010
Recording Venue: Haden-Freeman Concert Hall, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, United States

I. Preludio: Grave Lento assai

Track length4:50

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II. Fugato: Molto moderato

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III. Allegretto poco scherzoso

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IV. Finale con brio Allegro

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Stevenson, R: Piano Sonata No. 2 (after E. Ysaye's Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor, Op. 27, No. 2)

Work length14:16

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Murray McLachlan (piano)
Recorded: 24 February, 14 and 16 April 2010
Recording Venue: Haden-Freeman Concert Hall, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, United States

I. Prelude, "Obsession": Poco vivace

Track length3:08

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II. Malinconia: Poco lento

Track length2:36

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III. Sarabande, "Danse des ombres": Lento

Track length5:24

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IV. Les furies: Allegro furioso

Track length3:08

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Stevenson, R: Norse Elegy for Ella Nygard

Work length7:59

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Murray McLachlan (piano)
Recorded: 24 February, 14 and 16 April 2010
Recording Venue: Haden-Freeman Concert Hall, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, United States

Stevenson, R: Canonic Caprice on Grunfeld's 'The Bat'

Work length4:21

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Murray McLachlan (piano)
Recorded: 24 February, 14 and 16 April 2010
Recording Venue: Haden-Freeman Concert Hall, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, United States

Mozart: Fantasia in F minor for a mechanical organ, K608

Work length14:13

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Murray McLachlan (piano)
Recorded: 21 October 2009 and 4 January 2010
Recording Venue: Haden-Freeman Concert Hall, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, United States

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466: II. Romance (arr. R. Stevenson)

Work length9:22

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Murray McLachlan (piano)
Recorded: 21 October 2009 and 4 January 2010
Recording Venue: Haden-Freeman Concert Hall, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, United States

Stevenson, R: Melody on a ground of Glazunov

Work length2:18

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Murray McLachlan (piano)
Recorded: 21 October 2009 and 4 January 2010
Recording Venue: Haden-Freeman Concert Hall, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, United States

Stevenson, R: Ricordanza di San Romerio (A Pilgrimage for Piano)

Work length4:36

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Murray McLachlan (piano)
Recorded: 21 October 2009 and 4 January 2010
Recording Venue: Haden-Freeman Concert Hall, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, United States

Stevenson, R: 3 Grounds (after H. Purcell)

Work length9:18

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Murray McLachlan (piano)
Recorded: 21 October 2009 and 4 January 2010
Recording Venue: Haden-Freeman Concert Hall, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, United States

No. 1. Andante quasi fado

Track length3:41

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No. 2. Andante arioso

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No. 3. Allegretto

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Purcell: Toccata in A major (arr. R. Stevenson)

Work length7:25

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Murray McLachlan (piano)
Recorded: 21 October 2009 and 4 January 2010
Recording Venue: Haden-Freeman Concert Hall, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, United States

Stevenson, R: Little jazz variations on Purcell's 'New Scotch Tune'

Work length5:10

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Murray McLachlan (piano)
Recorded: 21 October 2009 and 4 January 2010
Recording Venue: Haden-Freeman Concert Hall, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, United States

Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, II. Hornpipe (arr. R. Stevenson)

Work length3:14

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Murray McLachlan (piano)
Recorded: 21 October 2009 and 4 January 2010
Recording Venue: Haden-Freeman Concert Hall, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, United States

Purcell: Queen's Dolour in A minor, Z670

Work length4:07

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Murray McLachlan (piano)
Recorded: 21 October 2009 and 4 January 2010
Recording Venue: Haden-Freeman Concert Hall, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, United States

Stevenson, R: 2 Music Portraits

Work length2:10

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Murray McLachlan (piano)
Recorded: 21 October 2009 and 4 January 2010
Recording Venue: Haden-Freeman Concert Hall, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, United States

No. 1. Valse Charlot

Track length0:47

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No. 2. Valse Garbo

Track length1:23

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Stevenson, R: 3 Elizabethan Pieces after John Bull

Work length13:02

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Murray McLachlan (piano)
Recorded: 21 October 2009 and 4 January 2010
Recording Venue: Haden-Freeman Concert Hall, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, United States

No. 1. Pavan: Con dignita

Track length5:57

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No. 2. Galliard: Moderato e maestoso

Track length3:11

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No. 3. Jig, "The King's Hunt"

Track length3:54

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Ronald Stevenson is an extraordinary figure, a composer-pianist in the grand tradition who has always worked with the highest ideals and fierce integrity. Stevenson trained at the Royal Manchester College of Music and the Conservatorio Santa Cecilia in Rome before settling in Scotland from the 1950s to follow a remarkable artistic path which has in many ways continued the work of the great composerpianists of the past.

Apart from composing, presenting and writing, Stevenson has given countless piano recitals, concerto performances and broadcasts for the BBC over the years.

Much of Stevenson’s output stems directly from re-arrangement and transcription of pieces which have profoundly moved him as an artist, and this new series of three discs most certainly shows this. Almost all of the featured pieces are new to the catalogue.

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May 2013

McLachlan proves an impressive advocate, coping well with all the virtuoso demands, though the piano tone tends to be rather shallow and clangy. Not that that ever gets in the way of enjoyment of this important, groundbreaking issue celebrating the work of a composer too long neglected.

17th April 2013

I was extremely impressed by Murray McLachlan’s playing on these three superb discs. This complex, usually technically difficult - if not nearly impossible, at times - music demands a huge technique and considerable confidence to play and interpret successfully...This is an important release.

24th January 2013

Inevitably, perhaps, the quality of the music is variable – some of the pieces sound very much like written down improvisations – but it's never, ever dull, and its sheer imagination and energy are irrepressible. So too are McLachan's performances; occasionally one would like a little more tonal variety, but the dedication of his playing is without doubt immensely impressive.

Ronald Stevenson: Piano Music

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