Arthur Farwell: Piano Music, Volume Two

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Release Date: 31st Mar 2014
Catalogue No: TOCC0222
Label: Toccata Classics
Length: 64 minutes

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Farwell: Dawn

Work length5:19

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Farwell: Tone Pictures after Pastels in Prose, Op. 7

Work length17:07

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I. Roses and Lilies. Gracefully, with Swaying Motion

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II. The Sages Dance. In Even Rhythm - Well Accented

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III. The Stranger. Mysteriously - With Agitation

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IV. Indifference to the Lures of Spring. Sadly

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V. The Red Flower. Slowly - Longingly

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VI. Anywhere out of the World. With Restless Discontent - Not too Fast

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VII. Evening on the Water. Slowly and Gracefully

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VIII. A Poet Gazes on the Moon. Sombrely

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IX. The Round Under the Bell. With Wild Fury

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Farwell: Polytonal Studies, Op. 109

Work length41:06

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XII. In C Minor - G Minor. Moderately

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XIII. In C Minor - F Minor. Very Moderately

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XIV. In B Minor - G Minor. Moderately Fast

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XV. In C Minor - E-Flat Minor. Somewhat Slowly, But with Motion

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XVI. In D Minor - E Minor. Rather Fast

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XVII. In F Minor - E Minor. Somewhat Slowly

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XVIII. In F Minor - F-Sharp Minor. Fast

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XIX. In G Minor - B Minor. Slowly

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XX. In E-Flat Minor - A Minor. Deliberately Fast, Without Hurrying

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XXI. In B-Flat Minor - G Minor. Moderately Fast

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XXVI. In D-Flat Major - F Minor. Very Moderately

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Farwell: From Mesa and Plain

Work length1:19

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No. 2, "Pawnee Horses"

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The American composer Arthur Farwell (1872–1952) is remembered as the leading member of a group of ‘Indianists’ who used Native American tribal melodies.

But Farwell’s stylistic range was much wider than is realised today, taking in elements of impressionism and mild modernism.

This second CD of his piano music presents not only two Indianist pieces but also the early character-pieces Tone Pictures after Pastels in Prose and the experimental Polytonal Studies, which pit two different keys against each other to generate unusual harmonies. Fanfare hailed Vol. 1 of this series with unstinted praise: ‘Lisa Cheryl Thomas is herself of Native American ancestry, and the love she feels for this music is near palpable. Her musicological background work is impeccable, too, as she used facsimiles of Farwell’s manuscripts in preparation for this recording. She pens her own wide-ranging booklet note, also, which itself makes for fascinating reading. Recommended, and the second volume is awaited with enthusiasm’.

Lisa Cheryl Thomas, who holds a doctorate from the University of North Texas, is ideally placed to record Farwell’s ‘Indianist’ music: she is herself of Native American stock, counting members of the Cherokee, Blackfoot and Sioux tribes among her ancestors.

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