Piano Music Vol. 1 - MACDOWELL CD

Many listeners will immediately recognize the opening piece on this disc, To a Wild Rose, one of MacDowells best inspirations. However, even after a couple of hearings, theyll probably have trouble recognizing the rest of these pieces, none of which has the same kind of inspiration. MacDowells deeply held belief that American music should copy European models was also his limitation. This music is historically important, but as a listening experience, it has the same effect as second-rate imitations of Griegs Lyric Pieces. Barbagallos lovely playing, a fine memorial to this regrettably short-lived artist, makes the music sound better than it really is, and the recorded piano tone is beautiful.Additional Info: Liner Note Author: Timothy Lee Miller .

Specifics

• Album: Piano Music Vol. 1
• Artist: MACDOWELL
• Label: NAXOS AMERICAN CLASSICS
• Genre: Classical

. Woodland Sketches, Op. 51
. To A Wild Rose
. Will-O'-The-Wisp
. At An Old Trysting Place
. In Autumn
. From An Indian Lodge
. To A Water-Lily
. From Uncle Remus
. A Deserted Farm
. By A Meadow Brook
. Told At Sunset
. Sea Pieces, Op. 55
. To The Sea
. From A Wandering Iceberg
. A. D. MDCXX
. Starlight
. Song
. From The Depths
. Nautilus
. In Mid-Ocean
. Fireside Tales, Op. 61
. An Old Love Story
. Of Br'er Rabbit
. From A German Forest
. Of Salamanders
. A Haunted House
. By Smouldering Embers
. New England Idyls, Op. 62
. An Old Garden
. Mid-Summer
. Mid-Winter
. With Sweet Lavender
. In Deep Woods
. Indian Idyl
. To An Old White Oine
. From Puritan Days
. From A Log Cabin
. The Joy Of Autumn

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