Piano Sonata No. 1, Op.23

Erscheinungsjahr 1965
ISBN: 978-0-19-373282-7
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Sonstiges, Englisch, 32 Seiten, Format (B × H): 185 mm x 312 mm, Gewicht: 136 g

for solo piano
Utilizing the standard 3-movement sonata form, this vivacious Piano Sonata contrasts moments of great energy, verve, and rhythmic drive in the first and third movements with expressive yet dissonant writing in the second.
Commissioned for the 1964 Arts Festival of the University College of North Wales, Bangor, Piano Sonata No.1 was first performed in Madrid by John Clegg on 13 February 1964. The first performance in Great Britain was given by the composer at the Bangor Arts Festival on 11 March 1964.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Mathias, William

Über Autor(innen)

William Mathias was born in Whitland, Dyfed. He studied at the University College of Wales, and subsequently at the Royal Academy of Music. From 1970-1988 he was Head of the Music Department at the University College of North Wales, Bangor. Mathias musical language embraced both instrumental and vocal forms with equal success, and he addressed a large and varied audience both in Britain and abroad. He was also known as a conductor and pianist, and gave or directed
many premières of his own works. He was made CBE in the 1985 New Year's Honours. In 1992, the year of his death, Nimbus Records embarked upon a series of recordings of his major works.