| Strong melodic and rhythmic lines in Martinů’s Sonata put the companion works into perspective. Thompson’s three-movement Sonatina is lyrically captivating. Eloquent performances. ★★★★ | ||
| —Jan Smaczny, BBC Music Magazine (October 2014 p111) |
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| …a generous volume… | ||
| —Piano |
You can listen to Bolinge Hill on YouTube, accompanied by a peaceful pastoral scene, as shown below. The same recording has been used for the YouTube video and the audio track in the contents table below: Oliver Williams, piano, from the CD Piano Pictures.
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| Composer | Title | Forces | Total duration | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Thompson | (Play complete work)Sketches & Fancies for piano | Piano | 26 mins | |||
| # | Composer | Movement | Forces | Duration | ||
| 1 | Peter Thompson | Naiad Music I | Piano | 1½ mins | ||
| 2 | Naiad Music II | 1 minute | ||||
| 3 | Naiad Music III | 1¼ mins | ||||
| 4 | Winter Pastoral | 1½ mins | ||||
| 5 | Spring Bagatelle | 1 minute | ||||
| 6 | Bolinge Hill (Reverie) | 5½ mins | ||||
| 7 | Russian Fragment | 3½ mins | ||||
| 8 | Bagatelle | 1¼ mins | ||||
| 9 | May Rag | 2½ mins | ||||
| 10 | Red Rose Tune | 2¼ mins | ||||
| 11 | Wisp | 2½ mins | ||||
| 12 | Evening Star | 1½ mins | ||||
Ennio Caironi, Piano
Additionally, we have a selection of other recordings of individual movements:
Bolinge Hill (Reverie) | |
| Oliver Williams, Piano* | |
Naiad Music II | |
Winter Pastoral | |
Spring Bagatelle | |
Russian Fragment | |
| John Mitchell, Piano | |
*The Williams recording is taken from the CD Piano Pictures; its audio is also reused in a YouTube video, below.
Oliver Williams, Piano, plays Bolinge Hill from Sketches & Fancies; recording from the CD Piano Pictures.
Catalogue code: FM023 • Published: 1996
Entry last updated: 20th October 2024