IDAGIO | Bowen: Phantasy-Quintet - Piano Trios - Clarinet Sonata 5059864180538

Featuring

Robert Plane
Benjamin Frith
Lucy Gould
Alice Neary
Mia Cooper
David Adams

Gould Piano Trio
York Bowen

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Composer Biography

York Bowen, the composer, made his first appearance as a concerto soloist at the age of eight.

Composer Biography

The composer York Bowen was praised by Saint-Saëns, who called him 'the most remarkable of the young British composers'.

Recording & Production

This album was recorded using 24-bit / 96 kHz technology, which offers a dynamic range up to 48 dB greater and 256 times the resolution of standard 16-bit recordings.

Composition History

The Phantasy Quintet by York Bowen was inspired by a British chamber music competition endowed by W.W. Cobbett, which stipulated the word 'Phantasy' in the title.

Critical Reception

York Bowen's music was largely neglected towards the end of the 20th century but is now finding new audiences, thanks principally to recordings.

Composer Biography

York Bowen made the first recording of Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto in 1925 and gave the world premiere of Walton's Sinfonia concertante in 1927.

Composer's Artistic Vision

A. Eaglefield Hull described York Bowen's music as deriving from the Romantic school, with earlier works showing Wagnerian influence and later ones being neo-Romantic.