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Godowsky: Java Suite (The Royal Academy of Music Bicentenary Series)

12/12/2025, 12 Tracks, 45:12

Featuring

  • Julian Chan
  • Leopold Godowsky

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Performer Biography

The album features Malaysian pianist Julian Chan.

Source: Booklet

Album & Artwork

This album is a highly anticipated addition to the Royal Academy of Music Bicentenary Series, marking the centenary of Java Suite's completion and publication in 1925.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Godowsky described Java as having 'a tropical, luxuriant vegetation; marvelous scenery and picturesque inhabitants; huge volcanoes, active and extinct; majestic ruins and imposing monuments'.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Leopold Godowsky, the composer of Java Suite, was a Lithuanian-American virtuoso.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

The movements of Godowsky's Java Suite are inspired by various elements of Java, including volcanoes, palaces, processions, and the hypnotic vibrations of the gamelan.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Godowsky's Java Suite was inspired by the culture, landscapes, architecture, and harmonies of the island of Java.

Source: Booklet

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