Format : Score
from Three Sketches-A wonderful piece from the Sussex born composer and tutor of Benjamin Britten Frank Bridge. A beautifully expressive and tranquil piece written in 1906 as the second of his Three Sketches. One of the greatest pieces of 20th century music arranged for piano solo.
SKU: ST.H480
ISBN 9790220223846.
Timed to exploit the centenary of his best pupil, Benjamin Britten, Frank Bridge's reissued Capriccios for Piano Nos.1 and 2 of 1905 come up fresh as paint: Stainer & Bell's front cover alone - reproducing Panini's elaborate 1758 painting Capriccio of Rome - is worth long study. No 1 sounds like Moszkowski; No 2 (a better piece) is more typical, recalling Bridge's own Rosemary and The Sea, and contains some chords silently depressed and exposed by re-pedalling. ***** Showy and effective, and most recommendable.
