{"product_id":"kelly-wilson-piano-music","title":"Alex Wilson: Piano Music - COMPACT DISCS","description":"\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003ePiano Music\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eArtist: \u003c\/b\u003eAlex Wilson\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eLabel: \u003c\/b\u003eToccata\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eProduct Type: \u003c\/b\u003eCOMPACT DISCS\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eUPC: \u003c\/b\u003e5060113445247\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eGenre: \u003c\/b\u003eClassical\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/b\u003e2020-06-05\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eNumber of Discs: \u003c\/b\u003e1\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \n                                         Frederick Septimus Kelly, born in Sydney in 1881, was on the way to becoming one of Australia's most important early composers when he was killed during the Battle of the Somme in 1916. His Twelve Studies and 24 Monographs are the most significant contributions to the Romantic piano literature by any Australian, although they have never been recorded in their entirety before now. The influence of Chopin and Skryabin is plain to hear, although the pastoral echoes of the gentler pieces suggest an affinity with his English contemporaries - men like Elgar, Ireland and Vaughan Williams - and the wild sweep of the more passionate numbers points to Kelly's familiarity with the music of Brahms and Schumann. Each piece, though a 'miniature', contains a world of feeling and emotional resonance, suggesting that Kelly stood on the threshold of greatness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.1 Twelve Studies, Op. 9~No. 1 in F major Allegro maestoso \u003cbr\u003e1.2 Twelve Studies, Op. 9~No. 2 in B flat minor Scorrevole \u003cbr\u003e1.3 Twelve Studies, Op. 9~No. 3 in F sharp major Allegro grazioso \u003cbr\u003e1.4 Twelve Studies, Op. 9~No. 4 in E flat minor Allegro non troppo \u003cbr\u003e1.5 Twelve Studies, Op. 9~No. 5 in B minor Adagio espressivo \u003cbr\u003e1.6 Twelve Studies, Op. 9~No. 6 in D major Tempo rubato \u003cbr\u003e1.7 Twelve Studies, Op. 9~No. 7 in G minor Allegro molto \u003cbr\u003e1.8 Twelve Studies, Op. 9~No. 8 in E flat major Poco allegretto \u003cbr\u003e1.9 Twelve Studies, Op. 9~No. 9 in G sharp minor vivace e molto leggiero \u003cbr\u003e1.10 Twelve Studies, Op. 9~No. 10 in E major Allegro moderato \u003cbr\u003e1.11 Twelve Studies, Op. 9~No. 11 in C minor Allegro commodo \u003cbr\u003e1.12 Twelve Studies, Op. 9~No. 12 in D minor Allegretto \u003cbr\u003e1.13 Twelve Studies, Op. 9~No. 12 a in A major Allegro \u003cbr\u003e1.14 24 Monographs, Op. 11~No. 1 in C major Allegro \u003cbr\u003e1.15 24 Monographs, Op. 11~No. 2 in E minor Andante quasi allegretto \u003cbr\u003e1.16 24 Monographs, Op. 11~No. 3 in B major Poco allegretto \u003cbr\u003e1.17 24 Monographs, Op. 11~No. 4 in G sharp minor Maestoso \u003cbr\u003e1.18 24 Monographs, Op. 11~No. 5 in E major Adagio sostenuto \u003cbr\u003e1.19 24 Monographs, Op. 11~No. 6 in A minor Espressivo \u003cbr\u003e1.20 24 Monographs, Op. 11~No. 7 in A major Allegro maestoso \u003cbr\u003e1.21 24 Monographs, Op. 11~No. 8 in C sharp minor Allegro molto \u003cbr\u003e1.22 24 Monographs, Op. 11~No. 9 in A flat major Allegretto con grazia, ma semplice \u003cbr\u003e1.23 24 Monographs, Op. 11~No. 10 in F minor Molto agitato \u003cbr\u003e1.24 24 Monographs, Op. 11~No. 11 in D flat major Poco allegretto \u003cbr\u003e1.25 24 Monographs, Op. 11~No. 12 in F sharp minor Allegro agitato \u003cbr\u003e1.26 24 Monographs, Op. 11~No. 13 in G flat major Semplice, senza rigidità \u003cbr\u003e1.27 24 Monographs, Op. 11~No. 14 in B flat minor Vivace ma non troppo presto \u003cbr\u003e1.28 24 Monographs, Op. 11~No. 15 in F major Allegretto pastorale \u003cbr\u003e1.29 24 Monographs, Op. 11~No. 16 in D minor Andante con moto e sempre ben marcato \u003cbr\u003e1.30 24 Monographs, Op. 11~No. 17 in B flat major Allegretto grazioso \u003cbr\u003e1.31 24 Monographs, Op. 11~No. 18 in E flat minor Allegretto sostenuto \u003cbr\u003e1.32 24 Monographs, Op. 11~No. 19 in E flat major Maestoso \u003cbr\u003e1.33 24 Monographs, Op. 11~No. 20 in G minor Sofferente e sovento mancando - Allegretto \u003cbr\u003e1.34 24 Monographs, Op. 11~No. 21 in D major Grandioso e non troppo presto \u003cbr\u003e1.35 24 Monographs, Op. 11~No. 22 in B minor Allegretto dolente \u003cbr\u003e1.36 24 Monographs, Op. 11~No. 23 in G major Con amore ma non senza sentimento \u003cbr\u003e1.37 24 Monographs, Op. 11~No. 24 in C minor Allegro largamente\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudio Sample:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n                                           \u003ci\u003eAll soundclips are provided by Tidal and are for illustrative purposes only. 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