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Easley Blackwood
Blackwood Plays Blackwood
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (18) - Disc #1
1. Concert Etudes (5), for piano, Op. 30: G-sharp minor, allegro assai
2. Concert Etudes (5), for piano, Op. 30: E major, allegretto con moto
3. Concert Etudes (5), for piano, Op. 30: B minor, grave
4. Concert Etudes (5), for piano, Op. 30: E-flat minor, allegro capriccioso
5. Concert Etudes (5), for piano, Op. 30: A major, alla toccata
6. Nocturne, for piano in C major, Op. 41/1
7. Nocturne, for piano in A minor, Op. 41/2
8. Bagatelles (7) for piano, Op. 36: A major, veloce e leggerissimo
9. Bagatelles (7) for piano, Op. 36: G minor, andante comodo
10. Bagatelles (7) for piano, Op. 36: C major, allegro con brio
11. Bagatelles (7) for piano, Op. 36: D minor, andante comodo
12. Bagatelles (7) for piano, Op. 36: C minor, con anima
13. Bagatelles (7) for piano, Op. 36: A-flat major, un poco adagio
14. Bagatelles (7) for piano, Op. 36: F major, vivace
15. Sonata for piano in F sharp minor, Op. 40: Un poco allegro
16. Sonata for piano in F sharp minor, Op. 40: Scherzo - Chorale - Scherzo
17. Sonata for piano in F sharp minor, Op. 40: Largo - Molto allegro - Largo
18. Sonata for piano in F sharp minor, Op. 40: Allegro risoluto

CD Details

All Artists: Easley Blackwood
Title: Blackwood Plays Blackwood
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Cedille
Release Date: 8/10/2000
Genre: Classical
Styles: Chamber Music, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Modern, 20th, & 21st Century
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 789368719327

CD Reviews

Contemporary Music with Depth and Beauty

Stormy Hunter | Encinitas, California USA | 07/19/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Composer/pianist Easley Blackwood is best known for his thorny modern works; works which the composer describes as "on the brink of atonality". The pieces on this disc represent a return to tonal writing. This music is fascinating on its own terms..some of it arose from Blackwood's experiments with microtonal scales, some of it represents conscious attempts to emulate the styles of other composers, but it never sounds derivative or boring. Nor would these pieces raise the hackles of people who "hate modern music". Blackwood is one of the most original and innovative composers living, and he should be more widely heard and performed. Very highly recommended!"