{"product_id":"2714426","title":"Jeremy Huw Williams Paula Fan - The Sound Of Hidden Music [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis new release of songs by Hubert Parry is Paula Fan's final recording in a legacy of remarkable recordings from this remarkable Chinese-American pianist, whose unique intellect remained ever curious and inquisitive.  This CD contains three world premiere recordings of Parry's songs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first of these is The Maid of Elsinore (1891), the Viking tale of the 10th-century Norwegian King who married Tyra of Denmark.  In 1903 Parry's old friend Sir Cavendish Boyle, then Governor of Newfoundland, requested a tune for lyrics he had written for the Newfoundland National Song, Ode to Newfoundland.  In 1906 he composed The Laird of Cockpen to lyrics by Lady Nairn, the tale of a self-possessed 17th-century Laird.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerhaps the words of one of the composer's great champions, HM The King, best summarises the hidden man: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"a complex man with a mind of his own, who challenged his upbringing, and, in love, let his heart rule his head\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is gratifying to think that the 21st century might bring a new image of Parry and his hidden music into focus.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54603787665793,"sku":"2714426","price":16.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/5060263500780.jpg?v=1754710881","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/2714426","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}