{"product_id":"764361-1","title":"Paul\/hew Watkins - American Cello\/Piano Works [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHaving explored much of twentieth-century British works for cello and piano, the Watkins brothers now turn their attention to the American contribution to this repertoire. The music spans a fascinating period of some four decades of intensive compositional activity in the United-States. The earliest piece in the collection, Barber's Cello Sonata (1932), was for many years considered as the only modern work in the genre. It is imbued with an intensely romantic spirit utterly different from the folk-tinged nationalism of contemporaneous music by Copland, represented here by arrangements of two numbers from his popular cowboy ballet Billy the Kid. Carter's highly original and technically demanding Cello Sonata and Crumb's idiosyncratic Sonata for Solo Cello are worlds apart from the traditional vein of Barber piece. The works marked watershed moments in the stylistic development of two of the most imaginative and distinctive creative voices of their time. Lastly, the 'Meditations' offer a contrast between searing melancholy and moments of jazzy dynamism, typical of Bernstein's stylistic eclecticism\u003cp\u003eI. Allegro Ma Non Troppo -(  ) - Tempo I\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eII. Adagio - Presto - Di Nuovo Adagio\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIII. Allegro Appassionato - Meno Mosso - Tempo I\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Lento Assai, Molto Sostenuto - Tranquillo - Mosso\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. Andante Sostenuto - Variation I. (Sempre Sostenuto) - Meno Sostenuto - Variation II. Con Moto - V\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. Presto - Prestissimo E Staccato (Senza Misura)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI. Moderato\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eII. Vivace, Molto Leggiero\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIII. Adagio\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIV. Allegro - Tempo of First Movement\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI. Fantasia. Andante Espressivo E Con Molto Rubato\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eII. Tema Pastorale Con Variazioni - Tema. Grazioso E Delicato - Variazione I. Un Poco Pi\\xc3\\xb9 Animato -\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIII. Toccata. Largo E Drammatico - Allegro Vivace\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWaltz. Molto Moderato - Con Moto - Pi\\xc3\\xb9 Mosso - Tempo I\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCelebration. Allegro\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55148254691713,"sku":"764361","price":18.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/516gewgWflL._SL1500_fe276af8-6961-4243-b327-d73a0aac183d.jpg?v=1767820896","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/764361-1","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}