RAWSTHORNE: Piano Quintet / Piano Trio / Viola Sonata

John McCabe (Artist, Performer), Peter Adams (Performer), Alan Rawsthorne (Composer), Yoshiko Endo (Performer), Helen Roberts (Performer), Martin Outram (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: John McCabe, Peter Adams, Yoshiko Endo, Helen Roberts, Martin Outram
• Composer: Alan Rawsthorne
• Audio CD (August 4, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Naxos
• ASIN: B000026CWO
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #446,277 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent work, July 4, 2000

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This review is from: RAWSTHORNE: Piano Quintet / Piano Trio / Viola Sonata (Audio CD)

rawsthorne appears to be almost unknown here in north america, so i'm extremely grateful to naxos for (once again) making exploring 20th century composers so painless.

this collection of chamber music for piano and strings is extremely enjoyable. rawsthorne seems to have excelled at small pieces- the longest on this CD is just over 8 minutes. he packs a lot of interesting ideas into those brief minutes.

while not out-and-out discordant, at times the melodies explode into angry pianos. other times the works seem... well not wandering, but rather taking us in unexpected directions. it's interesting, complex music that is still accessible and deserves many listenings.

the sound on the CD is intimate and clean, and as with the other two naxos rawsthorne offerings, the liner notes provide helpful insights.