Annabelle Lawson: The Complete Solo Piano Works of Gordon Crosse

"Distinguished composer (and dear friend) Gordon Crosse, passed away in November 2021, aged 84. When I heard that Gordon was ill, I wrote to him promising to record the remainder of his works for solo piano and compile them into one, single disc. Gordon died less than a week after I emailed him. It was particularly important to me to make this promise, as Gordon's last work for solo piano - a beautiful Etude called L'Isle Heureuse (Papa Westray, Orkney) - was written as a gift for me and my parents and arrived on our doorstep, as a surprise, in 2019 - just before the birth of my second son.

Having already recorded one piano sonata, a collection of miniatures and the Trio (revised for the Lawson Trio in 2014), onto a previous disc for Prima Facie Records, two piano sonatas and the Etude remained to be recorded. I have lived with Gordon's music for nearly ten years and given the world premieres of two of the piano sonatas, along with the revised Trio, so this music is extremely close to my heart. I'm so glad to have recorded a disc comprising music which I hold in such high esteem, by such a celebrated and much-loved composer and person.

I have been fortunate enough to have received GBP2,500 of grants from the Ida Carroll Trust and the Vaughan Williams Foundation, as well as several thousand pounds of pledges through Kickstarter and individual donors. The outpouring of love and respect for Gordon - both as a man and as a composer - has been inspiring and moving and I'm both proud and excited to have brought this project to fruition." Annabelle Lawsonwww.annabellelawson.com

". a polished and exciting first performance. Gordon Crosse appeared to be well satisfied by the concert debut of his new sonata [Sonata no.3]. It could scarcely have been rendered with more virtuosity or emotional commitment." - Paul Conway, Musical Opinion, September 2019

1: I. Vivace Con Fuoco
2: II. Lento Molto, Calmo Assai
3: III. Presto Scorrevole E Sotto Voce
4: Puffin Windmill
5: Battleship and Submarine
6: Classic Hen
7: Sheep and Shearsman
8: Two WW1 Biplanes
9: I. Fluid
10: II. Still
11: III. Vigorous
12: I. Allegro Vigoroso
13: II. Molto Lento
14: III. Prestissimo
15: L'isle Heureuse (Etude for Solo Piano)

Composer: Gordon Crosse

Number of Discs: 1

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