Piano Music, Volume 1
ASHTON, Algernon

Catalogue Number: TOCC0063
EAN: 5060113440631
Release Date: 31 May 2010
Duration: 74:25

Nocturne and Menuet, Op. 39
Vier Bagatellen, Op. 79
Sonata No. 4 in D minor, Op. 164
Sonata No. 8 in F major, Op. 174

Daniel Grimwood, piano

Algernon Ashton, born in Durham in 1859, is one of the best-kept secrets in British music. His generous output of piano music includes no fewer than eight sonatas, none of them ever recorded before now. Rutland Boughton wrote that Ashton ‘seems to pour out great musical thought as easily as the lark trills its delight in cloudland’, and though Ashton’s piano writing, which lies downstream from Chopin and Brahms, is phenomenally difficult, what strikes the ear is its spontaneity and melodic richness.

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Track Listing, MP3 Downloads & Streaming Samples

Track No.	Track Title/Details	Duration	Sample	Download Track
	Nocturne and Menuet, Op. 39 (1888) Algernon Ashton, composer Daniel Grimwood, piano (first recording)	10:44
1	Nocturne (Andantino)	5:53
2	Menuet (Allegretto)	4:51
	Sonata No. 8 in F major, Op. 174 (publ. 1926) Algernon Ashton, composer Daniel Grimwood, piano (first recording)	26:10
3	I. Allegro soave	7:36
4	II. Lento: Con gran espressione	6:50
5	III. Scherzo: Allegro animato	4:12
6	IV. Finale: Allegro frescamente	7:32
	Vier Bagatellen, Op. 79 (1892) Algernon Ashton, composer Daniel Grimwood, piano (first recording)	7:26
7	1. Allegretto amoroso	1:44
8	2. Andante cantabile	2:15
9	3. Larghetto con gran espressione	2:12
10	4. Allegro frescamente	1:15
	Sonata No. 4 in D minor, Op. 164 (publ. 1925) Algernon Ashton, composer Daniel Grimwood, piano (first recording)	30:05
11	I. Allegro	9:15
12	II. Largo assai	6:44
13	III. Intermezzo: Moderato	4:51
14	IV. Finale: Allegro, ma non troppo	9:15

Artists

Algernon Ashton, composer
[credit: (C) Royal College of Music]

Daniel Grimwood, piano