Credits:

Matthew-Walker, Robert (1939-)

Description:

A collection of piano works by Robert Matthew-Walker, a prominent figure in the British classical music industry. Matthew-Walker was born in London in 1939 and studied music there. After a period of military service, he studied composition in Paris with Darius Milhaud in 1962-63, composed as an amateur, and worked as a publisher before joining CBS Records in 1970 in a key marketing position. Matthew Walker wrote a considerable amount of music, including six symphonies, before and after his busy 1970s in the record industry, and the works on this album are from 1978 onward. His style is far from avant-garde, and his skillful descriptions of images that come to mind when you listen to them are very appealing. Naxos Japan

Tracklisting:

1.Nocturne and Aubade: Two Pieces for Piano Left-Hand Op. 154~I. Reflection at Midnight
2.Nocturne and Aubade: Two Pieces for Piano Left-Hand Op. 154~II. Toccata on three notes
3.Three American Pictures, Op. 157~I. Break Dancing at Washington Square
4.Three American Pictures, Op. 157~II. At Gershwin's Grave
5.Three American Pictures, Op. 157~III. A Bad Night in Los Angeles
6.The Evening of Memory, Adagio in B minor, Op. 200
7.Battledore: Five Children's Pieces, Op. 95~I. March
8.Battledore: Five Children's Pieces, Op. 95~II. Swings
9.Battledore: Five Children's Pieces, Op. 95~III. Running About
10.Battledore: Five Children's Pieces, Op. 95~IV. Boats Across the Lake
11.Battledore: Five Children's Pieces, Op. 95~V. Follow-my-leader
12.Fantasy Sonata: Hamlet (Piano Sonata No. 3), Op. 34
13.Divertimento on a Theme of Mozart for Piano Duet, Op. 57
14.Fantasy on a Theme from Malcolm Arnold Op. 208
15.The Fields Are White Already, Op. 153