Edward MacDowell: Piano Sonatas 1 & 2, Woodland Sketches (CD)

Edward MacDowell (1860–1908)

Piano Sonata No. 1 in G minor, Op. 45 “Tragica”

1. I. Largo maestoso – 8:54
2. II. Molto allegro, vivace – 2:47
3. III. Largo con maestà – 7:50
4. IV. Allegro eroico – 8:29

Piano Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 50 “Eroica”
5. I. Slow, with nobility – 8:10
6. II. Elf-like, as light and swift as possible – 3:31
7. III. Tenderly, longingly, yet with passion – 5:35
8. IV. Fiercely, very fast – 7:28

Woodland Sketches, Op. 51
9. No. 1. To a Wild Rose – 1:49
10. No. 2. Will o’ the Wisp – 1:24
11. No. 3. At an Old Trysting Place – 1:33
12. No. 4. In Autumn – 1:35
13. No. 5. From an Indian Lodge – 2:32
14. No. 6. To a Water Lily – 2:34
15. No. 7. From Uncle Remus – 1:20
16. No. 8. A Desert Farm – 2:29
17. No. 9. By a Meadow Brook – 1:09
18. No. 10. Told at Sunset – 3:57

Total time: 73:46

Giorgio Trione Bartoli, piano