
Leaves of Grass - 12 preludes for piano after Walt Whitman
Risto-Matti Marin · Matthew Whittall
2011 · ABCD 333
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Risto-Matti Marin · Matthew Whittall
2011 · ABCD 333
MusicWeb International: Whittall’s Leaves of Grass is a stunning work / Whittallin Ruohonlehtiä on upea teos [http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2012/Feb12/Whittall_Leaves_ABCD333.htm]
MusicWeb International
Opinion may be divided, even polarised, on the quality of Walt Whitman’s poetry, but there will likely be little argument over these 12 Preludes based on his best-known collection,
Leaves of Grass
. They’re by Canadian-born, Finland-based composer Matthew Whittall, making his monographic debut with this beautifully recorded hybrid SACD.
What a debut it is: Whittall’s
Leaves of Grass
is a stunning work. One of its greatest assets is the structural and harmonic simplicity of much of the…
MusicWeb International · Byzantion ·
I especially like the prelude entitled A Noiseless Patient Spider; it opens with slithering chromatic phrases that stop in midair, then gradually evolve into big, declamatory chordal pillars.
…[Whittall’s] assured and skillful command of modern piano idioms ought to attract advanced students looking for effective new works to perform. Risto-Matti Marin’s dynamic, incisive, splendidly characterized and superbly engineered performances make a compelling case for this evocative work’s premiere recording. © 2012
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ClassicsToday.com · Jed Distler ·
Whitmanians will definitely want to have this, as will people looking for imaginative new piano music.
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