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Norman Dello JOIO (b.1913) Piano Music Prelude: To a Young Musician [3.09] Diversions [11.20] Introduction and Fantasies on a Choral Tune [6.37] Suite for Piano (1940) [6.37] Lyric Pieces for the Young [13.30] Short Intervallic Etudes for Well-Tempered Pianists [10.46] Piano Sonata No. 3 (1947) [16.08] Tanya Stambuk (piano) rec. 27-29 May 1998, Patrych Studios, NYC. DDD CENTAUR CRC 2469 [69.46]

Dello Joio came of a musical family. He studied with Wagenaar and Hindemith soon coming to the conviction that his music must be accessible to the public ... and so it is. His lyrical proclivities are instantly announced in the Prelude to a Young Musician which is lyrical in the manner of early Fauré. Diversions plays around the bel canto line with a lacing of neo-Baroque always alert and eager. The Chorale (tr.5) from Diversions uses the traditional tune In dulci jubilo. The Introduction and Fantasies tends towards the monumental, making respectful, ingenious sport of the hymn Praise God from Whom all Blessings Flow. The aggressive Fantasy II movement is cross-hatched with Shostakovich-like writing from the Preludes and Fugues with a sprinkling of Grainger along the way. Fantasy III recalled the bluesy flavour of Robert Nathaniel Dett's suite In the Bottoms. The Suite aims to recreate moods from the poetry of Carl Sandburg. These range from darkly reflective, to upstart brio (Bright tr.13), to the dark ruffled waters of Calm and the irritability and unstable ferocity of the finale. The six Lyric Pieces for the Young are didactics but their postcard imagination is vivid and the invention is not at all time-serving. The Etudes sometimes recall the elaboration of Godowsky in the Java Suite. There is an engaging peppery dissonant shading in these six pieces. The Third Piano Sonata returns to his lyrical heartland with some jazzy syncopation like Lambert at tr.29 and Milhaud at tr. 31 along the way. Tanya Stambuk is all we might hope for: alert and eager in riffs and speed while welcoming of the many lyrical opportunities offered by this neglected music. Will appeal to those who are already captivated by the piano music of Moeran and Constant Lambert. Rob Barnett Advertising Rates Visitor stats MusicWeb International has over 40,000 Classical CD reviews on offer Discs received Having a problem Donating? Gerard Hoffnung Concerts & The Bricklayer Story MusicWeb can now offer you discs from the following catalogues: Prices include postage There will be NO VAT Rises [Acte Préalable £13.50] [Arcodiva £12.00] [Avie from £6.25] [British Music Society £12.00] [CDACCORD from £13.50 ] [ClassicO £12.50] [Hallé from £11] [Heritage £10] [Hortus £14.99 ] [Lyrita ONLY £11.75 ] [Nimbus Special prices] [Northern Flowers £13.50] [REDCLIFFE £11 ] [Sheva £11] [Tactus £11.50 ] [Talent from £12.00 ] [Toccata Classics £10.50 ] Musicweb Special Offers Monthly Best Buys   New Releases New Releases   MusicWeb sells the Polish catalogue CDAccord £10.50 post free W-W MusicWeb sells the Arcodiva catalogue £12.00 post free W-W £11.75 post-free world- wide     Google Ads - for information about privacy matters, click here.  Amazon Musicweb International is a participant in the Amazon EU Associates Programme, an affiliate advertising programme designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com

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