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ARTISTS

Rex Lawson, pianola

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Tracks

Disc 1
1
5'
22"
2
4'
15"
3
2'
17"
4
2'
30"
5
3'
42"
6
8'
41"
7
1'
41"
8
2'
42"
9
3'
00"
10
2'
07"
11
1'
08"
12
1'
46"
13
10'
38"
14
5'
22"
15
3'
42"
16
3'
17"
17
1'
51"
18
3'
57"
19
3'
42"
20
4'
40"
21
3'
24"
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COMPOSERS

Johann Sebastian BACH
Percy GRAINGER
Igor STRAVINSKY
Eugene GOOSSENS
Herbert HOWELLS
Alfredo CASELLA
Gian Francesco MALIPIERO
Frederic COWEN
Arnold BAX
Harry GILL
Maurice RAVEL
David STANHOPE
Robin WALKER
Charles Hubert PARRY

DESCRIPTION

For over thirty years Rex Lawson has been at the forefront of pianola music throughout the world. This recording features new music and arrangements for pianola commissioned by the Aeolian Company of London in 1921, with music from JS Bach, Arnold Bax, Frederic Cowen, Percy Grainger, Herbert Howells, Maurice Ravel, Alfredo Casella, Hubert Parry, Igor Stravinsky and others.

REVIEWS

"What you get here is Lawson playing, not merely operating, a pianola. These are his performances - and he really does give you the sense of a live event. The programme is a fascinating one." Gramophone

"This delightful disc contains crisp, meticulous music for the Pianola... Lawson has mastered this art and spread the Pianola gospel around the world." The Sunday Times

RECORDING CREDITS

This disc was recorded 25-26 July 2007 at the Old Granary Studio, Beccles, Suffolk.

Recording Engineer & Producer: RICHARD BLACK
Repertoire Consultant: DENIS HALL
Editing & Mastering: RICHARD BLACK
Executive Producer: COLIN MATTHEWS

Design: FRANCOIS HALL

(P) 2008 NMC Recordings Ltd

Catalogue number:
NMC D136
Release Date:
5 May 2008