Dodgson: Vol 2: Piano Sonata No.1; Piano Sonata No. 3(Variations on a Rhythm); Piano Sonata No. 6

A marvellous disc: Roberts, who has worked extensively with Dodgson and premiered a number of his piano sonatas, plays with great verve, clarity and lyricism. He beautifully demonstrates this composer’s inventive personal voice; especially noteworthy is the imaginative structure and variety of the Third Sonata, ‘Variations on a Rhythm’. Jessica Duchen

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Published: January 20, 2012 at 1:21 pm

COMPOSERS: Dodgson
LABELS: Claudio
WORKS: Vol 2: Piano Sonata No.1; Piano Sonata No. 3(Variations on a Rhythm); Piano Sonata No. 6
PERFORMER: Bernard Roberts (piano)
CATALOGUE NO: CC 4941-2

A marvellous disc: Roberts, who has worked extensively with Dodgson and premiered a number of his piano sonatas, plays with great verve, clarity and lyricism. He beautifully demonstrates this composer’s inventive personal voice; especially noteworthy is the imaginative structure and variety of the Third Sonata, ‘Variations on a Rhythm’. Jessica Duchen

Jessica Duchen

Journalist and Critic, BBC Music Magazine

Jessica Duchen studied music at Cambridge University and was the classical music correspondent for The Independent from 2004 to 2016. She has also written for The Guardian, The Observer, The Sunday Times, BBC Music Magazine and the JC, among others. Jessica Duchen has written librettos include numerous choral works and operas for the composer Roxanna Panufnik, including Silver Birch, commissioned by Garsington Opera and shortlisted for an International Opera Award in 2018. Two more works based on stories by Oscar Wilde were commissioned for Garsington’s Youth Company, The Happy Princess with composer Paul Fincham (2019) and The Selfish Giant with John Barber, which fell victim to lockdown, this has been postponed to 2021.

Dodgson: Vol 2: Piano Sonata No.1; Piano Sonata No. 3(Variations on a Rhythm); Piano Sonata No. 6

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