- Performer: Martin Jones, Richard McMahon, Philip Martin
- Composer: Percy Grainger, Anonymous, Johann Sebastian Bach, Sir Edward Elgar
- Audio CD (23 Aug 2003)
- Number of Discs: 5
- Format: Box set
- Label: Nimbus
- ASIN: B0000037AX
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 139,505 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Handel In The Strand | |||
| 2. Bridal Lullaby | |||
| 3. English Waltz | |||
| 4. Mock Morris | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. b flat Pno Con (Opening) | |||
| 2. Cradle-Song | |||
| 3. Love Walked In | |||
| 4. Second Pno Con (3rd Movt) | |||
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| Disc: 3 | |||
| 1. Country Gardens | |||
| 2. The Merry King | |||
| 3. Molly On The Shore | |||
| 4. Irish Tune From County Derry | |||
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| Disc: 4 | |||
| 1. Four Irish Dances: I. A March-Jig | |||
| 2. Four Irish Dances: II. A Slow Dance | |||
| 3. Four Irish Dances: III. The Leprechaun's Dance | |||
| 4. Four Irish Dances: IV. A Reel | |||
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| Disc: 5 | |||
| 1. Children's March: 'Over The Hills And Far Away' | |||
| 2. Up-Country Song (Colonial Song) | |||
| 3. English Dance | |||
| 4. Ye Banks And Braes O' Bonnie Doon | |||
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Grainger's piano music is notoriously difficult, and it's also fairly uneven, so a complete survey is bound to have its highs and lows. Martin Jones does make a few obvious fluffs, but these are easy to overlook, given the great musicality of these performances. The sound quality is good, though some may find the tone a little too mellow and the acoustic a little too spacious for their tastes. For me, perhaps the best things about this set are the fillers on the 5th disc - here are some fantastic gems for multiple pianos and and multiple pianists. The English Dance for 2 pianos-6 hands is simply fantastic. Overall, this is a very enjoyable set, so long as you're reasonably selective. A must for Grainger fans, and enhanced by excellent programme notes.
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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Every last note...
13 Jun 2006
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A super budget 5 CD collection of all of Grainger's Piano music.
Every last note!
The shipping alone would be $17.00+ for the 5 individual Cds.
Englishman Martin Jones plays these as if he wrote them. He is thoroughly inside this music.
I think his best work to date.
He is joined on CD #5 by Richard Mcmahon and Phillip Martin. Where they rollick in various combos and trios on 1, 2 and 3 pianos. This is exhilerating. Especially on an truly uplifting version of Green Bushes.
The entire set is strongly idiomatic and given a clear, crisp, warm and spacious recording. FIRST CLASS sound.
There are too many highlights to single out, but the In A Nutshell Suite and Green Bushes are especially GOOD!
There is not a bad note or "vibe" on any of these CDs.
Highly recommended for Granger fans and fans of English Piano Music.
Every last note!
The shipping alone would be $17.00+ for the 5 individual Cds.
Englishman Martin Jones plays these as if he wrote them. He is thoroughly inside this music.
I think his best work to date.
He is joined on CD #5 by Richard Mcmahon and Phillip Martin. Where they rollick in various combos and trios on 1, 2 and 3 pianos. This is exhilerating. Especially on an truly uplifting version of Green Bushes.
The entire set is strongly idiomatic and given a clear, crisp, warm and spacious recording. FIRST CLASS sound.
There are too many highlights to single out, but the In A Nutshell Suite and Green Bushes are especially GOOD!
There is not a bad note or "vibe" on any of these CDs.
Highly recommended for Granger fans and fans of English Piano Music.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Excellent
8 Jan 2008
Amazon Verified Purchase
These are fabulous recordings of Percy Grainger's works for piano and I would recommend this to anyone interested in Grainger. The 5 cds are offered at an excellent value and well worth the money spent.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Another Score For Martin Jones and Nimbus
30 Mar 2010
Having just dug this out of my collection and listened to it for the first time in a few years I must say that it was just as enjoyable as when I first heard it. No need to speak much of Grainger's music: it is simply beautiful and wonderfully evocative. What needs to be said is how Jones captures the soul of Grainger so marvelously. As with his brilliant recordings of the complete works of Granados (also available on Nimbus and well worth seeking out: Granados: The Complete Piano Music) he seems to form a spiritual bond with the composers whose music he performs. There is no disconnect between performer and composer with Jones. I suppose that that is why he is a completist. He looks at the music like a biographer, with the same sense of totality and nuance. For Jones, to leave out a single piece would be like leaving out an event in the life he is documenting. One does get the sense that it could be Grainger himself performing these works.
Well, enough said. These are essential recordings of sublime music and cheers to Nimbus for making them available at such a reasonable price.
Well, enough said. These are essential recordings of sublime music and cheers to Nimbus for making them available at such a reasonable price.
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