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David Earl - Cello Sonata; Piano Suite No. 3

~ James Sherlock (Artist), David Earl (Artist)
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  • Audio CD (1 Oct 2007)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Divine Art
  • ASIN: B000U9X12A
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 256,984 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Sonata for Cello and Piano
2. Sonata for Cello and Piano
3. Sonata for Cello and Piano
4. Suite for Piano no 3 'Mandalas'
5. Suite for Piano no 3 'Mandalas'
6. Suite for Piano no 3 'Mandalas'
7. Suite for Piano no 3 'Mandalas'

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International Piano Magazine
Voted joint runner-up in International Piano Magazine's Best New Piano Recording 2007


Album Description
Following the first performance of his Cello Concerto in May 1998, David Earl wrote this sonata in the late summer of that year. Conceived in a traditional sonata-form mould, and on a large scale, the energy and volitional drive of the first two movements is tempered by pensive, questioning cadenzas for the cello. These reappear at intervals, and lead inexorably to the heart of the piece - an understated but deeply powerful elegy whose implacable resignation is foretold from the composition's opening bars. The first performance was given by George Corbett and James Sherlock in the Holywell Music Room, Oxford, on 18th January 2006.

Mandala is a Sanskrit word, meaning 'circle' or 'ring'. In the Buddhist tradition, mandalas are devotional images consisting of symmetrical patterns, often with an icon of a Buddha or Bodhisattva at their centre. Such symbols, as well as depicting Buddhist figures, are also said to exist for the benefit of sentient beings - informing, protecting, enlightening. This piano suite was commissioned by The Maidenhead Music Society, on the occasion of its 60th anniversary 1996/97, and first performed there by the composer on 27th April 1997.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A superbly rewarding and compelling disc., 22 Jul 2008
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I bought this disc after reading a review in the magazine, Gramophone. Of course, it is impossible to do music justice in words; I can start by saying that I'm so pleased to have purchased this. The two works featured on this superb cd range from meditative introspection, via a deep spirituality, to, in the case of the Sonata for cello and piano, a sharp, yet poignant sense of resolved turmoil, in which the interplay between the two instruments (played here with great sensitivity and passion) creates a powerful emotional connection with the listener. The Piano Suite No.3 possesses such a range of colour and a compressed depth of ideas that there is music here to feed one's mind and heart for a long time to come. Played by the composer, this suite of four pieces is a beautifully conceived and executed work, both rewarding and compelling. Expressing philosophical ideas in music must be difficult too, but David Earl succeeds wonderfully here; after the final notes of this piece, the silence is alive, and the temptation to return to the beginning hard to resist. I hope this is the first of many discs of his music to be made available.
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