Peter Jablonski (piano)
Stevenson, R: Peter Grimes Fantasy on themes from Benjamin Britten’s opera for piano solo (1971)
Paderewski: Suite for piano from Paderewski’s opera Manru (1961)
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K466 in D Minor. Romance from Concerto in D minor, Mozart K466, realised by Ronald Stevenson (2002)
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. Quintet from The Mastersingers, ‘elaborated for left hand alone’, Wagner-Wittgenstein (1980)
Stevenson, R: Ostinato Macabro on the name Godowski (1980)
Stevenson, R: Etudette d’après Korsakov et Chopin (Spectre d’Alkan) (1987)
Stevenson, R: 6 Pensées sur des Préludes de Chopin (1959)
Stevenson, R: Little jazz variations on Purcell’s New Scotch Tune (1964 / 75)
Stevenson, R: Piccolo Niccolò Paganinesco (1986)
Stevenson, R: Preludette on the name George Gershwin (1981)
Tauber: Tauberiana, transcription of Richard Tauber’s song My Heart and I (1980)
Ronald Stevenson, still unknown to many outside the British Isles, is considered by several pianists as among one of the most important pianist-composers of the 20th Century. Following the tradition of many great pianists, Stevenson created piano transcriptions from the works of other composers and also wrote music in a variety of styles. This piano album by Peter Jablonski offers a compelling portrait of the Scottish piano master. The album includes four world premiere recordings.