℗ 2013 Delphian Records Ltd
| Released | October 28, 2013 |
| Duration | 2h 20m 15s |
| Record Label | Delphian Records |
| Catalogue No. | DCD34119 |
| Genre | Classical (20th/21st Century) |
Ronald Stevenson: Passacaglia on DSCH
James Willshire
Available in 48 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC audio formats
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Passacaglia on DSCH, Pars Prima
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1.1
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Sonata allegro
Ronald Stevenson; James Willshire |
7:06 | |||
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1.2
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Waltz in rondo form
Ronald Stevenson; James Willshire |
3:06 | |||
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1.3
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Episode (Presto)
Ronald Stevenson; James Willshire |
0:29 | |||
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1.4
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Suite (Prelude – Sarabande – Jig – Sarabande – Minuet – Jig – Gavotte – Polonaise)
Ronald Stevenson; James Willshire |
13:16 | |||
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1.5
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Pibroch (Lament for the Children)
Ronald Stevenson; James Willshire |
2:42 | |||
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1.6
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Episode
Ronald Stevenson; James Willshire |
0:44 | |||
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1.7
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Nocturne
Ronald Stevenson; James Willshire |
2:14 | |||
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1.8
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Reverie-Fantasy
Ronald Stevenson; James Willshire |
4:28 | |||
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1.9
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Fanfare – Forebodings
Ronald Stevenson; James Willshire |
2:16 | |||
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1.10
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Variations on ‘Peace, Bread and the Land’ (1917)
Ronald Stevenson; James Willshire |
2:19 | |||
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1.11
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Symphonic March
Ronald Stevenson; James Willshire |
2:13 | |||
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1.12
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Episode (Volante scherzoso)
Ronald Stevenson; James Willshire |
0:58 | |||
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1.13
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Fandango
Ronald Stevenson; James Willshire |
2:05 | |||
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1.14
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Pedal-point (‘To emergent Africa’)
Ronald Stevenson; James Willshire |
2:19 | |||
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1.15
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Central episode
Ronald Stevenson; James Willshire |
4:00 | |||
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1.16
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Variations in C minor
Ronald Stevenson; James Willshire |
3:35 | |||
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1.17
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Adagio
Ronald Stevenson; James Willshire |
1:48 | |||
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1.18
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Subject I. Andamento
Ronald Stevenson; James Willshire |
6:00 | |||
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1.19
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Subject II. B A C H
Ronald Stevenson; James Willshire |
6:50 | |||
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1.20
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Subject III. Dies Irae
Ronald Stevenson; James Willshire |
6:18 | |||
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1.21
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Final variations on theme
Ronald Stevenson; James Willshire |
1:20 | |||
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1.22
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Promenade Pastorale
Ronald Stevenson; James Willshire |
10:30 | |||
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1.23
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Waltzes
Ronald Stevenson; James Willshire |
2:58 | |||
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Fugue, Variations and Epilogue on a Theme by Arnold Bax
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1.24
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1. Fugue without Protocol (Tema locriano)
Ronald Stevenson; James Willshire |
8:24 | |||
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1.25
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Transition to movement 2
Ronald Stevenson; James Willshire |
4:58 | |||
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1.26
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2. Intermezzo-Notturno: Omaggio a John Field
Ronald Stevenson; James Willshire |
1:25 | |||
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1.27
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Alla giga
Ronald Stevenson; James Willshire |
1:23 | |||
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1.28
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Marcia funebre (Lento ma con moto)
Ronald Stevenson; James Willshire |
0:44 | |||
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1.29
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Allegro quasi feroce
Ronald Stevenson; James Willshire |
1:00 | |||
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1.30
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3. Epilogue (Andante cantabile)
Ronald Stevenson; James Willshire |
5:54 | |||
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1.31
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Nocturne (Homage to John Field)
Ronald Stevenson; James Willshire |
5:58 | |||
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Variations on a Theme of Pizzetti
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1.32
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Tema: movimento di Sarabanda – Riflessione del tema – Transizione
Ronald Stevenson; James Willshire |
1:17 | |||
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1.33
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Variation 1: Con moto amabile
Ronald Stevenson; James Willshire |
0:22 | |||
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1.34
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Variation 2
Ronald Stevenson; James Willshire |
0:19 | |||
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1.35
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Variation 3: Più mosso (circa allegro)
Ronald Stevenson; James Willshire |
0:20 | |||
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1.36
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Variation 4: Poco meno mosso
Ronald Stevenson; James Willshire |
0:22 | |||
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1.37
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Variation 5
Ronald Stevenson; James Willshire |
0:31 | |||
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1.38
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Variation 6: Sostenuto solenne
Ronald Stevenson; James Willshire |
1:13 | |||
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1.39
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Variation 7: Alla marcia, molto moderato e quasi automa
Ronald Stevenson; James Willshire |
1:00 | |||
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1.40
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Variation 8: Andante cantabile
Ronald Stevenson; James Willshire |
0:54 | |||
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1.41
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Variation 9: Un po’ più mosso (moderato)
Ronald Stevenson; James Willshire |
0:26 | |||
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1.42
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Variation 10: Allegretto squisito
Ronald Stevenson; James Willshire |
0:28 | |||
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1.43
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Variation 11: Alla siciliana (Allegretto grazioso)
Ronald Stevenson; James Willshire |
0:30 | |||
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1.44
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Variation 12: Alla barcarolla
Ronald Stevenson; James Willshire |
1:02 | |||
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1.45
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Variation 13: Alla tarantella
Ronald Stevenson; James Willshire |
0:23 | |||
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1.46
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Variation 14: Allegro
Ronald Stevenson; James Willshire |
1:48 | |||
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1.47
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Variation 15: Sostenuto
Ronald Stevenson; James Willshire |
0:32 | |||
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1.48
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Variation 16
Ronald Stevenson; James Willshire |
2:03 | |||
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Sonatina No 2
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1.49
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Adagietto
Ronald Stevenson; James Willshire |
3:10 | |||
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1.50
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Allegro
Ronald Stevenson; James Willshire |
4:15 | |||
"... Willshire's pianism often evokes Stevenson's own incisively sprung rhythms and sharp dynamic contrasts ..."
- Gramophone
"Four Stars ... the magnificently quirky ambition and scale of the work are vividly conveyed and its formidable technical hurdles effortlessly negotiated ..."
- The Guardian
"All the works on this disc are stunningly played: the technical difficulties are overcome with boundless skill. Willshire is a tremendous advocate for Stevenson’s music."
- MusicWeb International
"Four Stars ... the surprise is how charming his music can be ... he can slyly wrong-foot us with waltzes, or beguile with a serene homage ... Bach is a constant presence, as is Stevenson's hero Busoni ... it's hard to imagine this music better played: Willshire deserves a medal."
- BBC Music Magazine
Clocking in at over 80 minutes long and requiring 141 pages of score, Ronald Stevenson’s powerful Passacaglia on DSCH was long claimed as the biggest single stretch of music ever written for piano, a world tour of styles and a singleminded exploration of its generating motif. Rising star British pianist James Willshire has the technique and vaulting ambition to match both the work's grandeur and its immense wealth of detail. Among the companion pieces filling up the second disc in this set are several world premieres.
48 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Delphian Records Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -12.32 -26.61 to -2.01 | -33.04 -44.64 to -22.05 | -29.79 -41.70 to -18.40 | 12 8 to 17 | |
| 1 | Sonata allegro | -2.79 | -25.31 | -21.8 | 15 |
| 2 | Waltz in rondo form | -14.26 | -34.14 | -31.6 | 12 |
| 3 | Episode (Presto) | -11.14 | -29.20 | -26.8 | 9 |
| 4 | Suite (Prelude – Sarabande – Jig – Sarabande – Minuet – Jig – Gavotte – Polonaise) | -3.00 | -27.45 | -23.9 | 15 |
| 5 | Pibroch (Lament for the Children) | -10.26 | -36.19 | -33.1 | 17 |
| 6 | Episode | -15.17 | -34.19 | -30.8 | 11 |
| 7 | Nocturne | -11.86 | -32.63 | -29.3 | 13 |
| 8 | Reverie-Fantasy | -8.51 | -31.71 | -28.0 | 14 |
| 9 | Fanfare – Forebodings | -4.29 | -25.70 | -21.1 | 11 |
| 10 | Variations on ‘Peace, Bread and the Land’ (1917) | -2.01 | -22.05 | -18.4 | 13 |
| 11 | Symphonic March | -5.70 | -26.49 | -23.8 | 13 |
| 12 | Episode (Volante scherzoso) | -11.97 | -28.92 | -26.1 | 11 |
| 13 | Fandango | -9.52 | -29.18 | -26.0 | 11 |
| 14 | Pedal-point (‘To emergent Africa’) | -5.62 | -24.23 | -19.8 | 11 |
| 15 | Central episode | -2.91 | -22.50 | -19.4 | 12 |
| 16 | Variations in C minor | -5.48 | -26.33 | -23.2 | 13 |
| 17 | Adagio | -8.90 | -31.98 | -28.5 | 13 |
| 18 | Subject I. Andamento | -3.07 | -26.02 | -22.9 | 15 |
| 19 | Subject II. B A C H | -7.07 | -26.83 | -23.9 | 12 |
| 20 | Subject III. Dies Irae | -4.90 | -25.59 | -22.3 | 12 |
| 21 | Final variations on theme | -19.34 | -38.15 | -35.4 | 13 |
| 22 | Promenade Pastorale | -2.84 | -27.13 | -21.5 | 14 |
| 23 | Waltzes | -12.96 | -37.83 | -34.3 | 16 |
| 24 | 1. Fugue without Protocol (Tema locriano) | -7.29 | -30.26 | -26.7 | 13 |
| 25 | Transition to movement 2 | -8.17 | -33.05 | -29.3 | 16 |
| 26 | 2. Intermezzo-Notturno: Omaggio a John Field | -19.35 | -40.23 | -37.1 | 13 |
| 27 | Alla giga | -15.78 | -38.68 | -36.3 | 11 |
| 28 | Marcia funebre (Lento ma con moto) | -15.13 | -34.53 | -31.1 | 11 |
| 29 | Allegro quasi feroce | -9.29 | -28.06 | -25.3 | 13 |
| 30 | 3. Epilogue (Andante cantabile) | -8.20 | -34.25 | -30.5 | 14 |
| 31 | Nocturne (Homage to John Field) | -17.81 | -39.24 | -36.3 | 13 |
| 32 | Tema: movimento di Sarabanda – Riflessione del tema – Transizione | -19.62 | -39.96 | -36.3 | 14 |
| 33 | Variation 1: Con moto amabile | -20.72 | -38.08 | -35.7 | 8 |
| 34 | Variation 2 | -15.44 | -36.40 | -33.3 | 12 |
| 35 | Variation 3: Più mosso (circa allegro) | -12.40 | -30.06 | -27.2 | 12 |
| 36 | Variation 4: Poco meno mosso | -17.30 | -35.14 | -31.9 | 9 |
| 37 | Variation 5 | -26.61 | -44.44 | -41.4 | 11 |
| 38 | Variation 6: Sostenuto solenne | -10.76 | -31.61 | -27.5 | 14 |
| 39 | Variation 7: Alla marcia, molto moderato e quasi automa | -9.55 | -30.96 | -28.3 | 12 |
| 40 | Variation 8: Andante cantabile | -21.56 | -40.34 | -37.1 | 11 |
| 41 | Variation 9: Un po’ più mosso (moderato) | -23.80 | -41.67 | -38.8 | 9 |
| 42 | Variation 10: Allegretto squisito | -21.13 | -41.58 | -38.3 | 12 |
| 43 | Variation 11: Alla siciliana (Allegretto grazioso) | -19.57 | -38.82 | -36.1 | 10 |
| 44 | Variation 12: Alla barcarolla | -19.67 | -38.03 | -35.1 | 12 |
| 45 | Variation 13: Alla tarantella | -14.77 | -32.83 | -29.9 | 9 |
| 46 | Variation 14: Allegro | -8.99 | -30.71 | -28.0 | 14 |
| 47 | Variation 15: Sostenuto | -25.56 | -44.07 | -41.7 | 9 |
| 48 | Variation 16 | -22.41 | -44.64 | -40.6 | 13 |
| 49 | Adagietto | -14.60 | -36.49 | -33.0 | 13 |
| 50 | Allegro | -7.07 | -27.98 | -24.9 | 14 |