- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 online resource (1 sound file)
- Summary
- Vladimir Ashkenazy returns with an unexpected album of compositions by his long-standing friend Howard Blake, best known for the Christmas favourite 'Walking in the Air'. 'Walking in the Air', which Ashkenazy has chosen as the title track of the disc is arranged here for solo piano. The song was composed by Blake as the centrepiece of his score for the children's classic animated film 'The Snowman', and exemplifies the composer's warmly accessible style. Ashkenazy performs nine world premiere recordings from Blake's repertoire and the album features music from Blake's other film scores, including Ridley Scott's 'The Duellists' and horror classic 'The Changeling' and the Prelude for Vova Op.640, written after Ashkenazy asked Blake to "make a piece out of my initials A S H - like Liszt did with B A C H". Howard Blake's illustrious career has spanned over 50 years in which he has composed more than 650 works, both classical and popular. He has written scores for numerous films, beginning in the 1970s, but it was in 1982, with his orchestral score for 'The Snowman' that Blake achieved widespread acclaim. While he is best known for the Christmas classic, he has written a wide range of music, including a piano concerto for the 30th birthday of Princess Diana. "His piano music is extremely well written and pianistic, due, of course, to the fact that he is a very good pianist himself," explains Ashkenazy, "and so it is truly a joy to play."
- Uniform Title
- Chamber music. Selections
- Alternative Title
- Chamber music.
- Music of Howard Blake
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Streaming audio.
- Contents
- The snowman. Walking in the air (3:07) -- The changeling. Music box (3:53) -- The duellists. Laura (2:01) -- Prelude for Vova (3:02) -- Speech after long silence (7:56) -- 12 piano pieces, op. 177 (excerpts) (21:48) -- Dances for two pianos (11:30) -- Sonata for two pianos (14:04) -- Piano fantasy (4:20) -- Four easy pieces (3:40) -- Romanza (2:26) -- Haiku for Yu-Chee (1:12) -- Parting (1:21).
- LCCN
- GBF071302610
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- OCLC
- 1005738152
- Author
Blake, Howard, composer.
- Title
Walking in the air : the music of Howard Blake.
- Publisher
London : Decca Music Group, [2014]
- Copyright Date
℗2014
- Type of Content
performed music
- Type of Medium
computer
- Type of Carrier
online resource
- Digital File Characteristics
audio file
- Performer
Vladimir Ashkenazy, Vovka Ashkenazy, pianos.
- Event
Recorded 2013 Potton Hall.
- Source of description
Hard copy version record.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
Ashkenazy, Vladimir, 1937- performer.
Ashkenazy, Vovka, performer.
- Other Form:
Source record: Blake, Howard. Walking in the air. London : Decca Music Group, [2014] (OCoLC)880336814
- Other Standard Identifier
GBF071302610
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GBF071302620
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- Publisher No.
00028947863014 Decca
- Branch Call Number
eNYPL Music