Release Date: 02 May 2011
Label: Sain
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5016886264622
Genres: Classical
Composer/Series: Songs Without Words
Description
A collection of some of Wales' best loved songs in new arrangements as never heard before for solo piano by one of Wales' most celebrated pianists.
Described in the Daily Telegraph as 'seemingly conjuring a whole orchestra from his instrument', Iwan Llewelyn-Jones is now established as one of Britain's most imaginative and successful pianists.
Brought up in Amlwch, Angelsey and educated at Oxford University and the Royal College of Music, London he has performed as soloist and with orchestras to audiences the world over and won several awards including the Coolidge Scholarship (Balliol College Oxford), the Hopkinson Gold Medal, Chopin Prize and Instrumental Duo Award (Royal College of Music) and been a prizewinner at several international piano competitions in Britain, France, Spain and Italy.
Iwan broadcasts regularly on Radio 3, Radio Cymru and S4C and has been the recipient of several awards and honours including The Sir Geraint Evans award in recognition of his significant contribution to Welsh Music.
Tracklisting
Calan
Elin Fflur
Cor Aelwyd Cf1 Choir
David Kempster
Gwenan Gibbard
Various Artists
Sorela
Calan
Tomas Vrana, Janacek Philharmonic Ostrava, Gabor Kali
The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra|Riccardo Chailly
The Choir of Merton College, Oxford, Britten Sinfonia, Benjamin Nicholas
Tamar Halperin
Renato Criscuolo|Aldo Criscuolo
Ragna Schirmer, Hofkapelle Munchen, Rudiger Lotter
Piercarlo Sacco|Andrea Dieci
Peter Hanson (violin); Andrew Arthur (fortepiano)
