Tall Poppies
TP105
Ian Munro - piano
Recorded for the first time, here is a comprehensive overview of the piano music of Arthur Benjamin, an Australian composer who spent most of his time in Europe and whose music has been neglected for years. It is performed by Ian Munro, whose affinity for this music is astonishing. He has been a devotee of Benjamin for years, and the quality of his research is clearly revealed in the annotations he has provided with this release.
Munro's biography of Benjamin is the only available analytical biography of this composer in the available literature. Also included with the CD is a charming introduction by Joan Trimble, a former student and colleague of Benjamin, and the pianist who premiered Jamaican Rumba! This music is accessible and virtuosic, and the children's pieces are thoroughly charming.
CONTENTS
Arthur Benjamin:
Jamaican Rumba
Scherzino
Siciliana
Chinoiserie (Gavotte and Musette)
Suite
Fantasies I
Pastorale, Arioso & Finale
Fantasies II
Saxophone Blues
Three New Fantasies
Romance-Impromptu
Odds & Ends I
Haunted House
Odds & Ends II
Let's go Hiking
Brumas Tunes
Elegiac Mazurka