Leonard Butler: Christmas Suite for Pianoforte (1921)
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Channel: PSearPianist · 2014 · Music
Phillip Sear plays a 1921 piano suite by the British composer Leonard Butler. 00:00 Father Christmas sets out 01: 41With the Carollers 02:52 Told at the Fireside 04:12 Dance of the Christmas-tree Fairy 05:27 On Christmas Night ----------------------------------------------------------------- More from the British composer Leonard Butler (1869-1943). I know little about him except that he was born in Dorking, studied with Ebenezer Prout, later became a professor of piano at the Guildhall School in London, and died in St. Austell. He seems to gave specialized in liturgical and organ music, but also wrote some picturesque piano suites - rather in the manner of Frederic Mullen and Percy Elliott. He had a real gift for short lively light pieces. Despite the childish titles of the pieces in this seasonal suite, they are by no means trivial to play - particularly the first piece in the set. The set feels surprisingly secular, and Butler has resisted the temptation to quote any carols (or at least, any known to me). Thumbnail image by __ drz __ on Unsplash ( https://tinyurl.com/y3qjgq86 ). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- Played by Phillip Sear http://www.psear.co.uk (Email: [email protected] WhatsApp: http://wa.me/441444483794 ) TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pianogems
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