SWCD27 The Piano Music of William Blezard Vol. 2
Eric Parkin

Total Music Time: 70.33


This is the last CD produced under the guidance of William Blezard of his own music ... he died the day after approving the final master CD.

He was best known for being the accompanist to Joyce Grenfell and Marlene Dietrich on their many world tours. Eric Parkin was Williams first choice for pianist on this collection of pieces ranging across his whole life.

TRACK LISTING

  A Miscellany of Miniatures (2000)
1    Sempre piano
2    Allegreto ma non troppo (Flibbertigibbert)
3    Vivace (Hot Pursuit)
4    Allegro vivace (Who Cares?)
5    Tranquillo e espressivo
6    Gently bouncing along
7    Espressivo (Valse lente)
8    Tempo di Tarentella (April Fool)
9    Strepitoso (Marche sardonique)
10    Lent et nostalgique (Postscript)

 

Two Promenades for Eric Parkin (2001)
11    Promenade excentrique
12    Promenade heureuse
13    Two Aspects of Tango Rhythm (1931-38)
14    Spanish Tango (1932)
15    Tango in D (1938)
  Two Fantastic Dances (1938)
16    in B flat
17    in G minor
  Three European Dances
18    Polka (1942
19    Sarabande (1940
20    Tarantella (1944
  Three More Jeux d'espirit (2000-2002)
21    Bounce tempo
22    Allegretto moderato
23    Fast
  Scherzino (c. 1960's)
24    Sorority Samba (date unknown)
  Three Dance Studies (1966-9)
25    Octaves
26    Trills
27    Cross Rhythms
  Variations on a Sea Shanty (1939-40)
28    (What Shall We Do With A Drunken Sailor)


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