0:07 No.1 in C major 1:10 No.2 in C minor 3:30 No.3 in D flat major 6:00 No.4 in C sharp minor 7:13 No.5 in D major 8:49 No.6 in D minor 11:52 No.7 in E flat major 13:54 No.8 in E flat minor 16:21 No.9 in E major 17:51 No.10 in E minor 19:50 No.11 in F major 22:57 No.12 in F minor 24:33 No.13 in G flat major 27:13 No.14 in F sharp minor 28.26 No.15 in G major 30:18 No.16 in G minor 32:50 No.17 in A flat major 34:44 No.18 in G sharp minor 37:05 No.19 in A major 39:15 No.20 in A minor 40:32 No.21 in B flat major 43:06 No.22 in B flat minor 44:33 No.23 in B major 46:30 No.24 in B minor
I remember buying Stephen Hough's album of Bowen works as a teenager and it was a revelation for me. It's funny when people describe his music as "derivative" or "too Romantic-period sounding" for a 20th century composer - he has a REALLY unique and recognizable style. Very lush and colourful harmonies - a lot of presenting the same melodic material above new harmonic colours - and above all, the most recognizably Bowen-esque thing about his music is his love of augmented triads. I think he took this from Debussy - so his sound world is kind of like a mix between Rachmaninoff and Debussy - to put it in a simplistic way. A composer very much worth acquainting yourself with - my favourite from this set has always been the fierce prelude #18 in G sharp minor - a very exciting and uniquely Bowen-esque piece. I think at first - his music might remind you of other composers - but the more you get to know him - the more you realize his music is unique and special. His solo masterpiece is his 5th Piano Sonata in F minor - the Hough recording is insuperable.
@@erwinschulhoff4464I think these preludes were dedicated mostly because Sorabji was a friend of Bowen and endorsed him as a composer. These aren’t similar to Sorabji’s music at all 😂
What a great set of preludes!... (I haven't heard about Bowen before, but how not?...) Many times reminding me on Scriabin, Rachmaninov, Medtner, sometimes on Ravel, Puccini... Really nice opus! 😀
NB. Just to take note here, TH-cam user "Ian T." has made a playlist of this back in 2012, though by individual upload containing 4 preludes each. th-cam.com/play/PL4s5wS1PQ0Xk-m6ts35WedD2tNjLO9MTw.html
Most interesting. Thanks for posting. It would have been nice if you had told us in the description what order the 24 different keys appear in and whether this has any particular significance. I couldn't make much sense of it myself.
0:07 No.1 in C major
1:10 No.2 in C minor
3:30 No.3 in D flat major
6:00 No.4 in C sharp minor
7:13 No.5 in D major
8:49 No.6 in D minor
11:52 No.7 in E flat major
13:54 No.8 in E flat minor
16:21 No.9 in E major
17:51 No.10 in E minor
19:50 No.11 in F major
22:57 No.12 in F minor
24:33 No.13 in G flat major
27:13 No.14 in F sharp minor
28.26 No.15 in G major
30:18 No.16 in G minor
32:50 No.17 in A flat major
34:44 No.18 in G sharp minor
37:05 No.19 in A major
39:15 No.20 in A minor
40:32 No.21 in B flat major
43:06 No.22 in B flat minor
44:33 No.23 in B major
46:30 No.24 in B minor
I remember buying Stephen Hough's album of Bowen works as a teenager and it was a revelation for me.
It's funny when people describe his music as "derivative" or "too Romantic-period sounding" for a 20th century composer - he has a REALLY unique and recognizable style. Very lush and colourful harmonies - a lot of presenting the same melodic material above new harmonic colours - and above all, the most recognizably Bowen-esque thing about his music is his love of augmented triads.
I think he took this from Debussy - so his sound world is kind of like a mix between Rachmaninoff and Debussy - to put it in a simplistic way. A composer very much worth acquainting yourself with - my favourite from this set has always been the fierce prelude #18 in G sharp minor - a very exciting and uniquely Bowen-esque piece.
I think at first - his music might remind you of other composers - but the more you get to know him - the more you realize his music is unique and special.
His solo masterpiece is his 5th Piano Sonata in F minor - the Hough recording is insuperable.
Indeed! BRAVO from Mexico City!
Yes.....Delicious echoes of Medtner & Rakhmaninov.....Cheers from Mexico!
Never heard of Bowen - these are lovely pieces. Bowen has a good sense of the piano, a natural warm aesthetic, worthy of more visibility.
Underrated composer. I recently discovered his works. His 4th piano concerto and 2nd serious dance are one of my favourites rn
The best known (less unknown) prelude n°6 in D minor is a finely crafted gem !
Truly remarkable in their craftsmanship and unique tone, these preludes represent the true neo romantic in Bowen's keyboard literature.
dedicated to Sorabji
Weird no?
@@erwinschulhoff4464I think these preludes were dedicated mostly because Sorabji was a friend of Bowen and endorsed him as a composer. These aren’t similar to Sorabji’s music at all 😂
Yes it says that at the beginning
What a great set of preludes!... (I haven't heard about Bowen before, but how not?...) Many times reminding me on Scriabin, Rachmaninov, Medtner, sometimes on Ravel, Puccini... Really nice opus! 😀
Beautiful, love York Bowen
NB. Just to take note here, TH-cam user "Ian T." has made a playlist of this back in 2012, though by individual upload containing 4 preludes each. th-cam.com/play/PL4s5wS1PQ0Xk-m6ts35WedD2tNjLO9MTw.html
11:52 sogood ...
Yes!
Played it for my piano literature class. So many details, it has thought me so much about musical lines and direction
This was a past Grade 8 piece for ABRSM, glad they included it :)
I wanted this Playlist
These preludes are awesome!! The C# minor one is very reminiscent of Medtner’s Sonata Tragica
It is much better written than Medtner's
@@deodatdechampignac lol, no
@@deodatdechampignac -- Yes....BRAVO from Mexico City!
Très beau
based york bowen 🫡
Based Yo Mama.......
11:52
Most interesting. Thanks for posting. It would have been nice if you had told us in the description what order the 24 different keys appear in and whether this has any particular significance. I couldn't make much sense of it myself.
its literally just chromatic, C and Cm, Db and C#m, etc
I don't know why, but I've never liked British music, from Elgar, Scott and Britten to Ferneyhough. These preludes are no exception.
That's allot of modulations in #1