Ronald Stevenson: Piano Music, Volume Three

Listen To This Recording:

1. African Twi-Tune: The Bantu and Akrikaaner National Hymns Combined (1964)*

GRAINGER transcr. STEVENSON (1960)


2. Hill Song No. 1

Sounding Strings (1979)*


3. I Harp of Gold (Y Delyn Aur): Welsh Air (Broad, bardic)
4. II The Ash Grove (Lwyn On): Welsh Air (Allegretto)
5. III Hal-an-tow: The Floral Dance from Helston, Cornwall (Allegro)
6. IV A Fairy’s Love Song: Hebridean Air (Moderato)
7. V The Sheep under the Snow: Manx Air (Andante)
8. VI Savourneen Deelish: Irish Gaelic Air (Fairly slowly)
9. VII The Cockle-gatherer: Hebridean Dance-song (Allegretto)
10. VIII Tune from County Derry: Irish Air (Slowly)
11. IX Eriskay Love-Lilt: Hebridean Air (Andante, accarezzante (caressingly))
12. X Ben Dorain: Scottish Gaelic Air (Moderato maestoso)
13. XI La Basse-Breton: Folk Dance from Brittany (Allegro)
14. XII The Old Womans Reel: Folk Dance from Barra, Outer Hebrides (Not fast but fairly sprightly (remember its an old womans dance))
15. XIII LAngelus Breton: Folksong from Brittany (Andante amabile (gently))
16. XIV The Child Christs Lullaby: Hebridean Carol from South Uist (Andante)

Chinese Folk-Song Suite (May 1965)*


17. I The Washer-woman and the Flower-girl (Con moto tranquillo)
18. II A Song for New Years Day (Andante)
19. III The War-widows Lament (Lento)
20. IV Beautiful Fresh Flower (Allegretto)
21. V Song of the Crab-fisher (Allegro con spirito)

Ghanaian Folk-Song Suite (1965)*


22. I Song of Valour
23. II Consolation
24. III Leopard Dance
25. Bonny at Morn (15 Novemer 1990)*
26. The High Road to Linton (April 1978)*
27. Barra Flyting Toccata (April 1980)*

*FIRST RECORDING