{"product_id":"skempton-howard-william-howard-plays-skempton-music-cd","title":"Skempton \/ Howard - William Howard Plays Skempton - Music CD","description":"William Howard performs the solo piano music of Howard Skempton in a collection that includes Skempton's 24 Preludes and Fugues, inspired by J.S. Bach's example but in a contemporary style. Skempton's piano miniatures are concise, crystalline gems: clear, colorful and bright. There is a neoclassical quality to Skempton's Preludes and Fugues, which exude a serene, almost otherworldly atmosphere, tempered with a sense of intimacy and refinement. Each Prelude consists of a spare, canonic piece, and each Fugue is woven into an intricate but delicate texture of interlacing lines. Skempton's Three Nocturnes are richer and more fluid, at times darker-hued and enigmatic, with the use of jazz inflections but with a similar clarity of texture to that heard in the Preludes and Fugues. The Reflections are exquisite windows into a world of contemplative introspection, and the Images represent a varied collection of miniatures culminating in a Postlude based on The Keel Row, a folk tune from the north of Britain also used in Debussy's orchestral Images - perhaps a nod to the impressionistic aspects of these works, as alluded to by Skempton in his album notes: \"The landscape of these four collections of pieces is gently unpredictable...\"","brand":"Rock Band Merch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53930509140278,"sku":"ORCC100116.2","price":23.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/jeccascreations.com\/products\/skempton-howard-william-howard-plays-skempton-music-cd","provider":"Jecca’s Creations","version":"1.0","type":"link"}