A Few More Surprises
ASC Records PFCD246
Release date: 4th Jul 2025
Total Time [77:01]

 

 

 

 

Vítězslava Kaprálová : Tales of a Small Flute for Piccolo & Piano 1:39
John Turner (flûte à bec), Stephen Bettaney (piano) "A few more surprises" est une collection divertissante de compositions pour flûte à bec et piano, produite en mémoire du célèbre compositeur, pianiste et universitaire Peter Dickinson.
La compilation a été assemblée par le flûtiste à bec John Turner, un proche ami de Dickinson, tous deux promoteurs infatigables de la musique classique contemporaine.
Turner est accompagné du pianiste Stephen Bettaney, qui offre un jeu sensible mais puissant tout au long de l’album.

« Beaucoup d’imagination a été mise dans la création de cet album fascinant... L’enregistrement, toujours clair et lumineux, met en valeur des performances exceptionnelles dans tous les domaines. Ce buffet de musique (je pense) inédite est un ajout précieux au répertoire de la flûte à bec. C’est une production solide et sophistiquée de la première à la dernière note. » John France, MusicWeb International

 

John Turner recorders (all tracks )
Stephen Bettaney piano (tracks 1-5, 7-8, 10-17, 20 & 22-26)
Lesley-Jane Rogers soprano (tracks 6, 9 & 21)

  1. Elegy for Tony, Op. 167, for recorder and piano - Anthony Hedges [3:31]
2-4. Three Sketches, Op. 14, for recorder and piano - Howard Ferguson [1:11, 2:15, 1:17]
  5. Variations on Bobby Shafto, for sopranino recorder and piano - Robin Stevens [2:53]
  6. The Mulberry Road, for soprano and recorder - David Blake [3:51]
  7. Capriccio, for treble recorder and piano - Stephen Banfield [4:32]
  8. High Noon, for recorder and piano - Douglas Steele [7:30]
  9. Hark, Shepherds Awake, for soprano and recorder - Douglas Steele [1:33]
10. Serenade, for recorder and piano - Douglas Steele [1:02]
11-13. Sonata in F Major, Op. 4 No. 5, for recorder and piano - John Stanley, ed. and arr. Gerald Finzi [5:03, 3:01, 1:10]
14-16. Three Miniatures, for descant recorder and piano - Stephen Banfield [3:21, 2:14, 2:13]
17. Homage to Poulenc, for descant recorder and piano - Peter Dickinson [3:13]
18. Air, for solo treble recorder - Peter Dickinson [2:11]
19. Caprice, Op. 76, for solo treble recorder - John Golland [3:56]
20. Pastorale, for treble recorder and piano - Matyas Seiber [3:26]
21. Deux Bouches, a vocalise for soprano and treble recorder - Lesley-Jane Rogers [3:39]
22-23. Tales of a Small Flute, for recorder and piano - Vítězslava Kaprálová [1:13, 0:26]
24. After Orpheus, for recorder and piano - Max Paddison [3:53]
25. Picnic, for recorder and piano - Michael Baron [3:12]
26. Cassoulet Rag, for recorder and piano - Gerald Hendrie [3:22]
27. Wedding Notes, for solo recorder - John Turner [1:41]

 

Credits

John Turner recorders (all tracks )
Stephen Bettaney piano (tracks 1-5, 7-8, 10-17, 20 & 22-26)
Lesley-Jane Rogers soprano (tracks 6, 9 & 21)
Prima Facie are very grateful to the Rainbow Dickinson Trust, the Finzi Trust, The Seiber Trust, the Golland Trust and the Douglas Steele Foundation, for financial assistance towards the production of this recording.
Recording 2024 by John Turner and produced under licence by Prima Facie.
Notes on the music by and © John Turner 2025.
Recorded at Heaton Moor Studios, Stockport, on various dates in 2024.
Producer: Paul Hindmarsh
Engineer: Philip Hardman
This recording is made in memory of the late Peter Dickinson (1934-2023), composer, pianist, academic, and writer.