"Moonlight" is the new solo album by Northern Irish pianist Michael McHale. The record brings together two of Beethoven’s most beloved and influential piano sonatas – the “Moonlight” sonata and the “Appassionata” sonata – and frames them with two new preludes by Irish composers Linda Buckley and Áine Mallon. McHale brings this music to life in a performance that is both tempestuous and intimate, exalting the timeless beauty of the Beethoven, whilst allowing the new music to cast new, compelling light on old subjects. "Solas na Gealaí" by Linda Buckley is an introspective immersion in a world of nocturnal beauty, whilst "Raindrop Prelude" by Áine Mallon moves in gently undulating cycles.
Tracklist
- 1Linda Buckley: Solas na Gealaí6:30
- 2Beethoven: Sonata No.14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op.27 No. 2 “Moonlight’’: I. Adagio Sostenuto6:46
- 3Beethoven: Sonata No.14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op.27 No. 2 “Moonlight’’: II. Allegretto2:21
- 4Beethoven: Sonata No.14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op.27 No. 2 “Moonlight’’: III. Presto agitato8:12
- 5Áine Mallon: Raindrop Prelude7:48
- 6Beethoven: Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op.57 ‘‘Appassionata’’: I. Allegro assai10:27
- 7Beethoven: Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op.57 ‘‘Appassionata’’: II. Andante con moto7:15
- 8Beethoven: Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op.57 ‘‘Appassionata’’: III. Allegro ma non troppo - Presto8:35
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