{"product_id":"4589538779450","title":"Philip Mead - Cowie: Prelude To 24 - Import CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilip Mead\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdward Cowie was born in Birmingham, England in 1943. He is a nature-loving \"post-impressionist\" composer who studied with Lutoslawski and Tippett in Poland, and also studied physics and painting at university. His works, including \"Leviathan\" and \"Portrait of Birds,\" commissioned by the Proms, have received critical and audience acclaim. The \"24 Preludes\" are written in major and minor keys, all 12 of them in the tradition of Bach and Chopin, but also interestingly, the smaller pieces, written from impressions received from different regions, fall into four groups representing the \"four elements\" of antiquity. The first was the \"The Four Elements of the Elements\" (1920s). Originally recorded for the University of Hertfordshire's UH Recordings label, it is now part of the Metier label's \"Cowie Collection. It is performed by Philip Mead, who holds honorary doctorates from the London Conservatoire and the Royal Academy of Music and was a visiting professor at the University of Hertfordshire.                                                                                    Naxos Japan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracklisting:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.Preludes (24) for piano~Book 1 - Water: I. O Brook (Devon England) in C major\u003cbr\u003e2.Preludes (24) for piano~Book 1 - Water: II. Kiama Blowhole (NSW, Australia) in C minor\u003cbr\u003e3.Preludes (24) for piano~Book 1 - Water: III. Cancleave (Cornwall, England, sea mists) in G major\u003cbr\u003e4.Preludes (24) for piano~Book 1 - Water: IV. River Dronne (Dordogne, France) in G minor\u003cbr\u003e5.Preludes (24) for piano~Book 1 - Water: V. St Maxime Beach (Provence, France) in D major\u003cbr\u003e6.Preludes (24) for piano~Book 1 - Water: VI. Tennessee River (Tennessee, USA) in D minor\u003cbr\u003e7.Preludes (24) for piano~Book 2 - Air: I. Boscastle (Cornwall, England, gale) in A major\u003cbr\u003e8.Preludes (24) for piano~Book 2 - Air: II. Hay Plains Twisters (NSW, Australia) in A minor\u003cbr\u003e9.Preludes (24) for piano~Book 2 - Air: III. 35,000 feet (Straits of Java) in E major\u003cbr\u003e10.Preludes (24) for piano~Book 2 - Air: IV. Tapada (Portugal, thermal raptors) in E minor\u003cbr\u003e11.Preludes (24) for piano~Book 2 - Air: V. Lake Eacham (Queensland, Australia, night breezes) in B major\u003cbr\u003e12.Preludes (24) for piano~Book 2 - Air: VI. Dartington Gardens (Devon, England, autumn leaf-fall) in B minor\u003cbr\u003e13.Preludes (24) for piano~Book 3 - Earth: I. Uluru (Australia) in F sharp major\u003cbr\u003e14.Preludes (24) for piano~Book 3 - Earth: II. Crackington Haven (Cornwall, England) in F sharp minor\u003cbr\u003e15.Preludes (24) for piano~Book 3 - Earth: III. Rosedale (Yorkshire, England) in C sharp major\u003cbr\u003e16.Preludes (24) for piano~Book 3 - Earth: IV. Glencoe (Scotland) in C sharp minor\u003cbr\u003e17.Preludes (24) for piano~Book 3 - Earth: V. Brecon Beacons (Wales) in A flat major\u003cbr\u003e18.Preludes (24) for piano~Book 3 - Earth: VI. Shenandoah Valley (Virginia, USA) in A flat minor\u003cbr\u003e19.Preludes (24) for piano~Book 4 - Fire: I. Sunrise (Loch Carron, Scotland) in E flat major\u003cbr\u003e20.Preludes (24) for piano~Book 4 - Fire: II. Bush Fires (Bluewater, N.Queensland, Australia) in E flat minor\u003cbr\u003e21.Preludes (24) for piano~Book 4 - Fire: III. Home Fire (Garlinge Green, Kent, England) in B flat major\u003cbr\u003e22.Preludes (24) for piano~Book 4 - Fire: IV. Blast Furnaces at Port Kembla Steel Works (Australia) in B flat minor\u003cbr\u003e23.Preludes (24) for piano~Book 4 - Fire: V. New Year Fireworks (Kassel, Germany) in F major\u003cbr\u003e24.Preludes (24) for piano~Book 4 - Fire: VI. Sunset (Dartmoor, Devon, England) in F minor\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Metier","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48011054416161,"sku":"4589538779450","price":75.0,"currency_code":"PLN","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/4589538779450.jpg?v=1706625513","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/en-pl\/products\/4589538779450","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}