Alexandre Dossin - George Walker: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 1

George Walker's unique collection of piano music ranges across his long career. The three sonatas heard here, in this the first of two volumes of Walker's complete piano works, offer compelling contrasts. Sonata No. 1 is his longest and utilizes folk tunes, No. 2 is darker and unified by tonal relationships, whilst No. 3 displays contrapuntal mastery and translucent elements. Both Spatials and Spektra are atonal - the former athletic and compressed, the latter vivid and colorful. The album opens with Prelude and Caprice - a serene and majestic early work.