Wayne Marshall - Rutter - The Piano Collection (2020) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

For the very first time, John Rutter CBE has arranged eight of his best-loved choral works for solo piano.

This period of lockdown inspired John to return to some of his most cherished works and re-score them for his fans and supporters, who can now enjoy the familiar sacred melodies in their own homes. To record the new transcriptions, John approached his friend, pianist Wayne Marshall, who recorded the music alone at a studio in Malta during the COVID-19 pandemic, communicating with John over phone and email as the album came together.

John says, “Every so often someone or other asks me the same question: ‘John, could you do solo piano versions of some of your choral pieces, so I can play them at home?’ Well, I’ve finally done it. I chose eight pieces—six of them restful and meditative, two of them lively. I knew immediately who I wanted to record them: my old friend and colleague Wayne Marshall. With some trepidation I emailed him and was immensely happy when the answer came back from his home in Malta: ‘honoured to play your new transcriptions’.”

"The most gifted composer of his generation" (Sir David Willcocks, CBE)

TRACKLIST

1. Wayne Marshall - What Sweeter Music
2. Wayne Marshall - A Child's Lullaby
3. Wayne Marshall - The Lord bless you and keep you
4. Wayne Marshall - All things bright and beautiful
5. Wayne Marshall - A flower remembered
6. Wayne Marshall - The Very Best Time Of Year
7. Wayne Marshall - For the beauty of the earth
8. Wayne Marshall - Be thou my vision
9. Wayne Marshall - A Gaelic Blessing
10. Wayne Marshall - Candlelight Carol
11. Wayne Marshall - A Clare Benediction
12. Wayne Marshall - Angels' Carol
13. Wayne Marshall - The Colours Of Christmas
14. Wayne Marshall - Nativity Carol
15. Wayne Marshall - Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace
16. Wayne Marshall - Mary's Lullaby
17. Wayne Marshall - Epilogue



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