In the eyes of many, the developments in 20th century music have not been an improvement: the complexity of the sound image, caused by complicated rhythms, dissonant harmonies and difficult-to-fathom form schemes still proves to be too great for many and especially unattractive obstacle. Such a position is not only taken by the "general public"; there are also composers who think that way and
… according to this CD the Englishman Francis Pott (* 1957) is one of them. Pott himself plays two piano works, "Farewell to Hirta" from 1985 and "Hunt's Bay" from 1994. The first sounds like a kind of free Chopin imitation, the second has a somewhat more 'contemporary' idiom, albeit very modest. It is clear that Francis Pott is most at home in the musical traditions of the 19th century. The question of whether Pott is just traditional or reactionary, inevitably arises with the pièce de résistance on this CD, the 1995 "Cello Sonata", a four-part work with an impressive playing time of almost an hour. Pott started on this piece in 1983 and has therefore worked on it for over 10 years. Vaughan Williams' well-known statement about his "Symphony No. 4" that Pott, looking back at the result, quotes, "I'm not sure whether I like it, but it's what I meant at the time," will probably attract more people. are taken from the heart. Not everyone's cup of tea, this music. In any case, cellist David Watkin and pianist Howard Moody are signing up for a neat performance. (JvG) _ or reactionary, the pièce de résistance on this CD, the 1995 "Cello Sonata", inevitably imposes itself, a four-part work with an impressive playing time of almost an hour. Pott started on this piece in 1983 and has therefore worked on it for over 10 years. Vaughan Williams' well-known statement about his "Symphony No. 4" that Pott, looking back at the result, quotes, "I'm not sure whether I like it, but it's what I meant at the time," will probably attract more people. are taken from the heart. Not everyone's cup of tea, this music. In any case, cellist David Watkin and pianist Howard Moody are signing up for a neat performance. (JvG) _ or reactionary, the pièce de résistance on this CD, the 1995 "Cello Sonata", inevitably imposes itself, a four-part work with an impressive playing time of almost an hour. Pott started on this piece in 1983 and has therefore worked on it for over 10 years. Vaughan Williams' well-known statement about his "Symphony No. 4" that Pott, looking back at the result, quotes, "I'm not sure whether I like it, but it's what I meant at the time," will probably attract more people. are taken from the heart. Not everyone's cup of tea, this music. In any case, cellist David Watkin and pianist Howard Moody are signing up for a neat performance. (JvG) _ a four-part work with an impressive playing time of almost an hour. Pott started on this piece in 1983 and has therefore worked on it for over 10 years. Vaughan Williams' well-known statement about his "Symphony No. 4" that Pott, looking back at the result, quotes, "I'm not sure whether I like it, but it's what I meant at the time," will probably attract more people. are taken from the heart. Not everyone's cup of tea, this music. In any case, cellist David Watkin and pianist Howard Moody are signing up for a neat performance. (JvG) _ a four-part work with an impressive playing time of almost an hour. Pott started on this piece in 1983 and has therefore worked on it for over 10 years. Vaughan Williams' well-known statement about his "Symphony No. 4" that Pott, looking back at the result, quotes, "I'm not sure whether I like it, but it's what I meant at the time," will probably attract more people. are taken from the heart. Not everyone's cup of tea, this music. In any case, cellist David Watkin and pianist Howard Moody are signing up for a neat performance. (JvG) _ m not sure whether I like it, but it's what I meant at the time, 'will probably have been more heartfelt. Not everyone's cup of tea, this music. In any case, cellist David Watkin and pianist Howard Moody are signing up for a neat performance. (JvG) _ m not sure whether I like it, but it's what I meant at the time, 'will probably have been more heartfelt. Not everyone's cup of tea, this music. In any case, cellist David Watkin and pianist Howard Moody are signing up for a neat performance. (JvG) _more
