William Mathias: Piano Sonata No.1, Op.23

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Utilizing the standard 3-movement sonata form, this vivacious Piano Sonata contrasts moments of great energy, verve, and rhythmic drive in the first and third movements with expressive yet dissonant writing in the second.
Commissioned for the 1964 Arts Festival of the University College of North Wales, Bangor, Piano Sonata No.1 was first performed in Madrid by John Clegg on 13 February 1964. The first performance in Great Britain was given by the composer at the Bangor Arts Festival on 11 March 1964.