John Ogdon - Five Preludes

This is a rare chance to hear the talents of John Ogdon, the pianist as composer. These ’Five Preludes’ date from the early 1960s and are dedicated to Dennis Matthews, with whom Ogdon studied. They are apparently very difficult to perform. No. 1 - ’Bagatelle’ No. 2 - ’Pensée Héroïque’ (2:03) No. 3 - ’Homage’ (4:21) No. 4 - ’Pensée Militaire’ (5:18) No. 5 - ’In Modo Napolitano’ (7:00) Piano: Brenda Lucas(-Ogdon) I have suggested to the director of the Toccata Classics label that much more of O