Contemporary Welsh music for the piano, including a new work by Karl Jenkins.

Iwan Llewelyn-Jones studied at Balliol College, Oxford and the Royal College of Music where he won the Chopin Prize, the Hopkinson Gold Medal, and the Instrumental Duo Prize. Success followed in many major international competitions in Britain, France, Italy and Spain, whilst continuing his studies with Noretta Conci and Cecile Ousset. He made his debut at the Wigmore Hall, London in 1987 to great acclaim in the national press.

Tracks -

01 - Toccata alla danza (William Mathias)

02 - Oes gafr eto (Ceiri Torjussen)

03 - Valse/Wals (Pwyll ap Siôn)

04 - Two bagatelles - M’sieur is not at home / In lieu of paradise (Geraint Lewis)

05 - Dithyramb (Richard Elfyn Jones)

06 - Endless song (John Metcalf)

07 - A starlit dome (John Pickard)

08 - The seilent pool/Y llyn mud (Grace Williams)

09 - Boogie woogie Llanoogie (Karl Kenkins)

10 - Sonata No 11 (In memoriam William Mathias) (Alun Hoddinnott).

Cerddoriaeth gyfoes Gymreig i'r piano.

Addysgwyd Iwan Llewelyn-Jones yng Ngholeg Balliol, Rhydychen, a'r Coleg Cerdd Brenhinol yn Llundainlle'r ennillodd Gwobr Chopin, Medal Aur Hopkinson, a'r Gwobr am Ddeuawd Offerynnol. Bu'n llwyddiannus mewn sawl cystadleuaeth rhyngwladol ym Mhrydain, Ffrainc, yr Eidal a Sbaen gan barhau i astudio gyda Noretta Conci a Cecile Ousset. Gwnaeth ei ddatganiad 'debut' yn Neuadd Wigmore, Llundain yn 1987, gan dderbyn clod a chanmoliaeth arbennig o uchel gan y papurau cenedlaethol. Cyfanswoddwyd sawl gwaith unawdol yn arbennig iddo gan Alun Hoddinott, John Metcalf, John Pickard a'r cyfansoddwr Americanaidd Lowell Liebermann.

Cyhoeddwyd y CD yma i gyd-fynd gyda'i berfformiad cyntaf o waith newydd Karl Jenkins yng Ngwyl Abertawe, Hydref 2001, ac fe glywir y gwiath ar drac 9.

Traciau -

01 - Toccata alla danza (William Mathias)

02 - Oes gafr eto (Ceiri Torjussen)

03 - Valse/Wals (Pwyll ap Siôn)

04 - Two bagatelles - M’sieur is not at home / In lieu of paradise (Geraint Lewis)

05 - Dithyramb (Richard Elfyn Jones)

06 - Endless song (John Metcalf)

07 - A starlit dome (John Pickard)

08 - The seilent pool/Y llyn mud (Grace Williams)

09 - Boogie woogie Llanoogie (Karl Kenkins)

10 - Sonata No 11 (In memoriam William Mathias) (Alun Hoddinnott).