Valerie Tr y on. One finds oneself. in the presence of a great artist.

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1 Valri Tr y on On fds onslf th prsnc of a grat artist.

2 VA L E R I E TRYON's carr as a concrt pianist bgan whil sh was still a child. Bfor sh was twlv sh had broadcast for th BBC and was apparg rgularly bfor th public on th concrt platform. Sh was on of th youngst studnts vr to b admittd to th Royal Acadmy of Music whr sh rcivd th highst award piano playg and a bursary which took hr to Paris for study with Jacqus Févrir. Hr plac among Brita's acknowldgd artists was assurd whn a Chltnham Fstival rcital brought hr th nthusiastic acclaim of th country's formost critics. Sc thn sh has playd most of th major concrt halls and appard with many of th ladg orchstras and conductors Brita. Hr carr has lattrly takn hr to North Amrica whr sh has appard such citis as Toronto, Montral, Boston, Washgton, Pittsburgh, Mna-polis, and Los Angls. Sh now livs Canada whr sh is th Artist--Rsidnc at McMastr Univrsity, but spnds a part of ach yar hr nativ Brita. Hr rprtoir is normous and rangs from Bach to contmporary composrs; it cluds mor than sixty concrtos and a vast amount of chambr music. Among British composrs, both Alun Hoddott and John McCab hav ddicatd works to hr. Sh is wll known for hr snsitiv trprtations of th romantics - Chop, Liszt, and Rachmanov particular. Whn th BBC launchd its Radio Entrpriss rcord labl, som yars ago, Valri Tryon's prformanc of Rachmanov's Etuds Tablaux, op. 39, was th first disc to b rlasd. Mor rcntly sh has rcordd th complt Ballads and Schrzos of Chop for th CBC's "Musica Viva" labl, which Harold Schonbrg of th Nw York Tims dscribd as "th bst Chop rcordg of th past dcad." Notwithstandg hr volvmnt th music of th ntnth cntury, sh rtas a dp lov of Scarlatti, whos kyboard sonatas sh has dlightd playg public sc hr childhood and arly youth, and to which sh rmas dply committd. Likwis, hr ongog sris of th complt piano music of Claud Dbussy, rprsnts a spcial passion: sh has twic prformd this important rprtoir a dmandg cycl of fiv succssiv rcitals. On of Ms. Tryon's chif nthusiasms is chambr music. Two of hr bst-known duo partnrs England wr Alfrdo Campoli (viol) and Gorg Isaac (cllo), with both of whom sh mad a numbr of significant rcordgs. Hr prformanc with Isaac of Rachmanov's Cllo Sonata is now considrd to b a collctor's itm. Sh prsntly plays with th Rmbrandt Piano Trio (basd Toronto) which has mad a numbr of rcordgs for Dorian Rcords. Valri Tryon has bn awardd svral distctions for hr srvics to music. Sh was an arly rcipt of th Harrit Cohn Mdal. Mor rcntly th Liszt Mmorial Plaqu was bstowd on hr by th Hungarian Mistr of Cultur rcognition of hr liflong promotion of Franz Liszt's music.

3 Th Amrican Rcord Guid Chop Rcor dg Th pianist of th past sh m ost rmds m would b Lop of old Godowsk y.if I sound x d, I am. I wo cituld put this di sc among th Chop rcord bst gs of th la st dcad. Th Tims (L ondon) - Harold Scho nbrg Wigmor Hal l - Liszt Fstiv al Valri Tryon bgan with a cognt prfor of th Bach-Li manc szt A mor Pr lud and Fu this bg all gu, th mor njo yabl bcaus ths puritan ical days such arrangmnts not quit rsp ar ctabl..."au bord d'un so sparkd dmur urc" ly, "Czardas macabr" glow darkly, whil rd th Dant So nata rcivd formanc of gr a prat forc and pungncy. Al is not possibl as, it vn to not all th pics th absurdly n by glctd compo sr that Miss Tryon gav us, but w shall b lucky if th fast of magni is ficnt piano pl ayg is surpas th ntir sd fstival. n (Switzrland) Gaztt d Lausan snc of th pr On fds onslf a grat artist. n) Th Tims (Londo Hall Qun Elizabth 's kyboard g facts of Liszt Two widly diffr ay's piano rd st y hard writg wr to b Tryon. rcital by Valri ion d Diu subdud "Bénédict Th profoundly rforp n's Miss Tryo dans la Solitud", rathr tiv pla m nt ly co manc, unobtrusiv th tns by s complmntd than assrtiv, wa nt Da th no th Infr rprsntation of work and g ssa pa a ur av br Sonata. Whil th lost som of g tritons hav omous dscnd c potncy, ati am dr g hlm thir origal ovrw y -da nt ud thir prs this dos not prcl a Liszt d h lis mp co ac nds of so impact at th ha andtst ou Tryon. But th trprtr as Miss richt y ft, so a r playg was g fatur of h iction", éd én "B th, which ly-tond cantabil mchandd th ssntially smgly transcn raills né Fu d an sound, ical origs of th ng ati lgiac mood altrn cratd a solmn mor th of y ilit cnt vitab with th magnifi martial sctions. Th Yorkshir Post - Max Harrison An nthrallg and vry bau tiful prforman of Schumann' c s Fantasia C, op. 17 was by th pianist givn Valri Tryon. Hrs was a co almost langui ol, d approach, at last on th su fac. Bnath rwas th most splndid mus control, with ical som lovly tr ansitions from tion to sctio scn and, most ap palg of all, rar kyboard a touch of xc ptional lovl its tonal rf ss mnts. Th Glob & Mail (Toronto ) Th aftrnoon' s two triumph s, both volv pianist Valri g Tryon, wr un xpctdly thrillg. Moz art's Piano Con crto no. 12 (K 414) is not am. ong his bst lo vd, but ystr day's prform anc was on of thos rar, blssd occasio ns whn journ ymn musicia transcnd thm ns slvs. Tryon handld hr so with affction, lo makg it all sm ffortlss Hr was dlic. at, timat Mozart, most nchantg th slow mov mnt.

4 What th Critics Say Th Washgton Post (Univrsity of Maryland Intrnational Piano Fstival) Tryon's art is on of proportion and tast, drivg its strngth from undrstatmnt. Hr xtnsiv tchnical rsourcs ar usd with normous rstrat a styl which, clarly by choic, avoids both brillianc and flamboyanc. Sh posssss virtuosic control, particularly ovr th lowr nd of th dynamic scal. Hr ability to play passags of tricat fgrwork with lightnss and rapidity is truly magical. Sh nvr stras vn th most fdish sctions sm simpl hr hands. Th Guardian (Manchstr) Sh happily potd Walton's rhythms and, gnrally, suatd hr strumnt to th variabl txturs with rmarkabl discrtion and snsibility. I hav long admird Valri Tryon's piano playg, and tak plasur this opportunity to do som masur of justic to hr gifts. Sir Nvill Cardus Th Amrican Rcord Guid Liszt Rcordg Valri Tryon is a vry strong pianist and a solid musician...evrythg is dirct, backd by a dram tchniqu...tryon imprsss m as th bst pianist so far th ongog Naxos cycl of th complt Piano Music of Franz Liszt. - Harold Schonbrg Fanfar Magaz Liszt Rcordg Valri Tryon's uniqu warmth of phrasg and radianc of ton, bspakg a labour of lov, lift ths [Liszt transcriptions] out of th catgory of mr curiositis or addnda to nw and captivatg lif. Tryon's commitmnt nvr flags. Adrian Corlonis Th Daily Tlgraph (London) Wigmor Hall - Liszt Fstival Miss Tryon chos th thr Concrt Studis. Hr splndid tchnical addrss and glittrg ton furthr undrld a combation of xcptional musical gifts and sgl-mddnss not common among pianists of any ag. BBC Music Magaz Valri Tryon...is a Lis zt spcialist, but a virtuoso with a bra, and th Chop Ballads sh taks th hardst rout of all: sh plays clos to th scor with as littl licns as possibl...si nc th Fourth Ballad has mor varity, mor sctions of diffrnt charactr than th pr cdg thr Ballads, th prformr has mor dcisions to mak about changs of gar...t ryon probably has a bttr flg than any on for ths "changs of gar" so that th nar rativ is articulatd as powrfully as it can b, and sh gos for th fal sction lik a bat out of hll. - Adrian Jack Clavir Magaz Liszt Rcordg ("Educ o") Valri Tryon...prform s this rcital with xtraordary brillianc, yt nvr prcussivly. I drivd mor plasur from this rcordg than from som big-na m rcordgs on major labls and rcommnd it highly

5 Discography Rachmanov's 9 Etuds-tablaux, op. 39 BBC RcordsRMC 4035 "Ths You Hav Lovd" BBC Rcords Stro 112s (cluds works by Chop, Schumann, and Liszt) Alun Hoddott's slctd piano music Lyrita (Dcca) RCS 27 (cluds Piano Sonatas 1 and 2, and th Nocturn, op. 9) A Liszt Rcital Educo 3086 (cluds th Six 'Pagani' Studis, Gnomnrign and Waldsrauschn) Th Complt Ballads and Schrzos of Chop CBC Rcords MVCD1092 "For Joy of th Piano" - CBC Rcords MVCD1065 (cluds Balakirv's Islamy and Ravl's Alborada dl gracioso) "Busoni th Visionary" - CBC Rcords MVCD1126 (cluds Bach-Busoni Chaconn, Bizt-Busoni Carmn Fantasy, and th Indianischs Tagbuch) Franz Liszt's transcriptions of Mozart, Lassn and Robrt Franz NAXOS Complt Works by Claud Dbussy 5 volums - (Paradisum Rcords) PDS-CB11to PDS-CD14 About to b rlasd "Bunt Rih" Cycl - Franz Liszt (Naxos) Schubrt song-arrangmnts - Franz Liszt (Naxos) "An Ignaz Fridman Rcital" - (Appian)

6 Conductors with whom Valri Tryon has prformd Sir Adrian Boult Sir Malcolm Sargnt Sir Col Davis Sir John Pritchard Sir Charls Grovs Sir Arthur Davison Sir Hugo Rignold Rudolf Schwarz Louis Frmaux Basil Camron Simon Stratfild Raymond Lppard Pirr Montux Jan Marton Vilm Tausky Orchstras Th Hallé Th Royal Philharmonic Th London Philharmonic Th London Symphony Th City of Birmgham Orchstra Th City of Dubl Orchstra All th BBC Orchstras Th Toronto Symphony Orchstra

7 Concrto Rprtoir BARTÓK Concrto no. 3 BEETHOVEN Concrto no. 1 C major no. 2 B flat major no. 3 C mor no. 4 G major no. 5 E flat major ("Empror") BRAHMS Concrto no. 2 B flat major BRITTEN Concrto CHOPIN Concrto no. 1 E mor Concrto no. 2 F mor CÉSAR FRANCK Symphonic Variations DOHNÁNYI Variations on a Nursry Thm FALLA Nights th Gardns of Spa GRIEG Concrto A mor HAYDN Concrto D major HODDINOTT Concrto no. 1 no. 2 LISZT Concrto no. 1, E flat major Concrto no. 2, A major Totntanz MENDELSSOHN Concrto no. 1, G mor MOZART Concrto A major, K. 414 G major, K. 453 D mor, K. 466 C major, K. 467 A major, K. 488 C mor, K. 491 C major, K. 503 RACHMANINOV Concrto no. 1, F sharp mor no. 2, C mor no. 3, D mor Rhapsody on a Thm of Pagani RAVEL Concrto no. 2 G major RAWSTHORNE Concrto no. 2 SAINT-SAËNS Wddg Cak Capric Concrto no. 2 G mor R. STRAUSS Burlsk SCHUMANN Concrto A mor SHOSTAKOVICH Concrto F major STRAVINSKY Concrto for Piano and Wds TCHAIKOVSKY TURINA WEBER Concrto no. 1 B flat mor no. 2 G major Rapsodia Sfonica Concrtstück

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