Returning to his first love the piano this piece composed in 1970. The three pieces forming the Triptych are a Meditation a Dramatic Recitative and a Capriccio. The Meditation is naturally reflective but not unduly introspective; the drama in the Recitative rests on the contrast between rhetorical statements and bravura passages; the Capriccio is carried on a vivacious rhythmic pulse and ends with brilliance.It is dedicated to Louis Kentner with admiration and gratitude - the admiration is for his playing and the gratitude for the help he gave during the recording of my piano sonata by Marguerite Wolff.© Sir Arthur Bliss
