Martin Eastick Born 1957 Croydon England
Martin was born in Croydon, Surrey. He studied the piano form the age of six, and later attended the Royal College of Music. Even in his school days Martin was interested in collecting recondite 19th-century piano music, and his collection now forms the basis of his lecture-recitals, programme notes for C.D's, and background material for BBC broadcasts. He has a particular interest in rescuing works by Scharwenka and Moszkowski, and he has contributed work lists and biographies to the latest New Grove Dictionary of Music.
Since marrying the clarinettist Sheila Caira, Martin has also researched forgotten 19th-century piano-and-wind duos and ensembles. This has had a stylistic influence on his compositions. Martin makes no apology for not writing in a 'contemporary' idiom. Thus there are unashamed hints of Schumann and Mendelssohn in some pieces and an even broader nod towards later 19th-century Russian nationalism in others.
Chamber
Fantasiestuck 'Salience' for clarinet and piano Op.5
Serenade Orientale 'Samarkand for clarinet and piano Op.6
Romance for clarinet and piano Op.7
Springtime Serenade for clarinet and piano Op.8
Aquarelle Op.9
Impromptu Op.10
An Irish Suite - in three movements Op.11
Clarinet sonata - single movement Op.17
Piano
Five Morceaux: Petite Valse, Nocturne, Mazurka, Feuilletd'Album, and Petite Polka a la Russe Op.1
Three Morceaux; Valse Sentimentale, Consolation and Mazurka Op.2 (about 14 minutes long)
Introduction and Rondo Brillante, pastiche of early 19th-century virtuosity Op.3
Impromptu and Gavotte-Caprice. (technically very demanding) Op.4
Grand Valse de Concert (virtuoso showpiece) Op.12
Valse Viennoise and Valse Intime Op.13
Intermezzo and Quasi Habenera Op.14
Allegro appassionato Op.15
Valse Caprice Op.16
Theme and Variations Op.18
Novelette Op.19
Most of these works have been published and are available from Martin Eastick
Who can, of course, be reached at this forum @ "Martin Eastick". Unless that's a different musician of the same name!...
Have any of these pieces been recorded?
Not recorded yet but they do seem to have had a considerable number of performances.