The Unknown Purcell: Sonatas by Daniel Purcell
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Label: Chandos - Chaconne
Cat No: CHAN0795
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Chamber
Release Date: 2nd January 2013
Contents
Works
Alass when charming Sylvia's gonChaconne in A minor
Lovely charmer
Rondeau
Solo in A major
Solo in B minor
Solo in D major
Sonatas or Solos (6), three for a violin and three for the flute
Toccata in A minor
Violin Sonata in A major
Violin Sonata in B minor
Violin Sonata in D major
Violin Sonata in F minor
What ungrateful devil moves you
Artists
Hazel Brooks (violin)David Pollock (harpsichord)
Works
Alass when charming Sylvia's gonChaconne in A minor
Lovely charmer
Rondeau
Solo in A major
Solo in B minor
Solo in D major
Sonatas or Solos (6), three for a violin and three for the flute
Toccata in A minor
Violin Sonata in A major
Violin Sonata in B minor
Violin Sonata in D major
Violin Sonata in F minor
What ungrateful devil moves you
Artists
Hazel Brooks (violin)David Pollock (harpsichord)
About
Nearly all of Daniel Purcell’s surviving solo harpsichord music consists of arrangements, the only clear exception being the short Toccata, a brief essay in the style of the preludes from Henry Purcell’s harpsichord suites. The Suite is a simple but effective arrangement of movements from the composer’s own suite, for four-part strings, for Farquhar’s play 'The Inconstant'. The expressive Rondeau is also likely an arrangement of a piece for four-part strings. The other three harpsichord pieces are simple arrangements of Daniel’s songs, derived from Oxford manuscripts, and reflecting Daniel’s links with the city.
Daniel Purcell also wrote a great deal of music for violin (or recorder) and continuo. The Chaconne is a cut-down version of a four-part piece from his suite for Trotter’s play 'The Unhappy Penitent'. Also on this disc are several Sonatas for violin and continuo, inspired by the works of the Moravian composer Gottfried Finger (c. 1655–1730), as evident in the cheerful tunefulness of these works, the avoidance of counterpoint, and a fondness for short movements connected in a ‘patchwork’ fashion.
The violinist Hazel Brooks and harpsichordist David Pollock – also known as Duo Dorado – have been charming audiences with their performances since 1999. Inspired by a shared commitment to present music of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in an accessible way, these two prize-winning musicians have performed together throughout the UK and beyond. Programmes by the duo have been praised for their varied and colourful textures: of one recording, Early Music Review wrote: ‘The performance from Hazel Brook is assured and stylish, complemented by some fine continuo accompanying as well as spirited solo playing from David Pollock.’
Premier recordings of all pieces except for three of the sonatas - one in A major, one in D major, and the F minor.
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