George Malcolm plays Scarlatti and Bach
£9.98
In stock - available for despatch within 1 working day
Despatch Information
This despatch estimate is based on information from both our own stock and the UK supplier's stock.
If ordering multiple items, we will aim to send everything together so the longest despatch estimate will apply to the complete order.
If you would rather receive certain items more quickly, please place them on a separate order.
If any unexpected delays occur, we will keep you informed of progress via email and not allow other items on the order to be held up.
If you would prefer to receive everything together regardless of any delay, please let us know via email.
Pre-orders will be despatched as close as possible to the release date.
Label: Australian Eloquence
Cat No: ELQ4820506
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Instrumental
Release Date: 14th August 2015
Contents
Works
Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV903Italian Concerto, BWV971
Keyboard Sonata in A major, K24
Keyboard Sonata in A major, K322
Keyboard Sonata in B flat major, K202
Keyboard Sonata in B flat major, K544
Keyboard Sonata in B major, K245
Keyboard Sonata in B minor, K33
Keyboard Sonata in C major, K132
Keyboard Sonata in D major, K29
Keyboard Sonata in D minor, K9
Keyboard Sonata in E major, K380
Keyboard Sonata in F minor, K519
Keyboard Sonata in G major, K125
Keyboard Sonata in G major, K146
Keyboard Sonata in G major, K169
Keyboard Sonata in G minor, K8
keyboard sonata in F major, K505
Artists
George Malcolm (harpsichord)Works
Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV903Italian Concerto, BWV971
Keyboard Sonata in A major, K24
Keyboard Sonata in A major, K322
Keyboard Sonata in B flat major, K202
Keyboard Sonata in B flat major, K544
Keyboard Sonata in B major, K245
Keyboard Sonata in B minor, K33
Keyboard Sonata in C major, K132
Keyboard Sonata in D major, K29
Keyboard Sonata in D minor, K9
Keyboard Sonata in E major, K380
Keyboard Sonata in F minor, K519
Keyboard Sonata in G major, K125
Keyboard Sonata in G major, K146
Keyboard Sonata in G major, K169
Keyboard Sonata in G minor, K8
keyboard sonata in F major, K505
Artists
George Malcolm (harpsichord)About
Although from an earlier age of Baroque performance practice, these recordings have a vividness and freshness that leap out of the speakers more than sixty years after they were made. They receive their first reissue on Decca CD.
George Malcolm, who died in 1997, irreverently called the harpsichord the ‘jangle box’, yet he was a master of that instrument, and of several other musical domains as well. Of Scottish ancestry, he was born in London in 1917 and when he was just seven he was admitted to the Royal College of Music. He also excelled at the organ and at the piano (his first keyboard instrument), and as a choral conductor, he served as Master of Music at Westminster Cathedral, beginning in 1947.
Pianist András Schiff, who recorded with Malcolm on several occasions, commented that he ‘was a great musician, a Renaissance man, a wonderful human being. He has been influential in the development of choral and instrumental music in Britain and abroad, and l consider myself one of the fortunate recipients of his immense knowledge, broad culture, and excellent taste. He should never be forgotten.’ In 1965 Malcolm was made Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
‘George Malcolm clearly delights in playing with colours […] this disc will prove very rewarding: the sheer technical brilliance of the playing … and the faultless rhythmic control make these performances outstanding’ - Gramophone, June 1954 (Scarlatti)
‘Malcolm’s outlook on the Fantasia gives us new insight into its poetical and meditative aspects; he plays it as if he were in rapt contemplation of the quintessential Bach. […] The Italian Concerto, too, gains a new lease of life in this altogether splendid version. […] This is a disc which should form part of every Bach lover’s collection.’ - Gramophone, June 1955 (Bach)
Error on this page? Let us know here
Need more information on this product? Click here