Myslivecek - Complete Music for Keyboard
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Label: BIS
Cat No: BIS2393
Format: Hybrid SACD
Number of Discs: 1
Release Date: 29th March 2019
Contents
Works
Easy Divertimenti (6) for keyboardEasy Lessons (6) for keyboard
Keyboard Concerto no.1 in B flat major
Keyboard Concerto no.2 in F major
Artists
Clare Hammond (piano)Swedish Chamber Orchestra
Conductor
Nicholas McGeganWorks
Easy Divertimenti (6) for keyboardEasy Lessons (6) for keyboard
Keyboard Concerto no.1 in B flat major
Keyboard Concerto no.2 in F major
Artists
Clare Hammond (piano)Swedish Chamber Orchestra
Conductor
Nicholas McGeganAbout
In comparison, Mysliveček’s output for keyboard has been somewhat neglected, something which the English pianist Clare Hammond seeks to rectify with her latest disc. The keyboard concertos in particular have barely seen the light of day since Mysliveček’s death and the second concerto is recorded for the first time on this disc which gathers all of the extant keyboard works. Clare Hammond, whose imaginative recording projects on BIS have received international acclaim, is here supported in the concertos by the Swedish Chamber Orchestra, conducted by none other than Nicholas McGegan, whose expertise in 18th-century style is undisputed.
Sound/Video
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1Keyboard Concerto no.1 in B flat major - I. Allegro comodo
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2Keyboard Concerto no.1 in B flat major - II. Andantino
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3Keyboard Concerto no.1 in B flat major - III. Rondo. Allegro
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4Six Early Divertimenti (1777) - I. Andantino
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5Six Early Divertimenti (1777) - II. Allegro ma non troppo
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6Six Early Divertimenti (1777) - III. Minuetto
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7Six Early Divertimenti (1777) - IV. Andantino
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8Six Early Divertimenti (1777) - V. Andante
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9Six Early Divertimenti (1777) - VI. Andantino
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10Keyboard Concerto no.2 in F major - I. Allegro con spirito
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11Keyboard Concerto no.2 in F major - II. Larghetto
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12Keyboard Concerto no.2 in F major - III. Tempo di minuetto
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13Six Easy Lessons for the Harpsichord (1780) - Sonata I: Allegro con spirito
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14Six Easy Lessons for the Harpsichord (1780) - Sonata I: Minuetto - Minore - Minuetto
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15Six Easy Lessons for the Harpsichord (1780) - Sonata II: Allegro
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16Six Easy Lessons for the Harpsichord (1780) - Sonata II: Rondo. Andantino
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17Six Easy Lessons for the Harpsichord (1780) - Sonata III: Allegro
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18Six Easy Lessons for the Harpsichord (1780) - Sonata III: Minuetto - Minore - Minuetto
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19Six Easy Lessons for the Harpsichord (1780) - Sonata IV: Andantino
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20Six Easy Lessons for the Harpsichord (1780) - Sonata IV: Minuetto - Trio - Minuetto
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21Six Easy Lessons for the Harpsichord (1780) - Sonata V: [no tempo marking]
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22Six Easy Lessons for the Harpsichord (1780) - Sonata V: Presto
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23Six Easy Lessons for the Harpsichord (1780) - Sonata VI: Allegro con brio
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24Six Easy Lessons for the Harpsichord (1780) - Sonata VI: Minuetto with six variations
Europadisc Review
Until now, Mysliveček’s few works for piano have received little attention, so Clare Hammond’s complete survey, which at 76 minutes fits onto a single CD, is a welcome addition to the catalogue. (Only a single piano sonata of dubious attribution is omitted.) The main attraction for many will be the two piano concertos. These are compact works (the first lasting just 11 minutes), expertly crafted and revealing an elegance of invention that is immediately appealing. The B flat Concerto (no.1, probably composed, like its companion, in the late 1770s) is alert and nicely poised, and Hammond together with the Swedish orchestra and McGegan, bring out all its charm, not least in the central Andantino with its throw-away ending. Though played on modern instruments, there is an unaffected stylishness and charm to the playing that is immediately appealing.
The second concerto, in F major, is a more substantial work, although as in the first the wind instruments (oboes and horns) merely bolster the orchestral tutti passages. The opening movement, with its string swirls, is abundantly characterful, while the third is a buoyant dance in minuet time, with an ear-catching minor-key section that features off-beat punctuation from the strings. But it is the central movement that is the real gem here, a limpid Larghetto with muted violins and pizzicato lower strings accompanying an achingly cantabile solo part. This is music that Mozart might well have envied, and Hammond turns in an immensely heartfelt performance with a gentle touch that has the listener spellbound. It raises the work to a level that ought to see it enter the wider repertoire, and this disc will surely champion its cause.
The rest of the disc consists of two sets of ‘easy’ pieces for solo piano. In the case of the six Divertimenti of 1777, the label is particularly apt, for these are nicely turned character pieces that will suit any moderately accomplished amateur pianist, but Hammond’s playing transforms them into exquisite but unpretentious miniatures. The Six Easy Lessons of three years later are once again more substantial (and technically demanding), each comprising a two-movement sonata, four of them concluding with minuets. Particularly attractive are the opening movement of no.3, with its pulsating left-hand accompaniment, and the Minuet with variations that closes no.6 with a series of right-hand cascades. Hammond proves an excellent guide to these works (as she also does in her excellent booklet notes), which are perhaps most redolent of middle-period Mozart, and the whole disc is immensely enjoyable. With a fine recording from the Örebro Concert Hall in Sweden, it will surely bring a welcome boost to the reputation of ‘il Boemo’.
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