Handsome Harpsichord: Best Loved Classical Harpsichord Music | Naxos 8578184

Handsome Harpsichord: Best Loved Classical Harpsichord Music

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Label: Naxos

Cat No: 8578184

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 14th February 2020

Contents

Artists

Luc Beausejour (harpsichord)
Julia Brown (harpsichord)
Terence R Charlston (harpsichord)
Alan Cuckston (harpsichord)
Laurence Cummings (harpsichord)
Debora Halasz (harpsichord)
Gerald Hambitzer (harpsichord)
Harald Hoeren (harpsichord)
Christopher D Lewis (harpsichord)
Lars Ulrik Mortensen (harpsichord)
Gilbert Rowland (harpsichord)
Wolfgang Rubsam (harpsichord)
Glen Wilson (harpsichord)
Kolner Kammerorchester

Conductor

Helmut Muller-Bruhl

Works

Bach, Johann Sebastian

Goldberg Variations, BWV988
» Aria da capo
Italian Concerto, BWV971
» I Allegro
Keyboard Concerto no.5 in F minor, BWV1056
» II Largo
Keyboard Concerto no.7 in G minor, BWV1058
» III Allegro assai
The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1, BWV846-869
» no.2 in C minor, BWV847: Fugue

Bach, Wilhelm Friedemann

Fantasia in D minor, F18

Buxtehude, Dieterich

Suite in G minor, BuxWV242
» IV Gigue

Byrd, William

Ut re mi fa sol la

Couperin, Francois

Pieces de clavecin I
» Ordre 1 in G minor: La Milordine, gigue

Couperin, Louis

Suite in A minor
» V La Piemontoise

Forqueray, Antoine

Suite no.4 in G minor
» V La Sainscy

Handel, George Frideric

Keyboard Suite in B flat major, HWV434
» III Aria con variazioni
Keyboard Suite no.5 in E major, HWV430 'The Harmonious Blacksmith'
» IV Air and Variations 'The Harmonious Blacksmith'
Keyboard Suite no.7 in G minor, HWV432
» II Andante

Poulenc, Francis

Suite francaise
» VII Carillon

Purcell, Henry

Round O, ZT684

Rameau, Jean-Philippe

Nouvelles Suites de Pieces de Clavecin
» 14. Les Sauvages
» 15. L'Enharmonique
Pieces de Clavecin (24) avec une methode pour la mecanique des doigts
» Suite in E minor: 8. Le Tambourin

Scarlatti, Domenico

Keyboard Sonata in D major, K119
Keyboard Sonata in F minor, K466

Seixas, Carlos de

Keyboard Sonata no.24 in D minor

Soler, Antonio

Keyboard Sonata in C minor, R48

Artists

Luc Beausejour (harpsichord)
Julia Brown (harpsichord)
Terence R Charlston (harpsichord)
Alan Cuckston (harpsichord)
Laurence Cummings (harpsichord)
Debora Halasz (harpsichord)
Gerald Hambitzer (harpsichord)
Harald Hoeren (harpsichord)
Christopher D Lewis (harpsichord)
Lars Ulrik Mortensen (harpsichord)
Gilbert Rowland (harpsichord)
Wolfgang Rubsam (harpsichord)
Glen Wilson (harpsichord)
Kolner Kammerorchester

Conductor

Helmut Muller-Bruhl

About

While the keyboards of the piano and harpsichord are similar, their playing techniques are quite different. The strings of the harpsichord are plucked with a quill rather than struck with a hammer, so every nuance of phrasing is down to the subtle touch of the player. There is something special about hearing music on the instrument for which it was originally written, and this programme treats us to dances from England with Byrd and Purcell, Baroque masterpieces by Bach and Handel, and elaborate and descriptive French works by Couperin and Rameau, whose Les Sauvages was inspired by Native American chieftains who danced for King Louis XV.

For those who are new to an instrument, the first question is often: where to start? The ‘Best Loved’ series offers an easy answer to that question and a perfect introduction to the wonderful, varied world of classical music. Spotlighting individual instruments in some of the best-loved pieces ever written, and with a mix of solo, chamber and orchestral works, the series provides a convenient introduction to classical music’s infinite variety of instrumental sounds and styles.

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