Durey / Lewis,Christopher D. - 20th Century Harpsichord Music - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Attracted by a delightful fusion of early music sonorities with modern expressiveness, the three composers in this amazingly rich and varied program build on the magnificent harpsichord concerto legacy of J. S. Bach. John Rutter's beautiful Suite Antique is full of rich and haunting themes, with a significant solo flute part and a jazzy Waltz which is as much Brubeck as Bach. Philip Glass delivers an exciting experience of virtuoso instrumental blending and solo expressiveness, and with typical wit and elegance. Jean Francaix's Concerto is terrific fun throughout. Album Tracks 1. Rutter Suite Antique - John McMurtery/West Side Chamber Orchestra 2. Glass Concerto for Harpsichord and Chamber Orchestra - John McMurtery/West Side Chamber Orchestra 3. Françaix Concerto Pour Clavecin Et Ensemble Instrumental - John McMurtery/West Side Chamber Orchestra

Album Tracks 1. La Forqueray, Rondeau 2. La de Vaucanson 3. Ouverture Grave - Viste - Lent 4. La de May, Rondeau Gracieux 5. La Madin Gay 6. Allemande 7. La Boucon, Courante 8. Rondeau - Autre 9. La Millettina, Vivement 10. La de Casaubon, Vivement 11. La Du Tailly, Gracieux Et Gay 12. La de Valmallette, Gaiment 13. La Pathouin, Rondeau Moderement 14. Chaconne 15. Medee, Vivement Et Fort

Tilman Skowroneck writes InchThis recording was initiated by Bengt Nassen, the owner of the harpsichord by Martin Skowroneck (1926-2014) that is featured here. Initially, I was planning to play music by Bach and Handel on this German instrument, which is based on early eighteenth-century models, but after acquainting myself with the instrument's possibilities, I was led in a different direction. It's sound is located somewhere between Italian brilliance and a more intimate vocal character. Some French builders of the seventeenth century made instruments whose characteristics were quite similar, even though they arrived at these results by different constructions. And so the idea was born to use this sound to retrace the connections between the Italian and French sound worlds of the late seventeenth century.Inch Tilman Skowroneck was born in Bremen in 1959 and studied harpsichord in The Hague and Amsterdam. After his studies he established himself as a freelance harpsichordist in Germany and Holland. Since 1996, Tilman Skowroneck has participated at various early piano seminars at the University of Gothenburg and the Gothenburg organ centre GOArt. He is currently senior lecturer for musical performance at the Academy of Music and Drama, University of Gothenburg.