Robert Heath - Sonatas for 1 2 & 3 Harpsichords - COMPACT DISCS [CD]
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- Description: About the Music... In the fall of 1991, I had lunch with my friend, composer Edwin McLean. During the course of the conversation, I complained that I couldn't find something to end a recital that was coming up, and - half-jokingly - asked him to write me something. The phone rang a couple of weeks later InchYour piece is ready.Inch Sonata for Harpsichord received it's premiere performance on December 1, 1991 at Plymouth Congregational Church in Miami, Florida. The Sonata subsequently won an Alienor Award for new harpsichord music in 1994, was featured on NPR's Performance Today, and has been both published and recorded. A year later I asked Ed for another sonata, this time for two harpsichords. Frank Cooper and I premiered it in October, 1992, only a few weeks after Hurricane Andrew devastated Miami. Sonata No. 2 was commissioned jointly by harpsichord builder Peter Tkach and the Southeastern Historical Keyboard Society (SEHKS) for harpsichordist Elaine Funaro, who premiered it at the SEHKS Conclave in February, 1997. It, too has been published and recorded. Ed didn't quite believe it when he received a commission for a sonata for three harpsichords from the Miami Bach Society. He agreed to write the piece on the condition that we would never ask for a sonata for four or more harpsichords. Igor Kipnis, Frank Cooper and I premiered the work for the Miami Bach Society on October 4, 1999. While rooted in the contrapuntal style of the baroque era, the musical language is distinctly modern. The influence of both jazz and pop music is evident; guitar licks and Celtic tunes assert themselves - all woven into a rich tapestry that explores the unique tonal qualities of the harpsichord. The sonatas evolved into a cycle. The three-note motif that opens the first movement of the first sonata becomes the germ of musical material that influences the other sonatas. The Sonata for T
- Artist: Robert Heath
- Title: Sonatas for 1 2 & 3 Harpsichords
- Format: CD
- Label: CD Baby
- Release Date: 01/31/2006
- Genre: Classical
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- Product Name: Robert Heath - Sonatas for 1 2 & 3 Harpsichords - COMPACT DISCS
- UPC: 600638976427
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