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BAND/ARTIST: Julian Perkins
- Title: Smith & Handel
- Year Of Release: 2015
- Label: Chandos
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless / flac 24bits - 96.0kHz +booklet
- Total Time: 01:17:47
- Total Size: 477 mb / 2.5 gb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
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01. Transkriptionen von Opernouvertüren, HWV 456: No. 5, Overture to "Riccardo primo, re d’Inghilterra"
02. 6 Suites of Lessons, Op. 3 No. 1 in A Major: I. Allegro
03. 6 Suites of Lessons, Op. 3 No. 1 in A Major: II. Larghetto
04. 6 Suites of Lessons, Op. 3 No. 1 in A Major: III. Vivace
05. 6 Suites of Lessons, Op. 3 No. 2 in C Minor: I. Andante allegro
06. 6 Suites of Lessons, Op. 3 No. 2 in C Minor: II. Allegro
07. 6 Suites of Lessons, Op. 3 No. 2 in C Minor: III. Allegro
08. 6 Suites of Lessons, Op. 3 No. 3 in F Major: I. Andante allegro
09. 6 Suites of Lessons, Op. 3 No. 3 in F Major: II. Allemande
10. 6 Suites of Lessons, Op. 3 No. 3 in F Major: III. Allegro
11. 6 Suites of Lessons, Op. 3 No. 4 in B-Flat Major: I. Andante
12. 6 Suites of Lessons, Op. 3 No. 4 in B-Flat Major: II. Allegro
13. 6 Suites of Lessons, Op. 3 No. 4 in B-Flat Major: III. Tempo di gavotte
14. 6 Suites of Lessons, Op. 3 No. 5 in G Major: I. Vivace
15. 6 Suites of Lessons, Op. 3 No. 5 in G Major: II. Allegro
16. 6 Suites of Lessons, Op. 3 No. 5 in G Major: III. Allegro
17. 6 Suites of Lessons, Op. 3 No. 5 in G Major: IV. Minuetto-5 Variations
18. 6 Suites of Lessons, Op. 3 No. 6 in D Major: I. Cappricio (sic)
19. 6 Suites of Lessons, Op. 3 No. 6 in D Major: II. Allegro
20. 6 Suites of Lessons, Op. 3 No. 6 in D Major: III. Andante gustoso
21. 6 Suites of Lessons, Op. 3 No. 6 in D Major: IV. Gigue
The internationally acclaimed harpsichordist and early classical music specialist Julian Perkins here presents the premiere recording of six Suites for harpsichord by Handel’s assistant, John Christopher Smith. The new release on Chaconne also features an arrangement by Handel of the overture to his opera Riccardo Primo.
Music assistants often have a poor press. Franz Süssmayr is known only for his controversial completion of Mozart’s Requiem, while Robert Craft is known largely for his role as Stravinsky’s assistant. As Handel’s amanuensis, John Christopher Smith has suffered a similar fate. Moreover, confusion has prevailed as to his identity. His father shared the same Christian names and was Handel’s original amanuensis. Thus the omens for Smith’s musical legacy were poor from the start. This project seeks to reappraise Smith the composer, whose prolific music bubbles over with brilliance, wit, and charm – not to mention an irresistible penchant for trills!
As a man of the theatre, Smith cultivated a style that evinces a comic interplay between the baroque and rococo; in his pieces, athletic hand crossings, unpredictable figurations, sudden shifts from major to minor keys, and sequences built over repeated left-hand chords vie with one another to create music that is both technically demanding and theatrical.
"... Julian Perkins deserves praise for his initiative in bringing this music to our attention and so do those who have supported him financially and otherwise. Productions like this make much sense as they broaden our musical horizon and fill in the blank spots on the musical map. Many music-lovers will have heard the name John Christopher Smith but never any of his music. Rather than going by what is written by scholars they should listen for themselves in order to assess the quality of Smith’s music. I have greatly enjoyed these suites. Yes, the influence of others is indisputable but they don’t result in epigonism. Smith’s suites have a character of their own. Perkins is a fine interpreter who brings out the qualities of these suites with great eloquence. He uses two beautiful harpsichords, copies of a French and an English instrument respectively. I found the English instrument especially interesting as this is a type of harpsichord one doesn’t hear that often..." (Johan van Veen, MusicWeb-International)
“… His [Smith’s] music occupies a strange sort of halfway territory between the late Baroque style and the progressive early Classical mould, and Julian Perkins captures the dichotomy of mid-18th-century England’s Scarlattian obsession and the emerging rococo style in his judicious playing of Smith’s Six Suites of Lessons for the Harpsichord, Op 3 … These playful lessons amply repay Perkins curiosity.” (David Vickers, Gramophone Magazine)
"... this is a highly entertaining album of mid-18th-century harpsichord music that aims to entertain and amuse rather than evaluate. and succeeds eminately in its goals. Recommended." (Barry Brenesal, Fanfare)
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01. Transkriptionen von Opernouvertüren, HWV 456: No. 5, Overture to "Riccardo primo, re d’Inghilterra"
02. 6 Suites of Lessons, Op. 3 No. 1 in A Major: I. Allegro
03. 6 Suites of Lessons, Op. 3 No. 1 in A Major: II. Larghetto
04. 6 Suites of Lessons, Op. 3 No. 1 in A Major: III. Vivace
05. 6 Suites of Lessons, Op. 3 No. 2 in C Minor: I. Andante allegro
06. 6 Suites of Lessons, Op. 3 No. 2 in C Minor: II. Allegro
07. 6 Suites of Lessons, Op. 3 No. 2 in C Minor: III. Allegro
08. 6 Suites of Lessons, Op. 3 No. 3 in F Major: I. Andante allegro
09. 6 Suites of Lessons, Op. 3 No. 3 in F Major: II. Allemande
10. 6 Suites of Lessons, Op. 3 No. 3 in F Major: III. Allegro
11. 6 Suites of Lessons, Op. 3 No. 4 in B-Flat Major: I. Andante
12. 6 Suites of Lessons, Op. 3 No. 4 in B-Flat Major: II. Allegro
13. 6 Suites of Lessons, Op. 3 No. 4 in B-Flat Major: III. Tempo di gavotte
14. 6 Suites of Lessons, Op. 3 No. 5 in G Major: I. Vivace
15. 6 Suites of Lessons, Op. 3 No. 5 in G Major: II. Allegro
16. 6 Suites of Lessons, Op. 3 No. 5 in G Major: III. Allegro
17. 6 Suites of Lessons, Op. 3 No. 5 in G Major: IV. Minuetto-5 Variations
18. 6 Suites of Lessons, Op. 3 No. 6 in D Major: I. Cappricio (sic)
19. 6 Suites of Lessons, Op. 3 No. 6 in D Major: II. Allegro
20. 6 Suites of Lessons, Op. 3 No. 6 in D Major: III. Andante gustoso
21. 6 Suites of Lessons, Op. 3 No. 6 in D Major: IV. Gigue
The internationally acclaimed harpsichordist and early classical music specialist Julian Perkins here presents the premiere recording of six Suites for harpsichord by Handel’s assistant, John Christopher Smith. The new release on Chaconne also features an arrangement by Handel of the overture to his opera Riccardo Primo.
Music assistants often have a poor press. Franz Süssmayr is known only for his controversial completion of Mozart’s Requiem, while Robert Craft is known largely for his role as Stravinsky’s assistant. As Handel’s amanuensis, John Christopher Smith has suffered a similar fate. Moreover, confusion has prevailed as to his identity. His father shared the same Christian names and was Handel’s original amanuensis. Thus the omens for Smith’s musical legacy were poor from the start. This project seeks to reappraise Smith the composer, whose prolific music bubbles over with brilliance, wit, and charm – not to mention an irresistible penchant for trills!
As a man of the theatre, Smith cultivated a style that evinces a comic interplay between the baroque and rococo; in his pieces, athletic hand crossings, unpredictable figurations, sudden shifts from major to minor keys, and sequences built over repeated left-hand chords vie with one another to create music that is both technically demanding and theatrical.
"... Julian Perkins deserves praise for his initiative in bringing this music to our attention and so do those who have supported him financially and otherwise. Productions like this make much sense as they broaden our musical horizon and fill in the blank spots on the musical map. Many music-lovers will have heard the name John Christopher Smith but never any of his music. Rather than going by what is written by scholars they should listen for themselves in order to assess the quality of Smith’s music. I have greatly enjoyed these suites. Yes, the influence of others is indisputable but they don’t result in epigonism. Smith’s suites have a character of their own. Perkins is a fine interpreter who brings out the qualities of these suites with great eloquence. He uses two beautiful harpsichords, copies of a French and an English instrument respectively. I found the English instrument especially interesting as this is a type of harpsichord one doesn’t hear that often..." (Johan van Veen, MusicWeb-International)
“… His [Smith’s] music occupies a strange sort of halfway territory between the late Baroque style and the progressive early Classical mould, and Julian Perkins captures the dichotomy of mid-18th-century England’s Scarlattian obsession and the emerging rococo style in his judicious playing of Smith’s Six Suites of Lessons for the Harpsichord, Op 3 … These playful lessons amply repay Perkins curiosity.” (David Vickers, Gramophone Magazine)
"... this is a highly entertaining album of mid-18th-century harpsichord music that aims to entertain and amuse rather than evaluate. and succeeds eminately in its goals. Recommended." (Barry Brenesal, Fanfare)
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