Harpsichord Concertos
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GLASS / RUTTER / FRANCAIX
Harpsichord Concertos
Christopher D. Lewis (harpsichord) / West Side Chamber Orchestra, Kevin Mallon, with John McMurtery (flute)
[ Naxos / CD ]
Release Date: Saturday 30 November 2013
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Attracted by a delightful fusion of early music sonorities with modern expressiveness, the three composers in this amazingly rich and varied programme 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 Françaix's Concerto is terrific fun throughout.
" Best known for his choral music and carol arrangements, John Rutter essayed several orchestral pieces in his earlier years-of which Suite antique (1979) is among the most attractive in its judicious alternation of slower and faster numbers…More subtle in its expressive contrasts, the Harpsichord Concerto (1959) of Jean Françaix looks to the economical neoclassicism of the inter-war period…
The Harpsichord Concerto (2002) of Philip Glass…makes for an understated and appealing piece, and one to which Christopher D Lewis is as responsive as he is to the other works here-sensitively accompanied by the West Side Chamber Orchestra under the attentive direction of Kevin Mallon. The sound ensures due definition between soloist and orchestra, while the booklet-note is neatly succinct. If the programme appeals, then there is no need to hesitate." (Gramophone)
Tracks:
Françaix:
Concerto pour clavecin
Glass, P:
Harpsichord Concerto
Rutter:
Suite Antique for flute, harpsichord and strings
