{"product_id":"music-for-four-harpsichords-import","title":"MUSIC FOR FOUR HARPSICHORDS - GEORGE MALCOLM, ENGLISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/files\/DESCRIPTION_WITH_WORLD_1_d9254874-1b5f-48ee-852d-4074a16878e6_480x480.png?v=1595264382\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere were many worlds in George Malcolm’s (1917–1997) universe – organist, harpsichordist, pianist, composer, choral director and conductor – and this one demonstrates his unique skill as a solo performer who, throughout his career, more than any other individual defined the harpsichord’s identity in England. After World War II, Malcolm became the most famous English harpsichordist of his day with a brilliant technique, superb musicianship and an idiosyncratically modern approach to playing which, for his audiences, came to exemplify the very nature of the instrument itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe inspiration for this recording was a familiar event on London’s musical scene during the late 1950s and 1960s: the annual ‘Thomas Goff Harpsichord Jamboree’, held at London’s Royal Festival Hall. Four Goff harpsichords were arrayed on the stage with, at various times, harpsichordists Thurston Dart, George Malcolm, Simon Preston, Denis Vaughan, Valda Aveling, Eileen Joyce, Geoffrey Parsons and Simon Preston taking part.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMalcolm’s ‘Variations on a Theme of Mozart’ were composed specifically (and ingeniously) for four solo Thomas Goff instruments, largely to display the art of modern harpsichord stop-changing. The music presented on this recording is a cross section of the works played at Goff’s annual concerts, with conductor Raymond Leppard – also a harpsichordist who played Goff instruments – and the English Chamber Orchestra.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotes are by Peter Watchorn, an Australian-born, US-based harpsichordist, one of whose teachers, Harold Lobb, was also an associate of Malcolm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/files\/STREAMING_BANNER_2_3ffea259-c443-454f-b50b-9beacfe7836d_480x480.png?v=1595265224\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.song.link\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Falbum.link%2Fs%2F1w6Mk7hUfWnWbJAITt6acl\u0026amp;theme=dark\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/files\/REVIEWS_CS_WORLD_7ad42b8b-2188-414f-9c17-0e66da4d836d_480x480.png?v=1595264361\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘This [is a] very attractive disc … these pieces cry out for stereo and I’m glad that the engineers haven’t hesitated to make maximum use of directional effect. … I warmly recommend this enjoyable record’ Gramophone, October 1967\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/files\/STREAMING_BANNER_2_3ffea259-c443-454f-b50b-9beacfe7836d_480x480.png?v=1595265224\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.song.link\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Falbum.link%2Fs%2F1w6Mk7hUfWnWbJAITt6acl\u0026amp;theme=dark\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/files\/TRACK_LISTING_WITH_WORLD_1_81beb09d-4c29-4149-bf73-0d3740fd1d73_480x480.png?v=1595264371\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCARL PHILIPP EMANUEL BACH\u003cbr\u003eConcerto in F major for Two Claviers \u0026amp; Orchestra, Wq. 4\u003cbr\u003e(Arranged by Raymond Leppard for four harpsichords)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH\u003cbr\u003eConcerto in A minor for Four Harpsichords, Strings \u0026amp; Continuo, BWV 1065\u003cbr\u003eConcerto in D minor for Three Harpsichords, Strings \u0026amp; Continuo, BWV 1063\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGEORGE MALCOLM\u003cbr\u003eVariations on a theme by Mozart for four harpsichords\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeorge Malcolm, harpsichord\u003cbr\u003eValda Aveling, harpsichord\u003cbr\u003eGeoffrey Parsons, harpsichord\u003cbr\u003eSimon Preston, harpsichord (1–6, 10)\u003cbr\u003eEnglish Chamber Orchestra\u003cbr\u003eRaymond Leppard\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DECCA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32273982423127,"sku":"028948247455","price":14.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/products\/3553101.jpg?v=1595875698","url":"https:\/\/classicselectworld.com\/en-de\/products\/music-for-four-harpsichords-import","provider":"ClassicSelect World","version":"1.0","type":"link"}