{"product_id":"scarlatti-sonatas-bach-italian-cto-chromatic-import","title":"SCARLATTI: SONATAS; BACH: ITALIAN CONCERTO; CHROMATIC FANTASY - GEORGE MALCOLM","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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeorge Malcolm, who died in 1997, irreverently called the harpsichord the ‘jangle box’, yet he was a master of that instrument and of several other musical domains as well. Of Scottish ancestry, he was born in London in 1917 and when he was just seven he was admitted to the Royal College of Music. He also excelled at the organ and at the piano (his first keyboard instrument) and as a choral conductor, he served as Master of Music at Westminster Cathedral, beginning in 1947. Pianist András Schiff, who recorded with Malcolm on several occasions, commented that he ‘was a great musician, a Renaissance man, a wonderful human being. He has been influential in the development of choral and instrumental music in Britain and abroad and l consider myself one of the fortunate recipients of his immense knowledge, broad culture and excellent taste. He should never be forgotten.’ In 1965, Malcolm was made Commander of the Order of the British Empire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlthough from an earlier age of Baroque performance practice, these recordings have a vividness and freshness that leap out of the speakers more than sixty years after they were made. They receive their first reissue on Decca CD.\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘George Malcolm clearly delights in playing with colours … this disc will prove very rewarding: the sheer technical brilliance of the playing … and the faultless rhythmic control make these performances outstanding.’ (Scarlatti) Gramophone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘Malcolm’s outlook on the Fantasia gives us new insight into its poetical and meditative aspects; he plays it as if he were in rapt contemplation of the quintessential Bach … The Italian Concerto, too, gains a new lease of life in this altogether splendid version … This is a disc which should form part of every Bach lover’s collection.’ (Bach) Gramophone\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%2F5CqeZolorEtcFQkurHm1TK\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\u003eDOMENICO SCARLATTI\u003cbr\u003eSonata in G major, Kk 146\u003cbr\u003eSonata in B minor, Kk 33\u003cbr\u003eSonata in A major, Kk 24\u003cbr\u003eSonata in D minor, Kk 9\u003cbr\u003eSonata in B flat major, Kk 544\u003cbr\u003eSonata in F major, Kk 505\u003cbr\u003eSonata in C major, Kk 132\u003cbr\u003eSonata in G major, Kk 169\u003cbr\u003eSonata in B flat major, Kk 202\u003cbr\u003eSonata in F minor, Kk 519\u003cbr\u003eSonata in E major, Kk 380\u003cbr\u003eSonata in B major, Kk 245\u003cbr\u003eSonata in G minor, Kk 8\u003cbr\u003eSonata in A major, Kk 322\u003cbr\u003eSonata in D major, Kk 29\u003cbr\u003eSonata in G major, Kk 125\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH\u003cbr\u003eItalian Concerto in F major, BWV 971\u003cbr\u003eChromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeorge Malcolm, harpsichord\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFIRST RELEASE ON DECCA CD\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DECCA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32273983045719,"sku":"028948205066","price":14.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/products\/2950412.jpg?v=1595891990","url":"https:\/\/classicselectworld.com\/en-de\/products\/scarlatti-sonatas-bach-italian-cto-chromatic-import","provider":"ClassicSelect World","version":"1.0","type":"link"}