Flamboyant Spanish harpsichord music performed by Elizabeth Anderson. Includes Soler's 'Concerto No. VI in D major for two keyboards' and 'Fandango'; Couperin's 'La Favorite', Rameau's 'Gavotte, et doubles de la Gavotte' from 'Nouvelles suites de pieces de clavecin', CPE Bach's '12 Variations auf die Folie d'Espagne' and Scarlatti's 'Sonatas K140 in D major 'and 'K 141 in D minor' and more. Features Douglas Lawrence on the organ for two tracks.
Press quotes:
“brilliant”
— Bruce Steele, Organo Pleno
“The sound of the harpsichord is perfectly presented ... In Anderson, Australia possesses an artist whose academic achievements endow her performance with a greater clarity of interpretation.”
Concerto No. VI in D major for two organs (Padre Antonio Soler) La Favorite: Chaconne a deux tems from Pieces de clavecin, Book 1 (François Couperin) Gavotte, et Doubles de la Gavotte from Nouvelles suites de pieces de clavecin (Jean-Philippe Rameau) 12 Variations auf die Folie d'Espagne (Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach) Muséte de Choisi from Pièces de clavecin, Book 3 (François Couperin) Muséte de Taverni from Pièces de clavecin, Book 3 (François Couperin) Sonatas K 140 in D major (Domenico Scarlatti) Sonata K 141 in D minor (Domenico Scarlatti) La Lugeac from Pièces de clavecin (Claude Bénigne Balbastre) Fandango (Padre Antonio Soler)
Melbourne organist Douglas Lawrence is, Director of Music at The Scots' Church and Teacher of the Organ at the University of Melbourne and was the founding director of Choir of Ormond College, a position he held from 1982 to 2006.
He frequently performs as a soloist for major music organisations within Australia and his concert career has taken him throughout most of the western world.
He has released a number of recordings through the Move label which have received outspoken praise from reviewers.
Elizabeth Anderson is one of our finest harpsichord players, and has performed in no less than eleven international concert tours to Europe, Japan and Singapore. She is a regular guest lecturer and performer at universities and music schools throughout Australia.