On his first CD for Move, Ian King wowed us with his virtuoso abilities as a young man giving the first tuba recital ever in Wigmore Hall in London. His sequel disc, Tuba Magnifique, older recordings were paired with new recordings made especially in the Move Records studio.
Now at last, a complete new studio CD that shows that after nearly 40 years, Ian King can still conjure up that golden sound! On this recording, Golden Sounds, you'll be enthralled by arrangements of works by de Falla, Corelli, Rimsky-Korsakov, Debussy, Ravel, Gershwin, a movement from Ian King's own tuba concerto and much more.
By the way, the painting on the front cover is also by Ian King. What talent!
Spanish Popular Songs (Falla) Violin Sonata Op. 5 No. 8 (Corelli) Song of India (Rimsky-Korsakov) Beau Soir (Debussy) Piece en forme de Habanera (Ravel) Pieces en Concert (Couperin) Hymn to the Sun (Rimsky-Korsakov) Valse Sentimale (Tchaikovsky) Nocturne (Lili Boulanger) La Maja Dolorosa No. 3 (Granados) Tijuca (saudades do Brazil) (Milhaud) Tuba Concerto (Movement 2) (Ian King) Second Piano Prelude (Gershwin) Ol' Man River (Kern)
In 1955, Ian King gave the first Australian performance of Vaughan Williams' Tuba Concerto, and has since given many other concerto performances in Australia, England and Europe, including concertos for bassoon and horn. In 1958 he recorded a solo disc for an Australian recording company, and has made many subsequent appearances on radio and television, as well as in the concert hall, as soloist and in chamber music.
Julie Haskell has performed extensively in recitals, radio broadcasts, as a concerto soloist, orchestral pianist and chamber musician in Europe and Australia.