Fandango
Flamboyant Spanish harpsichord music performed by harpsichordist Elizabeth Anderson; with Douglas Lawrence, organ.
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.
Artists
Elizabeth Anderson
Elizabeth Anderson 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.
Douglas Lawrence
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.
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.”
— Philip Nunn, The Age - Green Guide
Audio preview
Track Listing
- Allegro 3:58
- Minue 5:41
- La Favorite: Chaconne a deux tems François Couperin 5:01
- Nouvelles suites de pieces de clavecin Gavotte, et Doubles de la Gavotte Jean-Philippe Rameau 6:30
- 12 Variations auf die Folie d'Espagne Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach 7:51
- Muséte de Choisi François Couperin 2:25
- Muséte de Taverni François Couperin 2:46
- Sonatas K 140 in D major Domenico Scarlatti 4:02
- Sonata K 141 in D minor Domenico Scarlatti 4:16
- La Lugeac from Pièces de clavecin Claude Bénigne Balbastre 2:33
- Fandango Padre Antonio Soler 11:49
Concerto No. VI in D major for two organs Padre Antonio Soler
Performers
- Elizabeth Anderson · harpsichord
Composers
Claude Bénigne Balbastre
Claude Balbastre (December 8, 1724 – May 9, 1799) was a French composer, organist and harpsichordist. He was one of the most famous musicians of his time.
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714 – 1788) was a German classical period musician and composer. He was a crucial composer in the transition between the baroque and classical periods, and one of the founders of the classical style, composing in the rococo and classical periods. His second name was given in honor of his godfather Georg Philipp Telemann, a friend of Emanuel's father.
François Couperin
Couperin belonged to a family of several composers from the mid-17th to mid-19th centuries. He was organist in the chapel of Louis XIV at Versailles, and was the gratest French master of the harpsichord.
Domenico Scarlatti
Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti (1685–1757) was an Italian composer who spent much of his life in the service of the Portuguese and Spanish royal families.
Padre Antonio Soler
Antonio Soler (1729-83) was a monk of Monasterio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial and also the choir master. He composed much church music, mainly for choir, and for the Royal Court.
Availability
Fandango can be purchased online through Buywell Just Classical or the Australian Music Centre who both offer secure online ordering.
This title is also available in (or can be ordered through) many fine music retailers across Australia, including Thomas’, Discurio and Readings.
