Tuba Recital
One of the world’s finest tuba players, and the first to give a tuba recital in Australia, Ian King presents a programme from Bach and Vivaldi through to Paul Hindemith’s remarkable Sonata for Tuba and Piano.
Ludwig van Beethoven composer
George Frideric Handel composer
Paul Hindemith composer
Antonio Vivaldi composer
Pianists Paul Hamburger and Margaret Schofield join Ian King in Bach and Handel gamba sonatas, a Vivaldi cello sonata, Beethoven’s early Horn Sonata and Hindemith’s Tuba Sonata.
This digitally re-mastered disc preserves historic recordings from King’s pioneering recitals: Australia’s first tuba recital, in Melbourne in 1969, and the first tuba recital ever given at Wigmore Hall, London, in 1970.
Reviews
King’s handling of his chosen instrument is of virtuoso class … his breath control is quite astonishing.
The transcriptions are so good, and King’s playing so impeccable, that each work could have been written for the instrument. What is breathtaking is King’s playing. His control is astonishing, but it does not overshadow his musicianship.
Ian King must surely rank among the world’s finest tuba players … remarkable control and dexterity … masterly interpretation … intelligently shaded dynamics and musical sensitivity.
considerable virtuosity … the complete master of instrument and style.
refreshing to hear an unusual instrument played so well
a valuable resource for teachers and students of the tuba, where an incredible display of all elements of tuba technique have been preserved for future reference.
Masterly
Artists
Antonio Vivaldi
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741) was an Italian Baroque composer, priest and virtuoso violinist. He is best known for his instrumental concertos, above all the violin cycle The Four Seasons.
Paul Hindemith
Paul Hindemith wrote music that thinks like Bach and speaks in a lean modern tongue: dense counterpoint, clear forms, and harmony that uses every chromatic note without abandoning tonality. His sonatas for ordinary and unlikely instruments remain essential working repertoire.
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) was a German composer and pianist whose music stands at the centre of the Western classical tradition, bridging the Classical and Romantic eras.
George Frideric Handel
George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) was a German-born Baroque composer who settled in London and became a naturalised British subject. He is celebrated for his operas, English oratorios, organ concertos and orchestral works.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) was a German composer and organist of the late Baroque. His sacred and secular music for choir, orchestra, organ and solo instruments remains among the foundations of the Western concert and church repertory.
Ian King
Ian King is a tuba virtuoso who gave the first Australian performance of Vaughan Williams' Tuba Concerto in 1955 and the first tuba recital in Australia. His playing is prized for astonishing control, dexterity and musical sensitivity.
Audio preview
Tracks
- Adagio 4:05
- Allegro 3:16
- Quasi lento 2:47
- Allegro moderato 2:59
- Grave 3:11
- Allegro 1:39
- Sarabande – Largo 2:03
- Allegro 1:54
- Largo 2:41
- Allegro 2:58
- Lento (alla siciliana) 2:34
- Vivo 2:06
- Allegro moderato 5:57
- Poco adagio 1:12
- Rondo – Allegro moderato 4:52
- Allegro pesante 2:58
- Allegro assai 1:27
- Variationen – Moderato 3:35
- Moderato 2:02
Viola da Gamba Sonata No. 1 Johann Sebastian Bach
Viola da Gamba Sonata in G minor, Op. 1, No. 6 George Frideric Handel
Cello Sonata No. 5 in E minor Antonio Vivaldi
Horn Sonata in F major, Op. 17 Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata for Tuba and Piano Paul Hindemith
Performers
- Ian King
- Paul Hamburger · all except tracks 13–15
- Margaret Schofield · tracks 13–15
Where to listen
Tuba Recital is available for streaming through Spotify and Apple Music. It can also be purchased through the iTunes Music Store.
Tuba Recital is available as a CD. It can be purchased online through Buywell Music or the Australian Music Centre which both offer online ordering.
Product details
- Catalogue number
- MD 3226
- List price
- $25.00 AUD
- Total playing time
- 54 minutes 16 seconds
- Venue
- Assembly Hall, Melbourne
Wigmore Hall - Release date
- 2000
- Musical work
copyright - © 2000 Move Records
- Sound recording
copyright - ℗ 2000 Move Records
- Category
- Classical
- Genres
- Baroque, Modernist Classical
- Barcode
- EAN 9314574322620
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