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Chromatic Fantasia and Fuga in D minor, BWV 903Johann Sebastian Bach 2 movements11:40
- 1 Fantasia 6:00
- 2 Fuga 5:40
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3 Sonata in C major, K. 420 Domenico Scarlatti 5:11
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4 Sonata in C major, K. 421 Domenico Scarlatti 4:15
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5 Sonata in A minor, K. 175 Domenico Scarlatti 4:02
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6 Sonata in C major, K. 513 Domenico Scarlatti 5:20
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Suite in B-flatGeorge Frideric Handel 3 movements8:29
- 7 Prelude 1:57
- 8 Sonata 1:59
- 9 Air & Variations 4:33
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Troisième ConcertJean-Philippe Rameau 3 movements16:11
- 10 La Lapopliniere 4:37
- 11 La Timide 8:17
- 12 Tambourins 3:17
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Shasta (5 Movements for Harpsichord)Naji Hakim 5 movements16:05
- 13 Rondo 3:51
- 14 Aria 2:16
- 15 Capriccio 4:39
- 16 Recitativo 1:19
- 17 Toccata 4:00
This programme opens with J. S. Bach’s Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue, then four sparkling Scarlatti sonatas, Handel’s Suite in B-flat and Rameau’s elegant Troisième Concert. It closes with the premiere recording of Naji Hakim’s suite Shasta. Ogeil studied the work with the award-winning composer in Paris, where he told her to make it “bite and scratch”.
She hopes the disc will dispel any idea that the harpsichord is old-fashioned or short of tonal colour. By choosing works with flair, she shows the instrument’s dramatic and passionate range.
Reviews
There's little doubting Ogeil's technical skill ... but more interesting is her musicality, in evidence from the arresting opening bars of the Bach Fantasy through to the extreme contrasts of the first of Hakim's pieces. A varied program ... ends up saying something cogent and particular about the harpsichord.
Jacqueline Ogeil gives passionate and energetic performances ... (including) a suite by Naji Hakim, with whom she is studying in Paris.
Ogeil's playing is full of excitement and digital dexterity.
Ogeil's interpretations are fluent, expressive and elegant ... a solid performance with panache worthy of a musician of greater experience and fame.
Artists
Jacqueline Ogeil
harpsichord
Jacqueline Ogeil is an Australian harpsichordist, organist and conductor. Known for Baroque performance and for championing new works written for the harpsichord, she founded the Melbourne ensemble Accademia Arcadia.
Johann Sebastian Bach
composer
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.
Naji Hakim
composer
Franco-Lebanese composer, organist and improviser Naji Hakim (born 1955) is known for a large body of organ, chamber, orchestral and choral works. A prize-winning Paris Conservatoire graduate, he held major Paris church posts and remains an active concert performer.
George Frideric Handel
composer
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.
Jean-Philippe Rameau
composer
Rameau's harpsichord writing is theatre for the fingers: character pieces that cluck and whirl, doubles that spin a gavotte into pure virtuosity, and Pièces de clavecin en concerts where the keyboard stands equal with violin and flute rather than trailing as continuo.
Domenico Scarlatti
composer
Domenico Scarlatti (1685–1757) was an Italian composer who spent much of his career at the Portuguese and Spanish courts. He is known almost exclusively for his 555 keyboard sonatas.
Digital booklet
Digital booklet Notes, texts and credits — read online or download the PDF Download the PDFPerformers
- Jacqueline Ogeil · harpsichord
Technical credits
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Producer
John O'Donnell
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Recording Engineer
Martin Wright
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Editing Engineer
Martin Wright
Vaughan McAlley
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Venue
Move Records Studio
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Credit
William Bright
Details
- List price
- $25.00 AUD
- Total playing time
- 71 minutes 13 seconds
- Release date
- 1995
- Category
- Baroque
- Genres
- Baroque, Contemporary Classical
- Musical work copyright
- © 1995 Move Records
- Sound recording copyright
- ℗ 1995 Move Records
- Catalogue
- MD 3167
- EAN
- 9314574316728
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