Richard Lester plays Frescobaldi Vol.1
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Label: Nimbus
Cat No: NI5850
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Instrumental
Release Date: 9th November 2009
Contents
Works
FrescobaldiCapriccio ‘Or che noi rimena’
Frescobaldi
Partite sopra l’Aria della Romanesca
Frescobaldi
Toccata Decima
Frescobaldi
Toccata Undecima
Frescobaldi
Toccata Ottava
Frescobaldi
Cento Partite sopra Passacaglia
Frescobaldi
Toccata Nona
Frescobaldi
Toccata Prima
Frescobaldi
Canzona Quarta
Frescobaldi
Toccata Prima
Frescobaldi
Toccata Duodecima
Frescobaldi
Ancidetemi pur d’Arcadelt’s passaggiatto
Artists
Richard Lester (harpsichord)Works
FrescobaldiCapriccio ‘Or che noi rimena’
Frescobaldi
Partite sopra l’Aria della Romanesca
Frescobaldi
Toccata Decima
Frescobaldi
Toccata Undecima
Frescobaldi
Toccata Ottava
Frescobaldi
Cento Partite sopra Passacaglia
Frescobaldi
Toccata Nona
Frescobaldi
Toccata Prima
Frescobaldi
Canzona Quarta
Frescobaldi
Toccata Prima
Frescobaldi
Toccata Duodecima
Frescobaldi
Ancidetemi pur d’Arcadelt’s passaggiatto
Artists
Richard Lester (harpsichord)About
Giovanni Battista Boni da Cortona was a harpsichord and organ builder, tuner and repairer who worked for the Barberini family and he features prominently in their archival records. The Cardinal’s inventories, amongst other instruments, also mention a chamber organ, a spinet and two harpsichords - one with three registers and another with a single register built by Giovanni Boni, who specialised in making instruments with split keys. The instrument played on this CD is one of three surviving single - brass strung harpsichords made by Boni around 1619. It is a fascinating probability that during his employment in the Cardinal’s household in 1634, Frescobaldi performed on this harpsichord.
Richard Lester was described both by The Times and the Daily Telegraph as ‘one of our leading players’ and more recently acclaimed as ‘one of the greatest early music keyboard players of this or any other time.’ In 1981, Sir William Glock, former BBC controller of music, invited him to perform a solo harpsichord recital at the Bath International Festival. Countless engagements at major international music festivals followed, including the Bruges festival, Bath Bach festival and concerts at the Wigmore Hall, Royal Albert Hall and, in 2007, a sell out solo recital at London's South Bank Centre.
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