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English/Irish organist and composer
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2023-09-15 07:11:00
A glimpse into the lively musical life of 18th-century Dublin: Smock Alley from Carina Drury's ensemble Irlandiani
Smock Alley: Tommaso Giordani, Thomas Roseingrave, Domenico Scarlatti and Geminiani; Irlandiani - Carina Drury, Poppy Walshaw, John-Henry Baker, Nathaniel Mander, Eimear McGeown; First Hand RecordsCentring on a group of cello duos by an 18th century Italian composer based in Dublin, this disc engagingly explores the life of Irish and Italian musicians of the period in the cityTommaso Giordani (1730-1806) was a composer born in Naples to a musical family. Though trained in Naples, his father and family travelled in Europe, ending in London in the 1750s. In 1764, he accepted an invitation to act as musical director of the Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin, where he stayed for the next three years, performing comic operas and co-producing the first ever opera seria to be performed in Ireland, L'eroe cinese (1766). In 1767 he returned to London but was back in Dublin in 1783, taking part in the lively musical life there until […]
2023-08-30 04:00:00
English 18th-Century Keyboard Concertos (Paul Nicholson, The Parley of Instruments Baroque Orchestra)
Georg Frideric Handel (1685-1758Chaconne in G minor (Original Version)Organ Concerto Movement in D minorThomas Roseingrave (1688-1766)Organ Concerto in D majorThomas Chilcot (ca. 1700-1766)Concerto in A major, Op. 2 No. 2James Nares (1715-1783)Concert (Sonata) in G major, Op. 2Philip Hayes (1738-1797)Piano Concerto No. 4 in A major James Hook (1746-1827)[Flac & Scans] Piano Concerto in D major, Op 1 No. 5 Paul Nicholson, The Parley of Instruments Baroque Orchestra (Period Instruments) Hyperion CDA66700 (1994)
2021-05-20 07:27:44
A disc of harpsichord pieces by an unknown late-18th century English composer might not appeal, but you've never heard anything like John Worgan's harpsichord music
[…] Roberts has returned to record John Worgan's complete harpsichord music, sharing the harpsichord honours with Julian Perkins. The disc contains Worgan's Allegro non tanto, Six Sonatas for Harpsichord, Pieces for the Harpsichord composed purposely for forming the Hands of Young Pupils to that Instrument and A New Concerto for the Harpsichord in G major. So who was John Worgan?Born in London, Worgan studied with his elder brother James, then with Thomas Roseingrave, and finally with Francesco Geminiani. He held a number of church appointments in the City of London alongside being organist for Vauxhall Gardens. In church he was famous for his improvisations, whilst at Vauxhall he produced organ concertos and songs, and would publish fourteen volumes of his Vauxhall songs (and he was only in post from 1751 to 1753!) One of his sons, George Worgan, was the surgeon on Captain Cook’s First Fleet and […]
2016-03-12 12:40:41
[…] practise during the night while the rest of the family slept. He also dressed up as a liveryman in order to gain access to the gallery of the Italian Opera. It was at the opera that Arne first met the musician and composer Michael Festing, who was a major influence on him. Festing not only taught him to play the violin, but also took him to various musical events, including going to compete against Thomas Roseingrave for the post of organist at Hanover Square, and a visit to Oxford in 1733 to hear George Frideric Handel’s oratorio Athalia. Upon leaving school, Arne was articled to a solicitor for three years. However, Arne’s father discovered his son leading a group of musicians at what was probably one of Festing’s musical gatherings. Following this disclosure of his son’s real interest and talent, he was persuaded (again probably by Festing) to allow the […]
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