Sweelinck / Egarr: Fantasias / Toccatas & Var - COMPACT DISCS

Sweelinck / Egarr: Fantasias / Toccatas & Var - COMPACT DISCS

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Title:

Fantasias / Toccatas & Var

Artist:

Sweelinck / Egarr

Label:

Linn Records

Product Type:

COMPACT DISCS

UPC:

691062058926

Genre:

Classical

Release Date:

2019-11-08

Number of Discs:

1

Following his acclaimed Linn debut, One Byrde in Hande, Richard Egarr turns to the music of Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck for his new recording of fantasias, toccatas and variations. As well as being a notable composer Sweelinck was a skilled improviser and keyboard virtuoso whose knowledge of the stylistic innovations of his English contemporaries, such as Byrd and Morley, was evident in his work. Egarr performs on a harpsichord designed after Ruckers (1638); it's strict ¼-comma meantone tuning highlights the amazing chromaticism present in Sweelinck's music. This is particularly evident in the famous Fantasia Crommatica, a highly improvisatory, boundary-pushing work that showcases many of Sweelinck's innovations in keyboard composition. Within his lifetime Sweelinck was most celebrated for his variations on the popular tune Mein junges Leben hat ein Endt; Egarr relishes the intricate counterpoint which builds from the simple theme into a masterpiece of inexhaustible invention and limitless variety. A selection of fantasias and toccatas complete the programme in which Egarr's passion for the harpsichord and Sweelinck's music are enthusiastically conveyed.

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