JMSCD4/5 - The Thurston Dart Clavichord Collection
JMSCD4 Price GBP £10-00
JMSCD5 Price GBP £10-00
These two CDs, issued by arrangement with Decca and in association with the British Clavichord Society, include all the commercial clavichord recordings that Thurston Dart ever made. Most of the tracks are derived from two LPs recorded in stereo in January 1961 of Bach's French Suites and a selection of suites and miscellaneous pieces by J. J. Froberger. In a letter written to Martin Stafford in 1963 Dart described these as 'two of the best discs I have ever made'. A further 23 minutes of music are added from mono tracks recorded in 1958 and 1954
Track Listing - JMSCD4 - Bach: French Suites + pieces by Purcell & Croft | |||
1 | J.S. Bach | French Suite No.1 in D minor BWV812 | 8-25 |
2 | French Suite No.2 in C minor BWV813 | 7-18 | |
3 | French Suite No.3 in B minor BWV814 | 8-52 | |
4 | French Suite No.4 in E flat major BWV815 | 7-56 | |
| 5 | French Suite No.5 in G major BWV816 | 10-10 | |
| 6 | French Suite No.6 in E major BWV817 | 9-20 | |
| 7 | Henry Purcell | New Irish Tune ('Lilliburlero') Z.646 | 1-03 |
| 8 | Rigadoon in C major Z.653 | 0-53 | |
| 9 | Sefauchi's Farewell Z.656 | 2-33 | |
| 10 | Minuet in D minor Z. T688 | 1-25 | |
| 11 | Ground in C Minor Z. T681 | 2-37 | |
| 12 | Air in D Minor Z. T676 | 1-21 | |
| 13 | William Croft | Ground from Suite no.3 in C minor | 2-28 |
Track Listing - JMSCD5 - J. J. Froberger + Early English Pieces | |||
| 1 | J. J. Froberger | Le Tombeau de Monsieur Blancheroche | 3-30 |
| 2 | Suite No. X in A minor | 5-01 | |
| 3 | Lamentation for Ferdinand IV | 2-30 | |
| 4 | Capriccio No. VI | 4-30 | |
| 5 | Suite No. XIV in G minor | 5-31 | |
| 6 | Allemande (from Suite No. XX) | 4-47 | |
| 7 | Ricercar No. VI in C sharp minor | 3-44 | |
| 8 | Lamentation for Ferdinand III | 3-08 | |
| 9 | Suite No. XIX in C minor | 4-55 | |
| 10 | Fantasia No.I I | 5-10 | |
| 11 | Suite No. III in G major | 3-47 | |
| 12 | Allemande (from Suite No. XXX) | 2-59 | |
| 13 | Suite No. VII in E minor | 5-27 | |
| 14 | Anon. | La Bounette | 1-30 |
| 15 | La Doune Cella | 2-11 | |
| 16 | La Shy Myze | 1-26 | |
| 17 | An Allemande fitt for the Manicord | 2-21 | |
| 18 | William Croft | Sarabanda (from Suite No.4 in C minor) | 2-57 |
JMSCD4 TOTAL PLAYING TIME 64:32
JMSCD5 TOTAL PLAYING TIME 65:44
Audio Sample
Excerpt from Ground in C Minor by Henry Purcell (1'00")
Reviews
Five star rating in Goldberg
The reappearance of Dart's marvellous recordings is most welcome and we should all be grateful for such an important well-prepared reissue.
Igor Kipnis, International Classical Record Collector