NEW ON NAXOS | JULY 2023
Robert SCHUMANN (1810–1856) Complete Organ Works Four Sketches for Pedal Piano • Studies for Pedal Piano Six Fugues on the Name BACH Tom Winpenny, Organ
Schumann’s studies in counterpoint during 1845 climaxed in what he described as a ‘Fugenpassion’. He rented a pedalboard attachment for his piano to extend his music’s textural possibilities and to help familiarise himself with organ technique. The resulting character pieces are amongst the most attractive examples for this instrument, and they translate so successfully to the organ that they have become a significant cornerstone of the repertoire. They are performed here on the historic and recently restored Furtwängler organ in Gronau, Germany – an instrument with a wide palette of colours that is well suited to Schumann’s expressive works. Key Features: • Tom Winpenny ’s recordings for Naxos include ‘impressive precision and clarity’ ( BBC Music Magazine ) in Messiaen’s La Nativité du Seigneur (8.573332), music by Malcolm Williamson (8.571375-76) and two volumes of organ works by Judith Bingham (8.572687 & 8.574251), in which he ‘opens an illuminating window on Bingham’s richly-coloured, programmatically driven engagement with the ‘king of instruments’. Winpenny’s contributions to our Organ Encyclopedia series also includes a recent recording of Francis Pott’s Christus (8.574252-53) in which he ‘plays this magnificent music with matching brilliance and flair’ ( Cathedral Music ) and gives ‘a truly spectacular performance’ ( American Record Guide ). • Booklet notes for this release have been written by Tom Winpenny, and there are additional notes on the organ used with full specifications of its impressive range of registers.
8.574432 Release Date: 28 Jul 2023
Companion Titles – Tom WInpenny, Organ
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Click to listen to Vier Skizzen für den Pedal-Flügel, Op. 58: No. 3 in F minor: Lebhaft
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INCLUDES WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING
Domenico SCARLATTI (1685–1757) Complete Keyboard Sonatas, Vol. 27 Sergio Gallo, Piano
Domenico Scarlatti’s keyboard sonatas are among the most original of the 18th century, especially in their use of often discordant and chromatic harmonies. From the virtuoso Essercizi ( K.12 and 15 ) to the touching cantabile eloquence of the Sonata in G major, K.144 , most of the repertoire on this album consists of lesser-known works incorporating elements of dance forms from Spain and Portugal. The last three pieces, attributed to Scarlatti, are especially intriguing. They include a world premiere recording of the colourful Sonata in D minor , and the Sonata No. 5 in C major which ends the programme with a vivid display of musical fireworks. Key Features: • Domenico Scarlatti’s Keyboard Sonatas have appeared in complete editions on harpsichord from performers such as Scott Ross (Warner Classics) and Richard Lester (Nimbus), but while these sonatas are popular with today’s audiences and players alike our ongoing and highly collectable Complete Keyboard Sonatas edition will be one of only a very few recorded on modern instruments. • With its world premiere recording of the Sonata (Fuga) in D minor this 27th volume of our Scarlatti Keyboard Sonatas collection will be of particular interest to collectors beyond the many already acquiring each volume as it appears, and with a programme of less frequently heard sonatas from Scarlatti’s prodigious output this is yet another jewel in what is already a reference edition.
8.574374 Release Date: 14 Jul 2023
Companion Titles – Previous recordings in Scarlatti’s Complete Keyboard Sonatas series
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Click to listen to Sonata in G minor, K.12/L.489/P.68
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