Beethoven-Rondeau
Beethoven-Rondeau WoO41 (1792) PSS-Violin (Stradivari 1734 ‘Habeneck’ from the Collection of the Royal Academy of Music, London) Aaron Shorr-Piano This charming little rondo has links, both back into Beethoven’s output, and to the 20th Century. Like many violinists of my…
Julian Perkins
Julian Perkins is a wonderful musician and communicator, with whom I have collaborated on many occasions. He has a particular passion for the Clavichord, and has explored its historical use as a concert and domestic instrument…
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Beethoven-Sonatas Op 30
Beethoven-3 Sonatas Op 30 (dedicated to Czar Aleksandr 1st) 1 in A Major Peter Sheppard Skaerved-Violin Stradivari 1699, Aaron Shorr-Piano Beethoven-Sonata Op 30No 1 A Major Beethoven-Sonata Op 30 No 2 C minor Live Performances-St Johns Smith Square 2002 Engineer: Jonathan Haskell …
Gloria Coates-Quartets 5 and 9 plus
Gloria Coates – 5th Quartet (3rd Movement-In the 5th Dimension) Kreutzer Quartet Live performance-South London Gallery March 2010 Recording Engineer: Jonathan Haskell (Astounding Sounds) Coates SLG Untitled-Gloria Coates 1996 I met Gloria Coates in Munich in 1991. From…
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Liz Kenny-reigning monarch of the lute-with a baroque guitar.
John Loder-Caprice
John Loder-Caprice from ‘General and Comprehensive Instruction Book for the Violin. Dedicated (as a trifling mark of respect for superior talents) to Signor Spagnoletti’. loder Item in the Bath Herald regarding a present from Nicolò Paganini: ‘ A very valuable…
John Orlando Parry ‘The Poster Man’
The Poster Man-John Orlando Parry (1810-1879) Peter Sheppard Skærved with Janet Snowman and Frances Palmer Available from : Academy Chimes Music Shop www.chimesmusic.com/academy-music-shop John Orlando Parry (1810-1879) Full text below: The Poster Man-John Orlando Parry (1810-1879) (Original article by…
Francois Cramer
Francois Cramer Capriccio 1833 Peter Sheppard Skaerved-Violin (Stradivari 1699-‘Crespi’) Engineer-Jonathan Haskell www.astoundingsounds.co.uk Francois Cramer was the son of the acclaimed leader and violinist Wilhelm Cramer, and the brother of the acclaimed pianist, Johann Baptist Cramer. He led a number of Paganini’s…