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Blue Clavichord

20th Century Music for Clavichord, Harpsichord and Recorder

Jane Chapman (harpsichord), John Turner (recorder), Peter Dickinson (piano, clavichord)

Verdher Trio

Blue Clavichord
Dickinson's clavichord compositions and transcriptions reveal the instrument's capacity for sounding bluesy, while Alan Ridout's gentle modernism exploits its darker timbres.

Blue Clavichord

20th Century Music for Clavichord, Harpsichord and Recorder

Jane Chapman (harpsichord), John Turner (recorder), Peter Dickinson (piano, clavichord)

Verdher Trio

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Dickinson's clavichord compositions and transcriptions reveal the instrument's capacity for sounding bluesy, while Alan Ridout's gentle modernism exploits its darker timbres.

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A very unusual disc of 20th Century music for clavichord, harpsichord and recorder. The Verdher Trio, Jane Chapman, John Turner and Peter Dickinson play chamber music for varying ensembles by Duke Ellington, Alan Ridout, Alun Hoddinott, Jeremy Dale Roberts and Peter Dickinson.

Contents and tracklist

Blues
Track length1:36
Jig
Track length1:50
March
Track length1:27
Dirge
Track length3:13
Waltz
Track length3:14
Blues
Track length1:21
I
Track length3:19
II
Track length1:14
III
Track length1:28
IV
Track length1:00
V
Track length2:37
Theme
Track length0:28
Fairly Broad
Track length0:40
Lightly
Track length0:28
Lively
Track length0:28
Rhythmic but not too fast
Track length0:44
Slow and quiet
Track length2:06
Gentle and tranquil
Track length0:40
Waltz
Track length0:51
Very fast, rhythmic
Track length1:44
A James Joyce Pastorale
Track length1:40
A Robert Burns Blues
Track length3:31
Homage to Poulenc
Track length2:46
Prelude
Track length1:23
Aria
Track length2:53
Ragtime
Track length1:38
Sarabande
Track length1:59
Finale
Track length1:42
Prelude
Track length3:37
Scherzo
Track length1:54
Elegy
Track length2:10
Finale
Track length2:28
Prelude to a kiss
Track length2:48
Sophisticated Lady
Track length2:42
It don't mean a thing
Track length1:41

Awards and reviews

Christmas Issue 2013

Dickinson's clavichord compositions and transcriptions reveal the instrument's capacity for sounding bluesy, while Alan Ridout's gentle modernism exploits its darker timbres.

November 2014

intriguing and delightful … subtle and entertaining, the enjoyment enhanced by Dickinson’s detailed booklet notes.

2nd October 2013

This is a captivating exploration of some interesting musical byways typically arranged or devised for clavichord...The intimacy of the instrument lends a certain magic to these songs denied to other forces.
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