CHAMBER
Conversazioni
I: Cantatas from a Cardinal's Court
2011 Avie Records AV2197
Works by Albinoni, Caldara, Handel, and
Alessandro and Domenico Scarlatti.
Sounds Baroque
Andrew Radley, countertenor
Julian Perkins, director
Sounds Baroque has launched the first in a series of recordings with
Avie Records entitled Conversazioni.
This series primarily explores the wealth of vocal and instrumental
music that may have been conceived for artistic gatherings - or conversazioni - in Rome at the
turn of the eighteenth century.
Conversazioni I
was launched with an acclaimed concert at London's Southbank Centre on
July 28th, 2011. The CD features cantatas that vacillate between the
despair of unrequited love and the delights of Arcadian bliss, an
instrumental overture that typifies the classical restraint of the
early Italian Baroque style, and virtuosic keyboard pieces. The CD is
available directly from Avie Records.
Andrew Radley, countertenor
Julian Perkins, harpsichord and director
Joel Raymond, oboe
Georgia Browne, flute
Jonathan Byers, cello
Andrew Maginley, lute
SOLO
"Julian Perkins's riveting performance of
Preludes and Fugues from Book 1 of the Wohltemperirte
Clavier in 2009 was a sell-out, and with good reason! If you
were one of those who
had to be turned away, don't miss this opportunity to hear the
astonishing
clavichord in the hands of a master. Book your tickets
early."
- Cambridge Early Music
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Played
on a Kirckman single-manual harpsichord (1764)
Played
on a Shudi double-manual harpsichord (1740) - the Royal Harpsichord
Both
movements are taken from Eight
Setts of Lessons for the
Harpsichord (London, 1747), by James Nares (1715 – 1783).
This
recording has featured on radio stations throughout the world.
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Dialogues: Music of
Stephen Dodgson volume 2
2009 Cameo Records
CAMEO2088
Julian Perkins has recorded Stephen
Dodgson’s two solo clavichord suites. The other musicians on this CD
are lutenists Jacob Heringham and Elizabeth Kenny, guitarist Roberto
Morón Pérez, and harpsichordist Pawel Siwczak.
Recorded in collaboration with Stephen
Dodgson, this project follows the publication of Dodgson’s clavichord
suites for Cadenza Music, for which Julian Perkins acted as co-editor
with the composer.
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Both suites are played on a copy of a
Hubert clavichord of 1771, made by Karin Richter in 1998. The CD is available
online.
ENSEMBLE
Julian Perkins has recorded in various
groups for leading
international labels including Decca, EMI, and Hyperion, and for the
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
