Artist: Richard Egarr
Album: Fantasias, Toccatas & Variations
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2019
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24 bit, 192 kHz
Duration: 01:16:11
Total Tracks: 11
Total Size: 2,91 GB

Tracklist:

1. Richard Egarr – Praeludium Toccata [21] (06:07)
2. Richard Egarr – Phantasia à 4 [5] (13:44)
3. Richard Egarr – Paduana Lachrimae [66] (05:03)
4. Richard Egarr – Toccata Primi Toni [20] (04:51)
5. Richard Egarr – Fantasia Crommatica A4 [1] (08:09)
6. Richard Egarr – Toccata [30] (04:23)
7. Richard Egarr – Esce Mars [58] (05:05)
8. Richard Egarr – Toccata 2di Toni [24] (03:16)
9. Richard Egarr – Fantasia [3] (09:36)
10. Richard Egarr – Mein junges Leben hat ein Endt [60] (06:30)
11. Richard Egarr – Ut re mi fa sol la à 4 voci [6] (09:23)

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Following his acclaimed Linn debut, One Byrde in Hande, Richard Egarr turns to the music of Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck for his new recording of fantasias, toccatas and variations.As well as being a notable composer Sweelinck was a skilled improviser and keyboard virtuoso whose knowledge of the stylistic innovations of his English contemporaries, such as Byrd and Morley, was evident in his work. Egarr performs on a harpsichord designed after Ruckers (1638); its strict ¼-comma meantone tuning highlights the amazing chromaticism present in Sweelinck’s music. This is particularly evident in the famous Fantasia Crommatica, a highly improvisatory, boundary-pushing work that showcases many of Sweelinck’s innovations in keyboard composition.

Within his lifetime Sweelinck was most celebrated for his variations on the popular tune Mein junges Leben hat ein Endt; Egarr relishes the intricate counterpoint which builds from the simple theme into a masterpiece of inexhaustible invention and limitless variety. A selection of fantasias and toccatas complete the programme in which Egarr’s passion for the harpsichord and Sweelinck’s music are enthusiastically conveyed.