GEORGE MALCOLM

1PD24 George Malcolm plays Bach and Scarlatti


This disc celebrates four genii: two great composers, an influential instrument maker and George Malcolm. For a whole generation his playing brought baroque keyboard music to life. George Malcolm's favourite instrument was built by Thomas Goff, and was known for its marvellous dynamic qualities, which Malcolm used to exciting and dramatic effect as can be heard on this disc of:

• Bach
  • Italian Concerto BWV 971, [listen]
    
  • Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue BWV 903
    
• Domenico Scarlatti
  • Sonata in G major [listen]
  • Sonata in D major L424 [listen]
  • Sonata in A major L495 [listen]
  • Sonata in D minor L413 [listen]
  • Sonata in B flat major L497 [listen]
  • Sonata in F major L326 [listen]
  • Sonata in C major L457 [listen]
  • Sonata in G major L331 [listen]
  • Sonata in B flat major L498 [listen]
  • Sonata in F minor L475 [listen]
  • Sonata in E minor L23 [listen]
  • Sonata in B major L450 [listen]
  • Sonata in B minor L33 [listen]
  • Sonata in A major L483 [listen]
  • Sonata in D major L461 [listen]
  • Sonata in G major L487 [listen]

George Malcolm's Technicolor stop-changing for Scarlatti has a "naughty but nice" appeal. His flair , urbanity, wit (and fallibility) are an enlivening supplement to recent "period" proprieties. (Perfomance ****) - BBC Music Magazine November 2007

"It was a real joy to reacquaint myself with George Malclom's first Decca recording of Bach's Italian Concerto, also the original coupling on a much prized 10 inch Decca mono LP, Bach's Chromatic Fantatsia and Fugue. Such personality alied to good taste - and the same goes for a brilliant sequence of Scarlatti sonatas, Malcolm here fully the equal of similarly flamboyant vintage players such as Landowska and Valenti. The recordings are excellent."- Rob Cowan in Grampohone January 2008

This recording is presented in One Sound The brilliance, clarity and presence of these recordings made by balance engineer Arthur Lilley spurred the remastering engineer Barry Coward to reproduce on compact discs a sound which when played through a single loudspeaker either directly in front of the listener or from a corner reflex cabinet will propel the listener into the West Hampstead Studio. It sound pretty good through two speakers, but the advantage of using a single speaker is that you will hear the original balance without any phase problems or side effects.


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