Extra Tracks

Below are tracks from our library that never made it onto one of our compact discs. They can be downloaded here as high quality 320kbs AAC encoded (MP3) files. Those originating on 78rpm discs are raw and no attempt to clean up the surface noise had been made although we have removed some loud cracks and bangs. Please note the previews are compressed files so the sound is not as good as that on the whole track.

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Geraint Iwan Jones (1917 - 1998)

Geraint Jones was one of a growing group of musicans who, after World War II, explored baroque muisc. In those times baroque music, if performed at all, was presented in arrangements for modern symphony orchestras. Jones was a major influence in returning to authenic perfromaces, as a re now common place. Rejected for war service because of poor health, Jones made his concert platform debut as a harpischordist at one of Myra Hess's National Gallery concerts in 1940. In 1945/6 Jones perfromed the complete organ misc of J. S. Bach. The Geraint Jones Orchestra evolved from performances of Purcell's Didio and Aeneas with Kirsten Flagstad and Thomas Hemsley given in the opening season of London's Mermaid Theatre. For 35 years Jpnes was director of the Kirckman Concert Society that providied a platform for young talented musicians. Tim Bullamore wrote in the Indepdent Obituary:"A true Welshman in manner and character, Jones forever had a twinkle in his eye and had a mischievous sense of humour. He adored smart cars, pretty women, and parties, where he was a shrewd people watcher. He retained a large and assorted circle of friends until the very end of his life."

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