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Track(s) taken from CDA66564

Suite No 6 in E minor

composer
No 6 of Eight Suits of Lessons for the Harpsicord or Spinnet, London, 1728

Paul Nicholson (harpsichord/virginals)
Recording details: August 1991
All Saints' Church, East Finchley, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Martin Compton
Engineered by Antony Howell
Release date: April 1992
Total duration: 13 minutes 1 seconds

Cover artwork: The Thames and the City of London from Richmond House (c1747) by Antonio Canaletto (1697-1768)
 

Other recordings available for download

Bridget Cunningham (harpsichord) April 2024 Release

Reviews

‘Excellent and comprehensive introduction to Roseingrave's keyboard [works]… plays all with sure technique, musicianship and evident relish’ (Organists' Review)

«C'est donc un vrai plaisir que découvir de si belles œuvres» (Répertoire, France)
This suite begins with a noble Allemande with a dream-like and pensive quality consonant with its E minor tonality, although still optimistic. Contrasting with the opening movement, the Courante conveys a whirling feeling of longing in its many twists and turns; it exudes freshness and has some unexpected changes of rhythm. The stately, reflective Sarabande has a haunting simplicity, conveying feelings of mourning with great tenderness. The fugally developed moto perpetuo of the dramatic Gigue derives from Handel and contains some luscious, fantastic and rich chords. Rather than closing with the majestic ending of this Gigue, Roseingrave adds a jaunty Minuet, twirling round and round to add a kind of encore to the suite.

from notes by Bridget Cunningham © 2023

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Roseingrave: Harpsichord Suites
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