1. BACH: Suite No.3 in ‘D’ Gavotte 1 (06:48) Performed by The London Fox Consort
2. BACH: Suite No.3 in ‘D’ Gavotte 2 (02:52)
Performed by The London Fox Consort
3. BACH: Suite No.3 in ‘D’ The Gigue (05:22)
Performed by The London Fox Consort
4. BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No.3, 1st movement (06:38)
Performed by The London Fox Consort
5. BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No.3, 2nd and 3rd movements (06:51)
Performed by The London Fox Consort
6. HAYDN: Menuetto from Op77 No.2 in F major (04:37)
Performed by The London Fox Players
7. GRIEG: Holberg Suite 1st movement (02:47)
Performed by The London Fox Consort
8. MOZART: Divertimento in ‘D’ 1st movement (06:19)
Performed by The London Fox Consort
9. MOZART: Divertimento in ‘D’ last movement (02:44)
Performed by The London Fox Consort
10. HAYDN: Op33 No.3 Rondo (02:59)
Performed by The London Fox Quartet
11. GRIEG: Holberg Suite final movement (03:51)
Performed by The London Fox Quartet
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: (51:47)
AN EXPLANATION OF MUSICAL TERMS USED ON THIS ALBUM:
ANDANTE ~ Italian: ‘walking’. A slow and steady pace for music. BAROQUE ~ Derived ‘barocco’ - a Portuguese word meaning ‘misshapen pearl’. The name was used to describe a new, elaborate style of architecture and painting. Later the word was adapted to describe the most common style of ‘art’ music (i.e. not folk music) in Europe, from about 1600 to around 1750. CONCERTO ~ A musical form which pits a skilled soloist against the full orchestra. The soloist and the orchestra both have their own themes. Concertos can be written for any instrument (and sometimes for two - i.e. Mozart’s Flute and Harp Concerto). Nearly all Concertos have three movements. DIVERTIMENTO ~ Italian: A short piece of music in several movements, supposedly entertaining, often originally written to be played while the audience ate, chatted or played cards. K NUMBER ~ A number given to every one of Mozart’s works. Named after Ludwig Kochel, who catalogued all Mozart’s music after years of study. MINUET ~ 1. A dignified dance in triple time often used as the third movement of a string quartet or symphony. 2. The third movement of a string quartet. MOVEMENT ~ A self-contained section of a concerto or symphony. Movements are usually based on a single tempo. OPUS (Op.) ~ Latin: means ‘work creation’. Used to catalogue the pieces composers write in the order they’ve been written, but usually very unreliable! SYMPHONY ~ Greek: ‘sounding together’. A large-scale, grand form of music for a full orchestra. Symphonies started off in the 18th century with the new conception of public concerts. Symphonies use the whole orchestra as a tool, not giving any one instrument a dominant part.. SUITE ~ 1. A collection of musical sections which are linked together by a theme or title but don’t share as much with each other musically as the movements of a symphony or concerto. 2. A collection of contrasting dances.
Front Cover Painting ~ by Edward Beale
Edward Beale trained at the Royal Academy Schools in London, England, He has exhibited at major galleries and his work is in private collections around the World. His major influence has been drawn from the European figurative tradition exemplified in the work of Constable, van Gogh and Matthew Smith.
Original Paintings can be viewed and purchased by arrangement in the UK
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