Thomas Arne - Six Favorite Concertos

The Six Organ Concerti (Six Favorite Concertos) Thomas Augustine Arne (1710-1778) Information excerpted from the insert: Arne bridged the baroque and classical periods and his works contain elements of both the old baroque and the new rococo styles. He is best known for composing the music for "Rule, Brittania!" in 1740. He was the most prolific and popular composer of his time in England. The "Six Favorite Concertos" for organ, harpsichord, or pianoforte were not published until after his death, in 1793, but the first reference to their performance was in 1751 when his illegitimate son Michael played the solos. Michael Arne later introduced Scarlatti's sonatas to England. Arne had planned to publish them and even wrote a preface for a subscription edition: "To all Ladies and Gentlemen, performers on the Organ, Harpsichord, or Piano e Forte--and every skillful Professor, who liberally wishes to promote a work, which has been executed with the utmost attention, and is offered as an humble contribution towards their general endeavors to cultivate among their pupils an elegant and masterful stile of performance, which they can never possibly obtain, by employing their own and master's time merely on puerile productions." -Thomas Arne Performers: Roger Bevan Williams, Organ Cantilena Adrian Shephard, Conductor Recorded: April 12 & 13, 1987 in Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow, Scotland Edition: This performance was based on a newly-prepared version of the original 1793 edition. Organ: The organ was designed by Hendrik Karl ten Bruggencate and partially built by him in 1977. It was completed by James A. MacKenzie in 1983, and he tuned it for this performance. The organ has seven stops, is on a wind pressure of 2 5/8", and has a G compass. Label: Chandos Records, Ltd. 1988; Musical Heritage Society, Inc. 1989 Master: DDD, total time 1:25:07, more or less This rip: mp3 @ 320 kbps Concerto No 1 in C major 1. Largo ma con spirito 2. Andante 3. Allegro 4. Minuetto Concerto No 2 in G major 5. Allegro 6. Slow 7. Moderato 8. Allegro 9. Giga (Allegro con spirito) Concerto No 3 in A major 10. Con spirito 11. Con spirito 12. Minuetto 13. Moderato Concerto No 4 in B flat major 14. Con spirito 15. Minuetto 16. Giga moderato Concerto No 5 in G minor 17. Largo 18. Allegro con spirito 19. Adagio 20. Vivace Concerto No 6 in B flat major 21. Allegro moderato 22. Ad libitum 23. Allegro 24. Minuetto Click on my username for other classical and baroque composers.

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