The name Hitchcock not only stands for the most famous of all British film directors, but for an important family of English instrument makers from England as well. Only a few of these sonorous and extravagant keyboard instruments have survived. The multi-stringed spinet No. 1379 from the Telemann Museum in Hamburg, with it's black keys elaborately set in white ivory, can now be heard for the first time in a recording. The Hitchcock Trio invites you to a typical middle-class salon concert as was customary throughout Europe at the end of the 18th century. Selected London compositions by Burney, Geminiani, Abel, and Loeillet (a celebrated harpsichordist of his time), as well as works by the famous Hamburg composers Telemann and Mattheson, are featured. The trio, whose members include Anke Dennert (London spinet from 1730), Gabriele Steinfeld (South German baroque violin), and Simone Eckert (Hamburg Tielke gamba from 1685), allow the expressive sounding Hitchcock spinet to shine, both as a solo instrument and in a chamber music setting.

Tracklist:

Suite No. 7 In B-Flat Major (Excerpts): I. Prelude
Suite No. 7 In B-Flat Major (Excerpts): II. Allemande
Suite No. 7 In B-Flat Major (Excerpts): III. Courante
Trio Sonata In D Major, Twv 42:D9: I. Dolce
Trio Sonata In D Major, Twv 42:D9: II. Presto
Trio Sonata In D Major, Twv 42:D9: III. Pastorale
Trio Sonata In D Major, Twv 42:D9: IV. Vivace
Lesson No. 1 In E Minor: I. Almand
Lesson No. 1 In E Minor: II. Slow Aire
Lesson No. 1 In E Minor: III. Corant
Lesson No. 1 In E Minor: IV. Minuet
Lesson No. 1 In E Minor: V. Gigue
Partia À Cembalo Solo In G Major, Twv 32:1 (Excerpts): II. Dolce
Partia À Cembalo Solo In G Major, Twv 32:1 (Excerpts): IV. Menuets
Partia À Cembalo Solo In G Major, Twv 32:1 (Excerpts): V. Gigue À L'angloise
Trio Per Violino, Viola Da Gamba É Basso In G Major, A 5:4a: I. Allegro Ma Non Troppo
Trio Per Violino, Viola Da Gamba É Basso In G Major, A 5:4a: II. Andantino
Trio Per Violino, Viola Da Gamba É Basso In G Major, A 5:4a: III. Tempo Di Minuetto
Harpsichord Sonata No. 3 In D Major: I. Prelude
Harpsichord Sonata No. 3 In D Major: II. Affettuoso
Harpsichord Sonata No. 3 In D Major: III. Capriccio
Harpsichord Sonata No. 3 In D Major: IV. Minuetto
Sonata In D Minor, Op. 2 No. 12: I. Passagallo
Sonata In D Minor, Op. 2 No. 12: II. Capriccio Cromatico
Sonata In D Minor, Op. 2 No. 12: III. Adagio
Sonata In D Minor, Op. 2 No. 12: IV. Ciaccona
Ann Thou Were My Ain Thing, Op. 8 No. 1, H. 400: Theme
Ann Thou Were My Ain Thing, Op. 8 No. 1, H. 400: Var. 1, Cantabile
Ann Thou Were My Ain Thing, Op. 8 No. 1, H. 400: Var. 2, Andante
Ann Thou Were My Ain Thing, Op. 8 No. 1, H. 400: Var. 3, Allegro Assai
Ann Thou Were My Ain Thing, Op. 8 No. 1, H. 400: Var. 4, Allegro Moderato
Ann Thou Were My Ain Thing, Op. 8 No. 1, H. 400: Var. 5, Andante

UPC: 4260036256963
Label: Genuin
Release Date: 9.4.20
Format: CD

Hitchcock Spinet / Various - Hitchcock Spinet (CD)