Mudge: Six Concertos In Seven Parts

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Mudge: Six Concertos in Seven PartsOpis:Product descriptionCapriccio BarockorchesterReviewRichard Mudge was born in 1718 in Bideford in Devon as the son of Rev. Zachariah Mudge, master of Bideford Grammar School. He entered Pembroke College in Oxford, where he gained a Bachelor of Arts in 1738 and a Master of Arts in 1741. After finishing his theological studies Mudge was ordained curate in Great Packington. He obviously had a keen interest in music which probably was the reason he applied for the post at the newly erected St Bartholomew Church in the parish of St Martin's. This had a strong impact on his further career: among the benefactors of this church were members of the Jennens family, like Charles Jennens, the librettist of Handel's oratorio Messiah. In 1750 Mudge was installed as priest of St Martin's in Birmingham, where he became a popular preacher. The contact to Charles Jennens resulted in Mudge becoming acquainted with Handel, and it seems he considered Mudge one of the best interpreters of his music. In his Concertos in Seven Parts the influence of Handel's style is obvious, but Mudge's concertos also bear resemblance to the concerti grossi of Corelli. Mudge splits the ensemble into a concertino, consisting of two violins and bc (here played by cello only), and a ripieno of strings and bc. As already stated the first concerto contains a part for trumpet, but it is no independent concertante part. The Concerto VI is different, though: this is a real organ concerto whose four main movements are preceded by an which is a kind of prelude. The most extended solo parts are in the third and fifth movements, and ma non presto respectively. Especially the third movement is remarkable because of the many twists and turns of the organ part. This is a most interesting collection of concertos, and there is every reason to welcome their appearance on disc. Apparently the baroque orchestra Capriccio Basel has a special interest in English orchestral music as their previous recording of music by William Hayes shows. The performances are technically brilliant and the orchestra produces a beautiful and warm sound, with a wide dynamic spectrum. The violin parts in the concertino are shared by nine of the orchestra s 11 violinists. Henry Moderlak gives a good performance of the trumpet part in Concertino I, and Marc Meisel shines as the organ soloist in Concerto VI. These are very persuasive interpretations which fully reveal the "beauty and dignity" of these concertos. Full Review: http://www.musicweb-international/classrev/2009/June09/Mudge_tudor7173.htm --www.musicweb-internationalAncient and modern movingly interweave in these accomplished concertos by the Devon-born, 18th-century composer Richard Mudge.....

The Swiss ensemble Capriccio brings strong gestures and crisp articulation to this quintessentially English idiom. --Observer, 24th May 2009Autor:Richard MudgeNośnik:Audio CDPłyt:Język: English: Published; EnglishData wydania: 2009-02-01Waga: 0.18 gramWysokość: 0.4 cmSzerokość: 5 cmDługość: 5.4 cmUWAGA: Kupując produkt na tej aukcji zgadzasz się na wydłużony termin realizacji wysyłki (10-14 dni roboczych). Podany towar pochodzi z zagranicznego magazynu, stąd wydłużony czas realizacji który podany jest obok.