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The glass harmonica enjoys periodic revivals, but new material is seldom written for it. The standard items are performed and recorded with some regularity, most often the two Mozart pieces and Johann Friedrich Reichardt's delightful Rondeau, which are included here. What makes this collection interesting, aside from its status as a broad survey of the literature, is the inclusion of rarely heard works and some new compositions. Especially noteworthy is the "Mad Scene" from Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor, with the original glass harmonica part restored. The instrument's eerie ringing considerably heightens the scene's strangeness. Beethoven's peculiar Melodram is also fun to hear. There are works by minor eighteenth-century composers -- Schulz, Naumann, Röllig, and Apell -- all of which sound of their time and have their charms. Added to these are a new piece by the performer, Thomas Bloch, and three pastiches by his contemporary, Johann von Holt Sombach. Bloch's Sancta Maria is a modest but competent work, delivered here with a postmodern treatment of its multi-tracked vocal parts. Holt Sombach's appropriation of an eighteenth-century style is eccentric at best, though his three pieces are innocuous enough in themselves. However, one is left to wonder what use might be made of this instrument in a more inventive composer's hands.
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Largo (Johann Abraham Peter Schulz)
Johann Abraham Peter Schulz, Composer - Thomas Bloch, Artist, MainArtist - Philippe Avril, Producer
(C) 2001 Naxos (P) 2001 Naxos
Adagio (Johann Julius Sontag von Holt Sombach)
Thomas Bloch, Artist, MainArtist - Philippe Avril, Producer - Johann Julius Sontag von Holt Sombach, Composer - Rosamonde Quartet, Ensemble
(C) 2001 Naxos (P) 2001 Naxos
Rondeau in B-flat Major (Johann Friedrich Reichardt)
Marc MARDER, Artist - Johann Friedrich Reichardt, Composer - Thomas Bloch, Artist, MainArtist - Philippe Avril, Producer - Rosamonde Quartet, Ensemble
(C) 2001 Naxos (P) 2001 Naxos
12 Sonates (Johann Gottlieb Naumann)
Thomas Bloch, Artist, MainArtist - Philippe Avril, Producer - Johann Gottlieb Naumann, Composer
(C) 2001 Naxos (P) 2001 Naxos
Thomas Bloch, Artist, MainArtist - Johann Gottlieb Naumann, Composer
(C) 2001 Naxos (P) 2001 Naxos
Adagio in C Major, K. 356 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Thomas Bloch, Artist, MainArtist - Philippe Avril, Producer
(C) 2001 Naxos (P) 2001 Naxos
Adagio and Rondo in C Minor, K. 617 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Philippe Bernold, Artist, MainArtist - Thomas Bloch, Artist - Philippe Avril, Producer - Xavier Gagnepain, Artist - Maurice Bourgue, Artist - Agnès Sulem-Bialobroda, Artist
(C) 2001 Naxos (P) 2001 Naxos
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Philippe Bernold, Artist, MainArtist - Thomas Bloch, Artist - Xavier Gagnepain, Artist - Maurice Bourgue, Artist - Agnès Sulem-Bialobroda, Artist
(C) 2001 Naxos (P) 2001 Naxos
Leonore Prohaska, WoO 96: No. 3. Melodrama (Ludwig van Beethoven)
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Thomas Bloch, Artist, MainArtist - Philippe Avril, Producer
(C) 2001 Naxos (P) 2001 Naxos
Kleine Tonstucke (Karl Leopold Rollig)
Thomas Bloch, Artist, MainArtist - Philippe Avril, Producer - Karl Leopold Rollig, Composer
(C) 2001 Naxos (P) 2001 Naxos
Thomas Bloch, Artist, MainArtist - Karl Leopold Rollig, Composer
(C) 2001 Naxos (P) 2001 Naxos
Il trionfo della musica (David August von Apell)
Christine Icart, Artist - Thomas Bloch, Artist, MainArtist - Philippe Avril, Producer - Fabrice di Falco, Artist - Damien Top, Artist - Yves Le Pech, Artist - David August von Apell, Composer
(C) 2001 Naxos (P) 2001 Naxos
1ere Suite (Johann Julius Sontag von Holt Sombach)
Thomas Bloch, Artist, MainArtist - Philippe Avril, Producer - Johann Julius Sontag von Holt Sombach, Composer
(C) 2001 Naxos (P) 2001 Naxos
Thomas Bloch, Artist, MainArtist - Johann Julius Sontag von Holt Sombach, Composer
(C) 2001 Naxos (P) 2001 Naxos
Lucia di Lammermoor (arr. for voice, glass harmonica and piano) (Gaetano Donizetti)
Gaetano Donizetti, Composer - Thomas Bloch, Artist, MainArtist - Philippe Avril, Producer - Ettore Borri, Artist - Montserrat Sanroma, Artist
(C) 2001 Naxos (P) 2001 Naxos
1ere Suite (Johann Julius Sontag von Holt Sombach)
Thomas Bloch, Artist, MainArtist - Johann Julius Sontag von Holt Sombach, Composer
(C) 2001 Naxos (P) 2001 Naxos
Sancta Maria (Thomas Bloch)
Thomas Bloch, Composer, Artist, MainArtist - Philippe Avril, Producer - Fabrice di Falco, Artist
(C) 2001 Naxos (P) 2001 Naxos
Album review
The glass harmonica enjoys periodic revivals, but new material is seldom written for it. The standard items are performed and recorded with some regularity, most often the two Mozart pieces and Johann Friedrich Reichardt's delightful Rondeau, which are included here. What makes this collection interesting, aside from its status as a broad survey of the literature, is the inclusion of rarely heard works and some new compositions. Especially noteworthy is the "Mad Scene" from Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor, with the original glass harmonica part restored. The instrument's eerie ringing considerably heightens the scene's strangeness. Beethoven's peculiar Melodram is also fun to hear. There are works by minor eighteenth-century composers -- Schulz, Naumann, Röllig, and Apell -- all of which sound of their time and have their charms. Added to these are a new piece by the performer, Thomas Bloch, and three pastiches by his contemporary, Johann von Holt Sombach. Bloch's Sancta Maria is a modest but competent work, delivered here with a postmodern treatment of its multi-tracked vocal parts. Holt Sombach's appropriation of an eighteenth-century style is eccentric at best, though his three pieces are innocuous enough in themselves. However, one is left to wonder what use might be made of this instrument in a more inventive composer's hands.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:11:22
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artist: Thomas Bloch
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Naxos
- Genre: Classical
(C) 2001 Naxos (P) 2001 Naxos
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