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Collections of Baroque keyboard music are often focused on famous French and German composers, so there's comparatively little available on CD of English harpsichord music of the 18th century, aside from recordings of works by Henry Purcell and George Frederick Handel. Considering the rarity of its material, Sophie Yates' 2016 album on Chaconne, The Pleasures of the Imagination, holds a certain appeal because its selections haven't been dulled by excessive anthologizing. While some of the composers' names may ring a bell, such as John Blow, Jeremiah Clarke, Thomas Arne, and Johann Christian Bach (the "London Bach"), their contributions here will be unknown to most listeners, while William Croft, Maurice Greene, and Richard Jones are known only to specialists in the period. But obscurity doesn't mean boring, and as overlooked as these pieces are, they are remarkably lively and entertaining in Yates' varied and virtuosic performances. Sampling will yield many pleasant surprises, such as the rhythmic play in Blow's delightful Morlake Ground, the quirky "Round O" in Clarke's Suite No. 2, and the affecting dances in Croft's Suite in D minor, just for starters. Yates plays modern copies of a 1681 Vaudry and a 1748 Goujon, which have crisp sonorities in these fairly close-up recordings, made in 2012 at St. George's Church, Brandon Hill, Bristol.
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Chaconne in F Major (John Blow)
John Blow, Composer - Sophie Yates, Artist, MainArtist
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Morlake Ground (John Blow)
John Blow, Composer - Sophie Yates, Artist, MainArtist
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Choice Lessons for the Harpsichord or Spinet, Suite No. 2 in A Major (Jeremiah Clarke)
Jeremiah Clarke, Composer - Sophie Yates, Artist, MainArtist
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Jeremiah Clarke, Composer - Sophie Yates, Artist, MainArtist
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Jeremiah Clarke, Composer - Sophie Yates, Artist, MainArtist
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Harpsichord Suite No. 6 in D Minor (William Croft)
William Croft, Composer - Sophie Yates, Artist, MainArtist
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William Croft, Composer - Sophie Yates, Artist, MainArtist
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William Croft, Composer - Sophie Yates, Artist, MainArtist
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A Collection of Lessons for the Harpsichord, Suite No. 14 in C Major (Maurice Greene)
Maurice Greene, Composer - Sophie Yates, Artist, MainArtist
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Maurice Greene, Composer - Sophie Yates, Artist, MainArtist
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Maurice Greene, Composer - Sophie Yates, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Chandos (P) 2016 Chandos
3rd Set of Lessons for Harpsichord in B-Flat Major (Richard Jones)
Richard Jones, Composer - Sophie Yates, Artist, MainArtist
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Richard Jones, Composer - Sophie Yates, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Chandos (P) 2016 Chandos
Richard Jones, Composer - Sophie Yates, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Chandos (P) 2016 Chandos
Richard Jones, Composer - Sophie Yates, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Chandos (P) 2016 Chandos
Richard Jones, Composer - Sophie Yates, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Chandos (P) 2016 Chandos
Richard Jones, Composer - Sophie Yates, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Chandos (P) 2016 Chandos
Richard Jones, Composer - Sophie Yates, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Chandos (P) 2016 Chandos
Keyboard Sonata No. 3 in G major (Thomas Arne)
Thomas Augustine Arne, Composer - Sophie Yates, Artist, MainArtist
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Thomas Augustine Arne, Composer - Sophie Yates, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Chandos (P) 2016 Chandos
Thomas Augustine Arne, Composer - Sophie Yates, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Chandos (P) 2016 Chandos
Harpsichord Sonata in C Minor, Op. 17 No. 2, W.A 8 (Johann Christian Bach)
Johann Christian Bach, Composer - Sophie Yates, Artist, MainArtist
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Johann Christian Bach, Composer - Sophie Yates, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Chandos (P) 2016 Chandos
Johann Christian Bach, Composer - Sophie Yates, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Chandos (P) 2016 Chandos
Album review
Collections of Baroque keyboard music are often focused on famous French and German composers, so there's comparatively little available on CD of English harpsichord music of the 18th century, aside from recordings of works by Henry Purcell and George Frederick Handel. Considering the rarity of its material, Sophie Yates' 2016 album on Chaconne, The Pleasures of the Imagination, holds a certain appeal because its selections haven't been dulled by excessive anthologizing. While some of the composers' names may ring a bell, such as John Blow, Jeremiah Clarke, Thomas Arne, and Johann Christian Bach (the "London Bach"), their contributions here will be unknown to most listeners, while William Croft, Maurice Greene, and Richard Jones are known only to specialists in the period. But obscurity doesn't mean boring, and as overlooked as these pieces are, they are remarkably lively and entertaining in Yates' varied and virtuosic performances. Sampling will yield many pleasant surprises, such as the rhythmic play in Blow's delightful Morlake Ground, the quirky "Round O" in Clarke's Suite No. 2, and the affecting dances in Croft's Suite in D minor, just for starters. Yates plays modern copies of a 1681 Vaudry and a 1748 Goujon, which have crisp sonorities in these fairly close-up recordings, made in 2012 at St. George's Church, Brandon Hill, Bristol.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 24 track(s)
- Total length: 01:15:20
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Sophie Yates
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Chandos
- Genre: Classical
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