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Holland: Guitar Works & Arrangements / Christopher Mallett
Naxos

Holland: Guitar Works & Arrangements / Christopher Mallett

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Composer
Justin Holland
Artist
Christopher Mallett
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Feb 10, 2023
Catalog #
8559924
UPC
636943992425

About

Justin Holland was an important African American figure in the national US anti-slavery movement as well as being a significant figure in guitar composition and methodology. As a composer he synthesized European models and embraced popular, church and parlor songs generating a rich variety of works. A master of virtuosic variations, his arrangements are witty, elegant, and colorful, culminating in Carnival of Venice, which shows the full range of his gifts, sweeping in breadth and dazzling in effect.

REVIEW:

Collectors of a certain age may remember this attractive pairing of Mozart’s 17th and 27th piano concertos through its original LP release on Vox’s subsidiary label Candide. It also turned up on CD as part of Vox’s long gone budget Prima series. Newly remastered for Vox’s new Audiophile Series, this 1978 Elite Recordings production supervised by Marc Aubort and Joanna Nickrenz retains its vivid impact and vibrant detail.

Notice the orchestral ritornellos’ ebb and flow under Stanisław Skrowaczewski’s leadership, and how the forward woodwinds and singing strings conversationally interact. Even in loud tuttis one can take dictation from each orchestral strand. Pianist Walter Klien’s Mozart playing is a model of clarity, projection, poise, and proportion, and he never puts an unbalanced or uneven phrase forward. He’s also one of the few pianists on disc who doesn’t approach Mozart’s final concerto with kid gloves, meaning that his slow movement is full-bodied and fluent rather than ethereal and wispy, and that he doesn’t underplay the finale’s scampering thrust. Sometimes Klien’s phrasing falls into square and tinkly assembly line patterns.

You won’t find the witty inflections and dabs of color that you hear from Peter Serkin or Maria-João Pires in K. 453’s wonderful theme and variations finale. Nor does Klien’s clean yet regimented articulation in K. 595’s first-movement development section match Richard Goode’s harmonic subtlety and feeling for chamber-like repartée. Still, these interpretations won’t steer you wrong. And while I have the floor, we need a truly complete boxed set edition of Skrowaczewski’s Vox recordings!

-- ClassicsToday.com (Jed Distler)

Tracklist 14 tracks

  1. 1 Delta Kappa Epsilon, Grand March (arr. J. Holland for guitar) 03:48
    Track
    1
    Title
    Delta Kappa Epsilon, Grand March (arr. J. Holland for guitar)
    Duration
    03:48
    Composer
    Alfred Humphreys Pease
    Performer
    Christopher Mallett
  2. 2 'Tis the Last Rose of Summer (arr. J. Holland for guitar) 04:54
    Track
    2
    Title
    'Tis the Last Rose of Summer (arr. J. Holland for guitar)
    Duration
    04:54
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Christopher Mallett
  3. 3 Spanish Fandango (arr. J. Holland for guitar) 04:21
    Track
    3
    Title
    Spanish Fandango (arr. J. Holland for guitar)
    Duration
    04:21
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Christopher Mallett
  4. 4 Benedette sia la madre (arr. J. Holland for guitar as Sweet Memories of Thee) 05:11
    Track
    4
    Title
    Benedette sia la madre (arr. J. Holland for guitar as Sweet Memories of Thee)
    Duration
    05:11
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Christopher Mallett
  5. 5 Soirées musicales, Op. 109: No. 7. Last Waltzes of a Madman (arr. J. Holland for guitar) 04:05
    Track
    5
    Title
    Soirées musicales, Op. 109: No. 7. Last Waltzes of a Madman (arr. J. Holland for guitar)
    Duration
    04:05
    Composer
    Ferdinand Beyer
    Performer
    Christopher Mallett
  6. 6 Home Sweet Home (arr. J. Holland for guitar) 04:49
    Track
    6
    Title
    Home Sweet Home (arr. J. Holland for guitar)
    Duration
    04:49
    Composer
    Henry Bishop
    Performer
    Christopher Mallett
  7. 7 The Maiden's Prayer, Op. 4 (arr. J. Holland for guitar) 03:29
    Track
    7
    Title
    The Maiden's Prayer, Op. 4 (arr. J. Holland for guitar)
    Duration
    03:29
    Composer
    Tekla Bądarzewska-Baranowska
    Performer
    Christopher Mallett
  8. 8 Rochester Schottisch (arr. J. Holland for guitar) 01:55
    Track
    8
    Title
    Rochester Schottisch (arr. J. Holland for guitar)
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    W.H. Rulison
    Performer
    Christopher Mallett
  9. 9 Stephanie-Gavotte, Op. 312 (arr. J. Holland for guitar) 04:02
    Track
    9
    Title
    Stephanie-Gavotte, Op. 312 (arr. J. Holland for guitar)
    Duration
    04:02
    Composer
    Alphons Czibulka
    Performer
    Christopher Mallett
  10. 10 An Andante in C Major 04:04
    Track
    10
    Title
    An Andante in C Major
    Duration
    04:04
    Composer
    Justin Holland
    Performer
    Christopher Mallett
  11. 11 Antoinette Polka Mazurka (arr. J. Holland for guitar) 05:58
    Track
    11
    Title
    Antoinette Polka Mazurka (arr. J. Holland for guitar)
    Duration
    05:58
    Composer
    Alfred Humphreys Pease
    Performer
    Christopher Mallett
  12. 12 Pearls of Dew, Polka Mazurka (arr. J. Holland for guitar) 03:56
    Track
    12
    Title
    Pearls of Dew, Polka Mazurka (arr. J. Holland for guitar)
    Duration
    03:56
    Composer
    Alphonse Leduc
    Performer
    Christopher Mallett
  13. 13 Variations on L. Mason's Nearer, My God, to Thee in E Major 04:05
    Track
    13
    Title
    Variations on L. Mason's Nearer, My God, to Thee in E Major
    Duration
    04:05
    Composer
    Justin Holland
    Performer
    Christopher Mallett
  14. 14 Carnival of Venice, Fantaisie (arr. J. Holland for guitar) 06:42
    Track
    14
    Title
    Carnival of Venice, Fantaisie (arr. J. Holland for guitar)
    Duration
    06:42
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Christopher Mallett