R. Jones: 6 Harpsichord Suites / Fornasaro

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Label: Brilliant Classics
Release Date: August 26, 2022

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Featuring ⌄

COMPOSER

Richard Jones
PERFORMER

Francesco Fornasaro

Product Details ⌄

RELEASE DATE

August 26, 2022
UPC

5028421963112
CATALOG NUMBER

BRI96311
LABEL

Brilliant Classics
NUMBER OF DISCS

2
GENRE

Classical

Works ⌄

I. Prelude

Composer: Richard Jones

Performer: Francesco Fornasaro
II. Vivace

Composer: Richard Jones

Performer: Francesco Fornasaro
III. Toccata

Composer: Richard Jones

Performer: Francesco Fornasaro
IV. Sarabande

Composer: Richard Jones

Performer: Francesco Fornasaro
V. Gavotte

Composer: Richard Jones

Performer: Francesco Fornasaro
VI. Minuet

Composer: Richard Jones

Performer: Francesco Fornasaro
VII. Toccata

Composer: Richard Jones

Performer: Francesco Fornasaro
VIII. Giga

Composer: Richard Jones

Performer: Francesco Fornasaro
I. Prelude

Composer: Richard Jones

Performer: Francesco Fornasaro
II. Paspie

Composer: Richard Jones

Performer: Francesco Fornasaro
III. Allemanda

Composer: Richard Jones

Performer: Francesco Fornasaro
IV. Minuet

Composer: Richard Jones

Performer: Francesco Fornasaro
V. Giga

Composer: Richard Jones

Performer: Francesco Fornasaro
VI. Sarabanda

Composer: Richard Jones

Performer: Francesco Fornasaro
VII. Giga

Composer: Richard Jones

Performer: Francesco Fornasaro
I. Prelude

Composer: Richard Jones

Performer: Francesco Fornasaro
II. Sarabande

Composer: Richard Jones

Performer: Francesco Fornasaro
III. Allegro

Composer: Richard Jones

Performer: Francesco Fornasaro
IV. Minuet

Composer: Richard Jones

Performer: Francesco Fornasaro
V. Bourree

Composer: Richard Jones

Performer: Francesco Fornasaro
VI. Largo

Composer: Richard Jones

Performer: Francesco Fornasaro
VII. Giga

Composer: Richard Jones

Performer: Francesco Fornasaro
I. Largo

Composer: Richard Jones

Performer: Francesco Fornasaro
II. Allemanda

Composer: Richard Jones

Performer: Francesco Fornasaro
III. Sarabanda

Composer: Richard Jones

Performer: Francesco Fornasaro
IV. Minuet

Composer: Richard Jones

Performer: Francesco Fornasaro
V. Boree

Composer: Richard Jones

Performer: Francesco Fornasaro
VI. Giga

Composer: Richard Jones

Performer: Francesco Fornasaro
I. Prelude

Composer: Richard Jones

Performer: Francesco Fornasaro
II. Allemanda

Composer: Richard Jones

Performer: Francesco Fornasaro
III. Giga

Composer: Richard Jones

Performer: Francesco Fornasaro
IV. Sarabanda

Composer: Richard Jones

Performer: Francesco Fornasaro
V. Bourree

Composer: Richard Jones

Performer: Francesco Fornasaro
VI. Sarabanda

Composer: Richard Jones

Performer: Francesco Fornasaro
VII. Vivace

Composer: Richard Jones

Performer: Francesco Fornasaro
VIII. Corrente

Composer: Richard Jones

Performer: Francesco Fornasaro
I. Allemende

Composer: Richard Jones

Performer: Francesco Fornasaro
II. Sarabanda

Composer: Richard Jones

Performer: Francesco Fornasaro
III. Brisk Air

Composer: Richard Jones

Performer: Francesco Fornasaro
IV. Minuet

Composer: Richard Jones

Performer: Francesco Fornasaro
V. March

Composer: Richard Jones

Performer: Francesco Fornasaro
VI. Scotch Air

Composer: Richard Jones

Performer: Francesco Fornasaro
VII. Hornpipe

Composer: Richard Jones

Performer: Francesco Fornasaro
VII. Hornpipe

Composer: Richard Jones

Performer: Francesco Fornasaro
IX. Minuet

Composer: Richard Jones

Performer: Francesco Fornasaro
X. Gavote

Composer: Richard Jones

Performer: Francesco Fornasaro
XI. Slow Air

Composer: Richard Jones

Performer: Francesco Fornasaro
XII. Minuet

Composer: Richard Jones

Performer: Francesco Fornasaro

Richard Jones (1680?-1744) was an English composer and violinist of whom lamentably little is known. Jones' first publication appeared in 1720, a solo cantata While in a Lovely Rurall Seat. In 1732 he was associated with the Drury Lane Theater Orchestra in London, succeeding Stefano Carbonelli as the orchestra's leader. He was a stage composer at a time when George Frideric Handel's music dominated the British stage, and much of his music, or what of it survives, shows clear Italianate influence. Like the details of his life, little of Jones's music survives. His pantomime stage works and ballad operas are all lost. His keyboard and violin suites however did survive and are noted for their wide, angular leaps and unconventional structure.

The 6 Harpsichord Suites (or Lessons), possible inspired by the great keyboard suites by Handel, are of a very high quality, beautifully written, original and enormously appealing, with inventive handling of sweeping melodies, unexpected cadenzas and frequent changes of direction. They are also rich in harmony, with some bold inventions and plenty of vigorous rhythm that can be quite challenging from a technical point of view. In other words, they are compositions that on occasion rival those of Purcell and Handel.

Francesco Fornasaro followed master classes with Luigi Ferdinando Tagliavini, Giulia Nuti, Bob van Asperen, Pierre Hantaï, Christophe Rousset, Skip Sempé, Menno van Delft, Francesco, while he further improved his skills in baroque ensemble music and baroque instrumental techniques and practices at the Maggio Fiorentino Formazione under the guidance of Alan Curtis, Federico Maria Sardelli and Federico Bardazzi.