Wilde
Plays Chopin
at
the Wigmore Hall
David Wilde, piano
DCD34010
Pianist David Wilde brings astounding vibrancy and exuberance to the Polish master in his latest recording of late Chopin. Wilde, for whom 'every performance is a confrontation with himself', counts among his mentors Solomon, Reizenstein, Elinson, and Boulanger. The freshness of his mature and intense readings at the keyboard almost belies his link to this venerable tradition.
Delphian
is proud to announce an exclusive Edinburgh recital on 15 June, where
David Wilde will perform an all-Chopin programme. Pre-release CD copies
will be on sale!
Wilde Plays Chopin at the Wigmore Hall (DCD34010) is released in July.
DAVID
WILDE in Recital
Saturday 15 June 2002, 3PM
Reid Concert Hall, Edinburgh
£10 general admission
£6
concessions and Delphian Subscribers
Includes post-concert reception
To reserve your tickets,
ring 070 921 57149
Scherzo
No 3 in C sharp minor, Opus 39 (excerpt) (RealPlayer,
0.97MB)
Sample the thrill of this live recording.
John Kitchen performs on the c.1805 Rochead square piano.
During the Scottish Enlightenment, Edinburgh saw, arguably, more cross-fertilization and blurred boundaries between high and low culture than any other European capital. Creative individuals sought out amalgamated forms of entertainment for a people newly freed from the grip of Presbyterianism. Taverns and pubs served as meeting places for sundry clubs and societies, and a fusion of art and folk musics spilled from their doors and windows. Performances of art music would have been peppered with renditions of folk songs and airs, and the performance of art music was certainly informed by folk performance technique and sensibility.
Within a Mile of Edinburgh (DCD34005) recreates a house concert from late eighteenth-century Scotland. John Kitchen gives a sprightly, idiomatic, and wonderful performance of previously unrecorded piano variations on Scottish airs, and baritone Malcolm Green rounds out the recording with warm interpretations of the corresponding tunes from the Scots Musical Museum (1787). We have hopes that it may inspire a closer look at the music of this fascinating time and place.
Within a Mile of Edinburgh (DCD34005) is released in August.
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The best thing about producing recordings for Delphian is the marriage of great music and the spectacular surroundings of our venues in the Lothians and Borders. St Mary's Church, Haddington was the venue for A'e Gowden Lyric (DCD34006, to be released 1 October), a programme of art songs by Ronald Stevenson. Aside from the odd bit of wind noise, one couldn't hope for a more marvellously resonant acoustic. Susan Hamilton and pianist John Cameron worked with us quickly and efficiently, laying down a stellar eighty-minute recital in less than two days. Work though we did, we weren't prevented from breaking to admire the beautiful grounds of the pre-Reformation church in the waning autumn light.
I once had the privilege of sharing a noon glass of whisky with Ronald on a chill midsummer day at his home in the Scottish Borders. He spoke with fervour about the MacDiarmid songs, but more particularly he spoke of Susan's light, diaphanous soprano - the instrument he had in mind as he wrote a number of his songs. A most fitting description, perhaps, are words from MacDiarmid's 'The Rose of All the World': it is like 'the little white rose of Scotland... sweet, and breaks the heart.'
-KF
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