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Delphian continues to mine the soundtrack of the Scottish Enlightenment. In October, sessions began with the Glasgow-based baroque ensemble Concerto Caledonia. The group, headed by Dr David McGuinness, explores the folksy colours of Scottish concert music of the eighteenth century. The varied programme they are working on for Delphian includes works by the Scot Robert Mackintosh and the Italian-born Pietro Urbani. One of the distinguishing features of Concerto Caledonia's sound is its unique amalgamation of period performance technique and traditions of folk music imported from Nova Scotia (to purists, a centre of auld Scottish music), all realised with the 'lost' art of improvisational performances and cadenzas. Expect a heavy helping of excitement. |
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Records was born out of John Kitchen's wish to record some
of the gems in the Russell Collection of Early Keyboard Instruments
housed in St Cecilia's Hall at the University of Edinburgh (Instruments
from the Russell Collection, DCD34001). A tireless performer,
scholar, and educator, John is Senior Lecturer and University Organist
at Edinburgh. He completed degrees at Glasgow University before continuing
at Cambridge to research 17th-century French harpsichord music, where
he was organ scholar of Clare College and studied with Dame Gillian
Weir. From 1976 until 1988 he was Lecturer in Music and University
Organist at St. Andrews.
For many years, John played regularly with the Scottish Early Music Consort as harpsichordist, organist and fortepianist, and he is a member of several other ensembles. He also gives many solo recitals, both in the UK and overseas. He
records regularly for the BBC and has made many other recordings,
including the complete solo organ works of Bach's pupil, Johann
Ludwig Krebs (1713-1780) for Priory Records. For Delphian, John
has recorded a premiere recital of Scottish fortepiano variations
entitled Within a Mile of Edinburgh (DCD34005) and a forthcoming
Couperin project with Lucy Carolan on the Taskin harpsichords of
the Russell Collection.
In 2003, John Kitchen becomes City Organist of Edinburgh and will
oversee the great organ of the Usher Hall. |
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Become a Delphian subscriber and save on new music from Scotland's classical label! If you accepted our invitation to become a subscriber last month, then you've undoubtedly opted into the cheapest CD subscriber offer in the UK! A
reminder for those of you in the US - $13+packing/post every two
months gets you one of Delphian's latest releases (£10+PP
in the UK). Submit this form to receive your invitation to subscribe to Scotland's freshest source for vibrant classical music. |
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Delphian Records honours William Lyne with a special discount. Bill Lyne, the long-time administrator of the Wigmore Hall, arguably transformed the Edwardian venue into a glittering gem of classical music. In recognition of his achievement, Delphian is offering copies of Wilde plays Chopin at the Wigmore Hall (DCD34010) at the special price of £10+PP in the UK and $15 inclusive of postage in the US and Canada during the months of November and December. To
take advantage of this special offer, email sales@delphianrecords.co.uk
with your contact details and requested order. |
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Scherzo
No 3 in C sharp minor, Opus 39 (excerpt)
(RealPlayer,
0.97MB) Sample the thrill of this live recording! * listen |
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Later this month our subscribers will meet to celebrate Delphian's second anniversary - and there is much to celebrate. Delphian's first release, Instruments from the Russell Collection, has led to two more projects with John Kitchen - most recently a partnership with Lucy Carolan in a François Couperin disc to be released next summer. I'd like, also, to take this opportunity to congratulate John in his exciting new appointment as Edinburgh City Organist. Polly May and Lucy Walker's 20th Century song disc was warmly met by reviewers; we wish Polly every success in her concert and festival appearances as she continues to make a name for herself in contemporary song. Next year, we'll be releasing premiere recordings of French baroque guitar repertoire with Gordon Ferries, whose playing was amongst that lauded on Fires of Love's Spanish Renaissance disc last year. Spring will see the launches and promotion of Simon Smith's performance of Macmillan keyboard works, and of Susan Hamilton's recital of songs by Ronald Stevenson. Collaborations with the Dunedin Consort and Concerto Caledonia are also eagerly awaited. And we are privileged to have had the experience of working closely with David Wilde; plans for his forthcoming Busoni/Liszt project are currently well underway. We
have continued to work hard promoting our artists with advertising
across the board, including a strong presence at this year's Edinburgh
International Festival. These are important steps as we aim to further
improve our distribution. -PB |
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