Cembalové koncerty 20. století

Jory Vinikour (cembalo), Chicago Philharmonic, Scott Speck (dirigent)

Two-time Grammy Award-nominated harpsichordist Jory Vinikour joins the Chicago Philharmonic, “one of the country’s finest symphonic orchestras” (Chicago Tribune), and its artistic director Scott Speck in a program of 20th-century harpsichord concertos spanning more than six decades.

The album includes the world premiere album release of Ned Rorem’s neoclassical 1946 Concertino da Camera, which the composer has called a “perfect recording.” The disc also offers Czech composer Viktor Kalabis’s intensely personal 1975 Concerto for Harpsichord and Strings and music by two English composers: Michael Nyman’s thrilling 1995 Concerto for Amplified Harpsichord and English composer Walter Leigh’s poetic 1934 Concertino.

Vinikour received Grammy nominations for Best Solo Instrumental Recording for his 2013 album of modern American music for harpsichord and his 2012 release of Rameau’s complete harpsichord works. BBC Music Magazine praised his “stylish playing, executed with a sensitive and easy touch.” Gramophone said, “Vinikour’s performances are so buoyant, glistening or noble that you’ll find yourself glued to your speakers (or headphones).”

(Text: Cedille Records)

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Phil’s Classical Review Atlanta Audio Club

“If this great new offering doesn’t win a Grammy Award in the category of new and rediscovered music, there is simply no justice in the industry!”

Robert Moon Audiophile Audition

“This is an album to be treasured for its unusual but winning repertoire, the superb artistry of harpsichordist Jory Vinikour and the Chicago Philharmonic, and the great sound.”

John J. Puccio Classical Candor

“Vinikour plays a mean harpsichord, so there is nothing pretentious or hoity-toity here; the guy could probably play a rock concert on his harpsichord. Moreover, Maestro Scott Speck and the dozen or so Chicago Philharmonic Chamber Players who accompany Vinikour do so in exemplary fashion, never overwhelming the soloist, never leaving him behind or forgotten, either. The music is well presented in vigorous style…. I can’t imagine the piece being played any better than Vinikour handles it.”

David Hurwitz Classics Today

“For imaginative choice of repertoire married to sterling performances, this has got to be one of the outstanding discs of 2019.”

Rob Barnett Music Web International

“The excellent and wide-ranging notes complement what is a very strong disc that serves to transform the harpsichord landscape.”

Joseph Newsome Voix des Arts

“Vinikour’s performance transcends the technical demands of the music, finding in its outbursts of fury and frustration a captivating emotional chronicle… Establishing that the harpsichord is not a period instrument. Rather … one that, after decades of pause, rightly inspires new clauses of composition.”