Music

The Well-Tempered Clavier

Few pieces of music have given me as much pleasure over the years as Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier. There is a wonderful website devoted mainly to the 48 fugues. As well as hearing performances of each piece, you can follow an animated on-screen musical score and, if you are really keen, read an essay about it. The first time you visit this site, you will be asked to download a program called Macromedia Shockwave. This is highly recommended if you have broadband. I hope you enjoy the multi-media The Well-Tempered Clavier. A particular favourite is the Fugue No. 16 in G minor from Book II.

NOTE: The first time you click on the above "Well-Tempered Clavier" link, you may be asked to download a "plug-in" - Adobe Shockwave Player. Just follow the instructions. If using the Safari browser, you will also need to run the browser in 32 bit mode.

Desert Island Discs (in alphabetical order of composer)

Bach	Das Wohltemperirte Clavier (Book II)	Angela Hewitt	Hyperion
Bartók	Concerto for Orchestra	Fischer/Budapest Festival Orchestra	Philips
Beethoven	String Quartet in B flat major Op.130	Takács Quartet	Decca
Berlioz	Les Nuits d'Eté	Véronique Gens/Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Lyon	Virgin Classics
Britten	War Requiem	Richard Hickox/London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus	Chandos
Fauré	Piano Quartet No.2 in G minor Op.45	Domus	Hyperion
Mozart	Piano Concerto in A major K.488	Alfred Brendel/Marriner/Academy of St Martin in the Fields	Philips
Schubert	Fantasy in F minor D.940 for Piano Duet	Emil and Elena Gilels	Deutsche Grammophon

Sparky's Magic Piano

Sparky's Magic Piano is the name of an Indie-pop duo consisting of daughter Marion and fiancé Pob who write and perform their own songs. They recently brought out a new album "Feel the Beat and Do it Anyway!" Click this link to hear them now. You like her, don't you, so buy the CD. Also available as a download from most download stores.

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