Joan CABANILLES: Keyboard Music, Volume Three
Much of the music of Joan (or Juan) Cabanilles (1644–1712) is as virtuosic and colourfully Baroque as that of his northern contemporary, Dietrich Buxtehude, though it is also touched with a distinctively Spanish intensity. He is claimed as the most prolific of all composers for the organ, and publication of his works, begun in 1927, is still under way. This is the third in an ongoing series of recordings designed to restore a great Valencian master to his unique glory.
Timothy Roberts
organ of the Church of Sant Jaume, Vila-real, Valencia (1–17)
harpsichord in seventeenth-century Flemish style by Michael Johnson (18-19)
anonymous seventeenth-century organ of the Parish Church, Banyalbufar, Mallorca (20 – 21)
Listen To This Recording:
- Tiento No. 57 de primero tono a modo de Italia* **
- Tiento No. 107 partido de mano derecha, de sesto tono* **
- Tiento No. 89 partido de mano derecha de batalla, de ocho tono
- Tiento No. 40 partido de mano izquierda, de tercero tono* **
- Versos de primero tono: No. 42
- Versos de primero tono: No. 49
- Versos de primero tono: No. 43
- Versos de primero tono: No. 50
- Versos de primero tono: No. 45
- Versos de primero tono: No. 51
- Versos de primero tono: No. 46
- Versos de primero tono: No. 53
- Versos de primero tono: No. 47
- Versos de primero tono: No. 52
- Versos de primero tono: No. 48**
- Versos de primero tono: No. 57 de Contras
- Tiento No. 59 partido de dos tiples, de secondo tono por G sol* **
- Tiento No. 26 lleno, de primero tono
- Diferencias de FolÃas de primero tono
- Tiento No. 30 lleno, de primero tono
- Tiento No. 81 partido de dos tiples, de cuarto tono
12 versos de primero tono*
*FIRST RECORDINGS
**NEW RECONSTRUCTIONS
MusicWeb International :
‘I was impressed by the performances at the first volumes, and I am again very happy with what we get here. Timothy Roberts has studied this repertoire thoroughly, and is an excellent guide in this rather unknown territory. He has the assistance of three excellent instruments, which through pitch and temperament are perfectly suited to do justice to Cabanilles’ art. No organ lover should miss this disc, and those who have the previous volumes undoubtedly have looked forward to this sequel. I hope that we will see the fourth volume very soon.’
—Johan van Veen, MusicWeb International
Early Music Review :
‘Many EMR readers will know Tim Roberts as a player of skill and taste, and there is plenty of both on display. Typically, the pieces consist of a florid and colourful solo line supported by a gently contrapuntal accompaniment. Cabanilles’s sequential passages can sometimes threaten over-predictability, but here they always have a sense of direction and purpose. […] I enjoyed this, and recommend that anyone not yet familiar with the idiosyncrasies of the Spanish organ school give it a try. ‘
—David Hansell, Early Music Review
Choir & Organ :
‘Roberts’s monumental undertaking demands respect and, in general, his playing is persuasive. […] there are many extraordinary sounds here and some extraordinary music; I especially enjoyed the extended ‘dos tiples’ Tiento de cuarto tono with its amazing sense of rhythmic accumulation.’
—Choir & Organ