Richard Jones: Chamber Airs for a Violin (and Thorough Bass), London, 1735 / Kreeta-Maria Kentala; Lauri Pulakka; Mitzi Meterson

Richard Jones: Chamber Airs for a Violin (and Thorough Bass), London, 1735, / Kree

Label: Glossa
Catalog No: GLS 921806
Format: CD
Release Date: 2012-05-26
Number of Discs: 1
Running time: 1 hr. 6 min.
Mono/Stereo: Stereo
UPC Code: 675754040253

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Notes & Reviews:

Emboldened by her experience of playing the 6 Sets of Lessons by Richard Jones, already released on Glossa, and chancing upon another book of music which included violin sonatas by Jones, Mitzi Meyerson resolved to champion further this forgotten musical figure from the first half of the 18th century in England, in a manner comparable to her earlier defence of Muffat and Balbastre. Joined by violinist Kreeta-Maria Kentala and cellist Lauri Pulakka, Meyerson has now recorded all eight of the sonatas, published in London in 1735 as Chamber Airs for a Violin (and Thorough Bass), and makes evident how this contemporary of Handel developed his own individual and unpredictable style, but with plenty of echoes of music by the likes of Leclair and Corelli, as well as the earlier Baroque England thrown in for good measure. This is technically secure and demanding music for the performers - Jones was a violinist himself, acting as the concertmaster for the Drury Lane Orchestra in London - which will be a delight for lovers of Baroque chamber music and which will serve to demonstrate, once more, how in music "the perfect is the enemy of the good" for composers caught in the long shadow of Georg Friedrich Handel.

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
... These sonatas are inventive, intricate, interesting, and very fun to listen to. Violinist Kreeta-Maria Kentala obviously loves to play them. The joy and buoyant high spirits these players bring to Jones' music is infectious. From the album notes, harpsichord player Mitzi Meyerson states "I can hardly believe this music has been buried for nearly 300 years." Neither will you. ... read more ...

American Record Guide, January/February 2013
This is lively, buoyant, enjoyable music. The musicians themselves compare Jones to Leclair, Veracini, Purcell, Locke, Lawes, Couperin, Bach, and Vivaldi and finally conclude that he is just himself, with his own unique style and personality. The music does have some surprising moments. A collector's item indeed - and beautifully rendered!

Gramophone Magazine, October 2012
Jones's unpredictable leaps and intervals...are a wizard's brew of Corelli trio sonatas and Vivaldi concertos underpinned by a sinuous Handelian humour that makes it not just unique, but that rare beast in this genre: music actually engaging enough to bear repeated listening...this disc is an electric reminder that this sort of music, when played sympathetically, can take on a life of its own.

BBC Music Magazine, December 2012
Jones could hardly hope for more devoted advocates than Meyerson and her Finnish colleagues, the three instrumentalists accenting the music's theatrical qualities, variegated colours and special effects. Their sound is robust and sinewy - most effective in the more extrovert movements, if rather too blustery for the lyrical ones.

Notes & Reviews:

Recording information: Berlin-Karlshorst (Kirche Zur frohen Botschaft), German (05/2011).



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>Jones, Richard : Sonata for Violin no 2 in C minor
  • Performers: Kreeta-Maria Kentala (Violin); Lauri Pulakka (Cello); Mitzi Meyerson (Harpsichord)
  • Running Time: 7 min. 48 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque

>Jones, Richard : Sonata for Violin no 3 in G major
  • Performers: Kreeta-Maria Kentala (Violin); Lauri Pulakka (Cello); Mitzi Meyerson (Harpsichord)
  • Running Time: 10 min. 15 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque

>Jones, Richard : Sonata for Violin no 6 in B flat major
  • Performers: Mitzi Meyerson (Harpsichord); Kreeta-Maria Kentala (Violin); Lauri Pulakka (Cello)
  • Running Time: 7 min. 25 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque

>Jones, Richard : Sonata for Violin no 1 in D major
  • Performers: Kreeta-Maria Kentala (Violin); Lauri Pulakka (Cello); Mitzi Meyerson (Harpsichord)
  • Running Time: 9 min. 22 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque

>Jones, Richard : Sonata for Violin no 4 in A minor
  • Performers: Kreeta-Maria Kentala (Violin); Lauri Pulakka (Cello); Mitzi Meyerson (Harpsichord)
  • Running Time: 7 min. 51 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque

>Jones, Richard : Sonata for Violin no 5 in E major
  • Performers: Kreeta-Maria Kentala (Violin); Mitzi Meyerson (Harpsichord); Lauri Pulakka (Cello)
  • Running Time: 7 min. 16 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque

>Jones, Richard : Sonata for Violin no 7 in E minor
  • Performers: Mitzi Meyerson (Harpsichord); Lauri Pulakka (Cello); Kreeta-Maria Kentala (Violin)
  • Running Time: 5 min. 39 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque

>Jones, Richard : Sonata for Violin no 8 in A major
  • Performers: Mitzi Meyerson (Harpsichord); Lauri Pulakka (Cello); Kreeta-Maria Kentala (Violin)
  • Running Time: 7 min. 39 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque