Nicholson, Paul [Harpsichord, Organ] > Concerto

18th Century Keyboard Concertos / Paul Nicholson

1 CD / Hyperion / 2009-07-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Air and Variations for Harpsichord; Organ Concerto Movement in D minor (Adagio); Thomas Roseingrave: Concerto for organ & orchestra in D major; Thomas Chilcot: Keyboard Conce...
Performers: Nicholson, Paul [Harpsichord, Organ]
Conductors: Nicholson, Paul
Ensemble: Parley of Instruments

This recording is, in effect, a miniature history of the English keyboard concerto from its origins to the 1770s. Indeed the first item, the orchestral...continue...

Handel: Israel in Egypt / Harry Christophers, The Sixteen

1 CD / Coro / 2006-02-27

Works: George Frederick Handel: Israel in Egypt, oratorio, HWV 54; Organ Concerto in F major "Cuckoo & the Nightingale" (no 13), HWV 295
Performers: Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Evans, Robert; Jenkin, Nicola [Soprano Vocals]; MacKenzie, Neil; Nicholson, Paul [Harpsichord, Organ]
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen; The Symphony of Harmony and Invention

It's not surprising that 'Isreal in Egypt' is much-performed. Hailstones and lightning, buzzing flies and leaping frogs, are all brilliantly evoked for choir and orchestra...continue...

The Sixteen Edition - Handel: Alexander's Feast

2 CD / Coro / 2006-02-27

Works: George Frederick Handel: Alexander's Feast, HWV 75; Concerto for Harp in B flat major, Op. 4 no 6/HWV 294; Organ Concerto in G minor, Op.4/1, HWV 289
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Headley, Erin; Lawrence-King, Andrew; Nicholson, Paul [Harpsichord, Organ]; Stubbs, Stephen [Lute]
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Symphony of Harmony and Invention

Gramophone Classical Music Guide
Alexander's Feast, an ode to St Cecilia by the longdead John Dryden, was set by Handel in 1736 and revised many times....continue...

Arne: Six Favourite Concertos / Nicholson, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2005-11-08

Works: Thomas Arne: Keyboard Concerto no 1 in C major; Keyboard Concerto no 2 in G major; Keyboard Concerto no 3 in A major; Keyboard Concerto no 4 in B flat major; Keyboard Concerto no 5 in G minor; Keyboa...
Performers: Nicholson, Paul [Harpsichord, Organ]

'A fascinating issue' (CD Review)

'Should afford plenty of enjoyment. Recommended' (Gramophone)

'Buy it!' (Gramophone)

'Delightful music in delightful performances with outstandin...continue...

Handel: Organ Concertos / Goodman, Nicholson, et al

2 CD / Hyperion / 2005-06-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Organ Concerto in G minor, Op.4/1, HWV 289; Organ Concerto in B flat major, Op.4/2, HWV 290; Organ Concerto in G minor, Op.4/3, HWV 291; Concertos (6) for Organ, Op. 4; Organ...
Performers: Goodman, Roy; Kelly, Frances [Harp]; Nicholson, Paul [Harpsichord, Organ]
Conductors: Goodman, Roy
Ensemble: Brandenburg Consort

'The great coup of this new recording ... is to have secured the instrument on which the composer played. Nicholson's playing is unfailingly stylish' (The...continue...

Vivaldi: Concerti / Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

1 CD / Linn Records / 2000-11-14

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, violin, cello, harpsichord, strings & continuo in F major ("Il Prote; Concerto for Oboe in D minor, Op. 8 no 9/RV 454; Concerto for 2 violins, 2 recor...
Performers: Beznosiuk, Lisa; Bury, Alison; Clark, Andrew; Eastaway, James; Faultless, Margaret; Kenny, Elizabeth [Theorbo]; Latham, Catherine; Mackintosh, Catherine; McLaren, Neil; Montgomery, Roger; Murphy, Emm...

Gramophone Classical Music Guide
It's a nice idea for the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment to record a disc of such varied Vivaldian fare. The...continue...

The English Orpheus - A Series of English Discoveries

1 CD / Hyperion / 1994-11-01

Works: Matthew Locke: Curtain Tune, for string orchestra, in C major; Jesu auctor clementie, motet for 3 voices, 4 strings & continuo; Turlough O'Carolan: O'Carolan's Favorite Jig (a.k.a. "Mary O'Neill"); R...
Performers: Burden, Andrew; Byrd, Red; Cave, Philip; Gooding, Julia; Holman, Peter; Holton, Ruth; Jackson, Sally [winds]; Jacobs, Fred [Theorbo]; Johnston, Oliver; Jones, Timothy; Kelly, Frances [Harp]; Kirkby, ...
Conductors: Holman, Peter; Music], John Scott [Choral; Scott, John [Organ]; Goodman, Roy; Nicholson, Paul; Hill, David; ; Higginbottom, Edward
Ensemble: Locatelli Trio; Opera Restor'd; Parley of Instruments

18th Century Keyboard Concertos / Paul Nicholson

1 CD / Hyperion / 1994-06-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Chaconne and Variations (21) for Harpsichord in G major, HWV 435; Concerto for Two Organs, Adagio in D minor, HWV 303; Thomas Roseingrave: Concerto for organ & orchestra in D...
Performers: Holman, Peter; Nicholson, Paul [Harpsichord, Organ]

Note: This title is rare and is considered a collector’s item. It is priced according to its common market value. If the record label that...continue...