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Smith & Handel.

Title
Smith & Handel.
Publication
  • Colchester, Essex, England : Chandos, [2015]
  • ℗2015

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Additional Authors
  • Perkins, Julian, 1977-
  • Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759.
  • Smith, John Christopher, 1712-1795.
Description
1 audio disc (1:17:50) : digital; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Music assistants often have a poor press. Franz Süssmayr is known only for his controversial completion of Mozart's Requiem, while Robert Craft is known largely for his role as Stravinsky's assistant. As Handel's amanuensis, John Christopher Smith has suffered a similar fate. Moreover, confusion has prevailed as to his identity. His father shared the same Christian names and was Handel's original amanuensis. Thus the omens for Smith's musical legacy were poor from the start. This project seeks to reappraise Smith the composer, whose prolific music bubbles over with brilliance, wit, and charm - not to mention an irresistible penchant for trills!
Series Statement
Chaconne
Uniform Title
Chaconne.
Alternative Title
Smith and Handel
Subject
  • Overtures (Harpsichord), Arranged
  • Sonatas (Harpsichord)
Note
  • Title from disc label.
  • Program notes in English, German and French in container.
Contents
Overture to Riccardo Primo, re d'Inghilterra : HWV 456 in D major / George Frideric Handel ; arranged by the composer (3:48) -- Six suites of lessons for the harpsichord, op. 3 (London, 1755): No. 1 in A major (14:03) ; No. 2 in C minor (12:35) ; No. 3 in F major (10:55) ; No. 4 in B-flat major (9:08) ; No. 5 in G major (14:00) ; No. 6 in D major (12:53) / John Christopher Smith.
LCCN
095115080726
OCLC
  • ocn910516385
  • 910516385
  • SCSB-13646362
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries