Release Date: 24 May 2024
Label: Regent Records
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 2
Barcode: 802561056829
Genres: Classical Solo Instrumental
Composer/Series: J S Bach Goldberg Variations
Description
Bach's Goldberg Variations are regarded as one of the pinnacles of the solo keyboard repertoire. This first solo piano recording by distinguished choral director, composer, pianist. and organist, Sarah MacDonald is the product of the Covid pandemic motivating her to learn, perform and record this major work. It is accompanied by her written notes on each variation in the form of diarised entries, following her personal journey through the musical, medical, professional, and social challenges that occurred over time, as the lives of us all adapted in response to Covid 19. The entries are personal, self-effacing, and include a healthy dose of humour, illustrated with examples of her talent as a keen amateur photographer. Sarah MacDonald - recording in Ely Cathedral on the Cathedral's own fine recent Steinway - explores the unique character of each variation, showcasing their musical depth, melodic beauty, harmonic originality, and contrapuntal ingenuity. The Cathedral's luminous and radiant acoustic adds another dimension not usually found in recordings on the piano.
David Hill, The Choir of Durham Cathedral, Joseph Beech, Daniel Cook
The Choir of York Minster, Benjamin Morris, Robert Sharpe
\uFEFF\uFEFFThe Choir of St Edmundsbury Cathedral/\uFEFFRichard Cook /\uFEFFTimothy Parsons
\uFEFFThe Saint Louis Chamber Chorus/\uFEFFPhilip Barnes
\uFEFF\uFEFFThe Girl Choristers of The Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick /\uFEFFOliver Hancock
Sarah MacDonald
\uFEFFThe Choir of Bath Abbey, Rejouissance
Huw Williams
\uFEFFTewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum, Carleton Etherington,n
Simon Bell
