BAROQUE
In this section you can listen to my performances and discussions of the works of Bach, Handel, Scarlatti, and other Baroque period composers. There may be scores in e-book or flipbook format for browsing online or downloading.
BACH
When studying for the BMus (Hons) musicology degree at London University, after already graduating as a concert pianist and composer from the Royal College of Music, London, I took the study of J S Bach’s music very seriously. In addition to the usual chorale harmonisation exercises, I included in my final portfolio of compositional exercises, works in the style of Bach. These included a chorale prelude and a complete keyboard suite. I will be presenting in this section some of my performances and discussions of Bach’s Preludes and Fugues, Suites, Partitas, Italian Concerto, etc, as I find time to record and publish them.
HANDEL
George Frederick Handel was one the first composers whose music I liked as a boy. This was partly because of my family’s liking for choral music, such as anthems and oratorios, of which Handel’s were among the best liked. I have composed a “Sarabande for Handel” which has a theme, eight variations and a short coda, which will be available elsewhere on this platform. In this section, I shall feature only original keyboard pieces composed by Handel
SCARLATTI
I won the Scarlatti prize at the Royal College of Music, London, when I was there studying piano and composition. So, I shall be providing some of my recorded performances and discussions of Domenico Scarlatti’s sonatas in this section. I may also provide my opinions, text information, and music scores in flipbook format or similar.
