Edinburgh University Summer Concerts 1990

Date: 
Saturday, June 2, 1990
Time: 
8 pm
Season/No: 
1990, first concert

Venue:

Participant(s): 

Peter Williams - harpsichord

Work(s) / Composer(s) / Opus No(s): 

Programme

Music of George Frederick Handel

Prelude and Suite in D minor, HWV 563/436
  Prelude
  Allemande
  Allegro
  Air
  Gigue
  Menuett and 3 variations

Prelude and Fugue in G major, HWV 571/606

Variations in G major, HWV 430 Anh.

Prelude and Fugue in C minor, HWV 444/610

Suite in B flat major, HWV 434
  Prelude
  Sonata
  Air and 5 variations

INTERVAL

Music of Domenico Scarlatti

Sonata in B flat, Kk 441

Sonata in A major, Kk 490

Sonata in D minor, Kk 516

Sonata in D major, Kk 430

Sonata in D minor, Kk 417 (fuga)

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Composer(s):

Performer(s):

Instrument / Organ Specification: 
Falkener, Robert, (double manual harpsichord) 1773

Performance Type:

Programme: 
8-page yellow series booklet
Programme Notes: 

No programme notes.  
Music being performed discussed by Peter Williams at 7 pm in the concert hall.

Promoter:

Printer(s): 
Faculty of Music, University of Edinburgh
Notes: 

Two-manual harpsichord by Robert Falkener (1773), a=415Hz.  Restored by W.R. Thomas and J.J. K Rhodes in 1953 with more recent work by John Barnes.

Harpsichord maintenance by Grant O'Brien and John Raymond.
Light refreshments available in the Laigh Room before the concert and during the interval by kind assistance of the Friends of St Cecilia's Hall.