It was followed shortly afterwards by book ii which was similarly received. Angela hewitt bach performance on the piano 2008 by daniel m llerschott, daniel mullerschott, et al. Part one of this release finds hewitt expostulating at length on her own playing and musical education, and instructing aspiring pianists on the fundamentals of outstanding interpretation of bach s works. Virtuosos rare, expensive piano unsalvageable after. Angela hewitt bach performance on the piano dvda68001. Even the most outandout purists who blench at the thought of bach on the piano will find it hard not to be won over by angela hewitt s artistry.
Angela hewitt plays bach angela hewitt, johann sebastian bach. Admitted into gramophones hall of fame in 2015, hewitt s performances and recordings of bach have drawn particular praise, marking her out as one of the composers foremost interpreters of our time. You can help us by sharing the link with friends, in social networks, message boards and other mass media. A unique and beloved piano belonging to canadian virtuoso angela hewitt has been broken beyond repair, after being dropped by specialist instrument movers. Hewitt remains todays finest exponent of bachs keyboard music gramophone angela hewitts acclaimed recordings of bach on the piano have received the highest critical acclaim and found their way into thousands of homes, selling nearly 400,000 copies since her recording of the inventions burst onto the scene in 1994. Dvda68001 angela hewitt bach performance on the piano. Hewitt s presentation and performance were exemplary. I dont play piano much, and bach hardly at all, but i was inspired to buy this dvd after hearingwatching hewitt give an amazing performance of the goldberg variations. My father also arranged the great toccata and fugue in d minor for the whole family2 pianos, 8 handswhen i was maybe 10 years old. Angela hewitt piano as angela hewitt s hyperion bach cycle concludes, her ability to voice and control the composers counterpoint reaches sharper, more finely calibrated proportions than ever.
In september 2016, she began her bach odyssey, performing the complete keyboard works of bach in a series of twelve recitals. Bach performance on the piano angela hewitt by bach, johann sebastian on dvd. Angela hewitt plays bach 1985 debut english suite no. She was made an officer of the order of canada in 2000, and is a fellow of the royal society of canada. Feb 11, 2020 canadian virtuoso angela hewitt is grieving the loss of her rare, expensive grand piano, which she called her best friend in a facebook post saturday, after movers dropped it late last month. Well tempered clavier book one angela hewitt early. This canadian pianist has made bach s keyboard music the core of her performing life, twice taking it on world tours, first in 2007, and. Fascinating but, imho, too much talk and not enough actual playing the piano. Join us as she continues the second season of her remarkable fouryear journey through all of bachs keyboard works. Cd 16 is a bonus sampler of the artist performing nonbach works.
In 1985 she won the toronto international bach piano competition. Johann sebastian bach 16851750 hyperion records dvda68001. Angela hewitt piano every bit as intellectually lucid, technically secure and focussed, as her bach this exhilarating clarity of thought is matched by her clean incisive sound well caught by the recording, and. Angela hewitts dvd bach performance on the piano is in two parts. Harrisonparrott is delighted to announce angela hewitt as the 2020 recipient of the city of leipzig bach medal, becoming the first woman and only the second pianist to receive the award, joining the illustrious company of recipients including herbert blomstedt, robert levin, ton koopman, philippe herreweghe, nikolaus harnoncourt and sir john eliot gardiner. She was awarded the first ever bbc radio 3 listeners award royal philharmonic society awards in 2003. She began with a little talk at the piano, playing the themes of the.
Oct 07, 20 pianist angela hewitt plays a wide range of keyboard music, but she keeps coming back to one particular composer who has always felt like a great friend. The battle went on for months and ended in a stalemate. For this recording of the goldbergs, a work for which she has. The first is a twoandahalfhour lecture in seven chapters. Johann sebastian bach, richard tognetti, australian chamber orchestra, angela hewitt bach the keyboard concertos vol 1 music. Angela hewitt is a phenomenal artist who has established herself at the highest level over the last few years not least through her superb, awardwinning recordings for hyperion.
Now, fresh from her bach world tourin which she performed the complete welltempered clavier from august 2007 until the end of october 2008 in 58 cities in 21 countries on six. Angela hewitt bach series page 1 of 2 presto classical. Angela hewitt piano this recording is not available for download. Jun 27, 2009 johann sebastian bach 16851750 italian concerto in f major, bwv 971 i. Angela hewitt plays bach 1985 debut italian concerto in f. Angela hewitt shares the inspiration and experience behind her awardwinning playing in an illustrated lecture that explains the technical and practical steps essential for performing bach on the piano. Besides more wellknown pieces such as the fantasia and fugue in a minor, bwv 904, and the aria variata, bwv 989, we have the sonata in d major concluding with a fugue imitating the hen and the cuckoo. May 27, 2017 angela hewitt piano acclaimed as one of the worlds great pianists, everything about angela hewitts playing serves to highlight the innate beauty in each piece. Each is introduced with a performance of a short piece of bach the c major twopart invention, the menuet in g, the e major fugue from book i of the welltempered clavier, etc. Her hyperion dvd on bach performance on the piano was released to coincide with the tour. Ten years ago angela hewitt recorded a version of the welltempered clavier book i which dazzled the critical world and recordbuying public.
Canadian virtuoso angela hewitt is grieving the loss of her rare, expensive grand piano, which she called her best friend in a facebook post saturday, after movers dropped it late last month. Angela hewitt is a phenomenal artist who has established herself at the highest level over the last few years not least through her superb. One of the worlds leading pianists, angela hewitt appears in recital and as soloist with major orchestras throughout europe, the americas, australia, and asia. One of the worlds leading pianists, angela hewitt appears in recital and with major orchestras throughout europe, the americas and asia. Angela hewitt bachs instrumental works discography. Digital booklet angela hewitts performance on the piano over two recitals brought this apogee of musical thought to vivid life through sound hewitts achievement is to bring its abstract purity to memorable tonal embodiment by providing. Across two programs, angela brings her emotional openness and faultless technique to masterworks by bach, beethoven, chabrier, ravel and scarlatti. Angela hewitt was named gramophone artist of the year in 2006. Well hear hewitt in concert in suburban atlanta, playing bach s french suite at the piano. In this concert she plays bachs 24 preludes and fugues from the welltempered clavier, book i. Pianist angela hewitt mourns piano smashed by movers. In 2015, she was inducted into gramophone magazines hall of fame and her interpretations of bach have established her as one of the composers foremost interpreters of our time. An awardwinning pianist, hewitt is best known for her bach interpretations.
From 2016 until 2020, angela hewitt presents the bach odyssey, an ambitious and exciting overview of the complete keyboard works of j s bach in twelve recitals over four years, in venues around the world including londons wigmore hall, tokyos kioi hall and new yorks 92nd street y. Admirers of canadian pianist angela hewitt s lightly articulated and elegantly phrased bach playing wont be disappointed by this recording. Hewitt, who the guardian described as one of the great bach interpreters of our day had used the piano on all her european recordings since 2003, including a celebrated recent performance. The welltempered clavier, book 1 angela hewitt on allmusic 1998. In july 2005, hewitt launched the trasimeno music festival in umbria near perugia, of which she is artistic director. The advice that hewitt gives is interesting but often generic rather than helpful. Her many awards include induction into the gramophone hall of fame, a companion of the order of canada, the governor generals lifetime achievement award and an order of the british empire at the queens birthday. Acclaimed classical concert pianist angela hewitt hosts the release bach performance on the piano.
Angela hewitt s unashamedly pianistic bach is enormously satisfying, full of coloristic effects, dynamic variation, rhythmic flexibility, precise articulation, and above all, a feel for the dance rhythms never far from the surface of this music. The last disc in the acclaimed series of solo keyboard works by j. Described as one of the busiest pianists on earth by londons evening standard, angela hewitt regularly performs in recital and with major orchestras throughout the world. Brilliant, wellsounding, expressive and always new was the verdict of bach s first biographer on the six partitas, a description which applies equally to angela hewitt s wonderful new recording of what bach designated his opus 1. Hewitt remains todays finest exponent of bach s keyboard music gramophone angela hewitt s acclaimed recordings of bach on the piano have received the highest critical acclaim and found their way into thousands of homes, selling nearly 400,000 copies since her recording of the inventions burst onto the scene in 1994. Angela hewitt occupies a unique position among todays leading pianists.
A toccatafrom the italian word meaning to touchwas originally a glorified keyboard warmup, in which scales and arpeggios were tossed off with improvisatory abandon. Sixteen years have passed since angela hewitt s first, justly celebrated, version of bach s immortal goldberg variations. Hewitt was born in ottawa, ontario, daughter of the yorkshireborn godfrey hewitt thus she also has british nationality who was choirmaster at christ church cathedral in ottawa. Angela hewitt bach performance on the piano dvd 2008. One of the worlds leading pianists, angela hewitt regularly appears in recital and with major orchestras around the world. Shes in the middle of her bach odyssey tour, a fouryear mission to perform all of bach s piano works. The fate of our site directly depends on its relevance. The wallis annenberg center for the performing arts presents the wallis debut of awardwinning pianist angela hewitt, celebrated worldwide for her performances of the works of johann sebastian. Bach has angela hewitt presenting many works which are rarely played, let alone on the piano. For the first time she appears on a 2dvd set, launched in conjuntion with her bach world tour which took her to all corners of the globe during the 20072008 concert season. Movers dropped angela hewitt s fazioli concert grand piano the only one of its kind in the world as they were taking it out of a studio, the pianist announced this week. These qualities characterise the playing of each and. From child prodigy to poet of the piano the canadian pianist angela hewitt is famed for her bach recitals, but shes about to release a ravel collection. Angela hewitt plays bach 1985 debut italian concerto.
Hewitt makes as convincing a case as is possible for bach performance on the modern piano, noting in her lecture that bach did dislike the early instruments by cristofori, but this was primarily because of their stiff action and weak tone in the treble register. Bach performance on the piano 14800 illustrated lecture by angela hewitt chapter 1 introduction preface early beginnings bach on the modern piano chapter 2 the essentials phrasing singing tone choosing an articulation imitating bowing fingering the left hand pedalling. She plays all the repeats, which fleshes the piece out a great deal more than with many recordings, allowing for a good deal of flexibility in. Plus, a performance from a 20 macarthur genius grant award winner, pianist. Hewitttake full advantage of the pianos potential, including its. Bach on the modern piano, performing many of his compositions as examples. Shop and buy angela hewitt s bach book for piano sheet music.
Angela hewitt bachs recital disc on hyperion 2 parts. Angela hewitt has made bachs music the cornerstone of her brilliant, exuberant artistry. Hewitts presentation and performance were exemplary. Angela hewitt gives an illustrated lecture that explains the technical and practical steps essential for performing j. Download torrent bach piano fast and easy torrent search. In these newly recorded performances from 2015, she commits her everevolving response to a work which contains the shadowed lesson of the whole world, and which continues to play a central role in her life as an artist. Angela hewitt s performance of my life of the goldberg variations is filled with supple grace and a remarkable sense of tightly structured unity. The toccatas played by angela hewitt hyperion records recorded 1518 january 2002 on a steinway piano the toccata is one of the earliest works of j. Bach performance on the piano dvd video angela hewitt. Available from october 2014 on hyperion records downloads mp3, alac, flac cd. Browse classical recordings available to buy in the angela hewitt. Angela hewitt bach performance on the piano dvd jpc.
Bach performance on the piano angela hewitt hyperion. Johann sebastian bach 16851750 italian concerto in f major, bwv 971 i. Rare piano destroyed during move is now in piano heaven. Angela hewitt bach performance on the piano 2008 dvd9. Courante youtube brazilian pianist, eliane rodrigues, literally taking the performance below the stage. With a wideranging repertoire and frequent appearances in recital and with major orchestras throughout europe, the americas and asia, she is also an awardwinning recording artist whose performances of bach have established her as one of the composers foremost interpreters. Virtuosos rare, expensive piano unsalvageable after movers. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. I danced to bach, sang bach, played him on the violin and recorder, tried him out on the harpsichord. Angela hewitt piano as angela hewitt s hyperion bach cycle concludes, her ability to voice and control the composers counterpoint reaches sharper, more finely. Like every other man, bach had to start out as a bungler before he could become a master. Her entire 200708 season was devoted to complete performances of bach s the welltempered clavier in major cities all over the world. For many years now, the internationally acclaimed pianist angela hewitt has been firmly established as one of the leading interpreters of j.
Angela hewitt s dvd bach performance on the piano is in two parts. These are not entirely moderninstrument performances. Theres something heroic about angela hewitt s bach. Italian concerto in f major, bwv971 bach from cda67306.
The canadian virtuosos beloved fazioli piano was the only one of its kind. Angela hewitt, cc obe born july 26, 1958 is a canadian classical pianist. Johann sebastian bachthe art of fugueangela hewitt piano. Piano sheet music book by johann sebastian bach 16851750. Bach s music on the piano through her concerts and award winning recordings. Angela hewitt includes, as she says, a harpsichord in its traditional role as continuo. Angela hewitt bach performance on the piano 2008 dvd9 ntsc 10.
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