Bach Italian Concerto BWV 971

This is a track from Beulah 1PD24 "George Malcolm plays Bach and Scarlatti" available from all good record stores or as a download from iTunesPlus.

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George Malcolm's favourite instrument was built by Thomas Goff, and was known for its marvellous dynamic qualities, which Malcolm used to exciting and dramatic effect as can be heard on this disc of Bach Italian Concerto BWV 971, Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue BWV 903 and sixteen sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti. "It was a real joy to reacquaint myself with George Malclom's first Decca recording of Bach's Italian Concerto, also the original coupling on a much prized 10 inch Decca mono LP, Bach's Chromatic Fantatsia and Fugue. Such personality alied to good taste - and the same goes for a brilliant sequence of Scarlatti sonatas, Malcolm here fully the equal of similarly flamboyant vintage players such as Landowska and Valenti. The recordings are excellent." - Rob Cowan in Grampohone January 2008.

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[cbodien]

I love this recording!

[A60stock]

Many thanks. Do  buy the CD George Malcolm will not disappoint you.

[A60stock]

George Malcolm's favourite instrument, which he plays in this recording, was one of fourteen harpsichords built by Thomas Goff from 1937. Goff hated selling any of his instruments and most of them, this one included, were hired out by Goff. So while it is correct to say Malclom did not own the instrument, I doubt if Goff hired it out to anyone but Malcolm. Unfortunately a friend who would have known for certain died earlier this year. My friend owned one of the few instruments Goff did sell.

[michelmans]

Great! Excellent!

[robynsalain]

le sens de bach à son plus haut niveau ! magnifique !

[TheMeskies]

@GYTRDEZ it's true!! I was a very close friend of George Malcolm,and I paid many visits at his Wimbledon home, until 1997(when he deceased), he was a genius!! completely forgotten today, especially in France...it's a shame!!

[chamade16]

Wonderful. Such a period piece - the kind of harpsichord sound immortalised in The Saint or Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased), but totally alien to the kind of sound Bach or Vivaldi would have known. A great performance nonetheless - edge-of-the-seat stuff! Thank you.

[metteholm75]

I think this is my favourite recording: Fresh and rythmic, but not too speedy. Many players, especially those of today, are trying to break the speed record, - and away goes the dramatic character of a french ouverture.

[lovesGenet]

there are a variety of touches available on harpsichord and of course rythmic delays and etc.soone can notice differences on an instrument incapable of dynamic difference.

[cbodien]

I will look for it. Thanks!

[DBJ06]

Is there videos of george malcolm somewhere? His technique was so incredible to see,,