Howells: Lambert's Clavichord & Howells' Clavichor

Perkins, Julian

This new release features Herbert Howell’s Music for Clavichord, performed by Julian Perkins. This is the first complete recording on clavichord of this music. Lambert’s Clavichord and a selection of eight pieces from Howells’ Clavichord were recorded on clavichord by Ruth Dyson in 1981, and this new recording is dedicated to her memory in her centenary year. Writing about the music of Lambert’s Clavichord in 1928, Sir Richard Terry observed: “Mr. Howells has absorbed all the wealth and variety of Tudor rhythms, but keeps his own individuality intact. His music is modern inasmuch as he uses chords and progressions unknown in Tudor times, but the spirit of the old composers is there all the while. In other words, he and his instrument are one.” The Guardian remarked of this release: “…pieces that test the virtuosity of the performer, a challenge easily accepted by the stylish Julian perkins.”

Price: $29.99