Johann Mattheson: The Melodious Talking Fingers
Colin Booth records his second volume of works by Johann Mattheson (1681-1764), a great friend of G. F. Handel in Hamburg despite a duel they fought. Mattheson's Twelve Fugues were published in 1735 in Hamburg and were dedicated to Handel. They are played by Booth on a two-manual, brass-strung harpsichord he built in 2016 in replication of on built in 1661 by Nicholas Celini, but with extended compass. It is the same harpsichord upon which Booth recorded his recent and very well received recordings of Bach's Well Tempered Clavier, Books 1 and 2. Mattheson's Die Wohlklingende Fingersprache includes a few additional pieces based on themes used in some of the fugues. They are played on the CD in the order as arranged in the score for reasons Booth describes in his informative booklet notes of 27 pages. Fugue 1 Fugue 2 Fugue 3 Fugue 4 Allemanda Corrente Gavotta Fugue (adagio) Fugue 6 Fughetta Fugue 7 (grave) Sinfonia (presto) Fugue 8 Fugue 9 Burla (vivace) Fugue 10 (a tre) Seriosita Fugue 11 Fugue 12
Colin Booth, harpsichord  (Artist),     Johann Mattheson  (Composer)    Format: Audio CD
{"Manufacturer": "Soundboard", "Date First Available": "January 31, 2021", "Label": "Soundboard"}