Martin Jones - Martin Jones 75th Birthday Tribute '2015

Tracks list

Tracklist

01. Piano Sonata No. 9 in B Minor, Op. 145: Allegro con brio
02. Romance, Op. 755: No. 13
03. Three Caprices, Op. 33, MWV U99: No. 1
04. Songs Without Words, Book 1, Op. 19
05. 5 Studies, Anh.1a/1: No. 2, Rondo after C. M. von Weber in C Major
06. Intermezzo, Op. 76: No. 3, Grazioso
07. Hungarian Dances, Wo0. 1: No. 10, Presto
08. Barcarolle in F-Sharp Major, Op. 44
09. Iberia Book 2: I. Rondeña
10. Etudes 2e Livre, L. 136: VII. Pour les degrés chromatiques
11. Etudes 2e Livre, L. 136: VIII. Pour les agréments
12. Etudes 2e Livre, L. 136: IX. Pour les notes répétées
13. Waltz in D-Flat Minor, Op. 64: No. 1
14. 6 Stücke, Op.33b: II. Frohsinn
15. 6 Lieder, Op. 17: II. Ständchen after Richard Strauss
16. Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42
17. Allegro de Concierto, Op. 46
18. Lírica Española I, Op. 54: I. Evocatión costeña
19. Lírica Española I, Op. 54: II. Danza del Valle
20. Lírica Española I, Op. 54: III. Canción de cuna
21. Lírica Española I, Op. 54: IV. Paso de bail serrano
22. Lírica Española I, Op. 54: V. Canto de la Umbria
23. Lírica Española I, Op. 54: VI. Ritmos de la huerta
24. Piano Sonata, Homenaje a Domenico Scarlatti
25. Nocturno otoñal, Recordando a Chopin
26. Cadena de valses
27. Cants Màgics: I. Energic
28. Cants Màgics: II. Obscur
29. Cants Màgics: III. Profond - Lent
30. Cants Màgics: IV. Misteriòs
31. Cants Màgics: V. Calma
32. Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Op. 24: I. En la torre del Castillo
33. Sonatina in G Minor: I. Allegretto
34. Sonatina in G Minor: II. Lento muy expresivo
35. Sonatina in G Minor: III. Presto
36. Fantasía Bética
37. Barcarolles: No. 2
38. Masques, Op. 34: I. Scheherazade
39. Masques, Op. 34: II. Tantris le Bouffon
40. Sérénade en La: I. Hymne
41. Sérénade en La: II. Romanza
42. Sérénade en La: III. Rondoletto
43. Sérénade en La: IV. Cadenza Finale
44. 24 Preludes, Op. 83: VIII. Allegro pesante
45. 24 Preludes, Op. 83: IX. Vivace
46. 24 Preludes, Op. 83: X. Grave
47. 24 Preludes, Op. 83: XI. Andante grazioso e scherzando
48. 24 Preludes, Op. 83: XII. Con moto
49. 4 Kleine Fröhliche Walzer: I. Gretl - Grazioso
50. 4 Kleine Fröhliche Walzer: II. Margit - Espressivo
51. 4 Kleine Fröhliche Walzer: III. Gisi
52. 4 Kleine Fröhliche Walzer: IV. Mitzi
53. Seven Etudes on Song Melodies: I. Somebody Loves Me
54. Seven Etudes on Song Melodies: II. I Got Rhythm
55. Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 40
56. Children’s March, "Over the Hills and Far Away"
57. Der Rosenkavalier: Ramble on the Last Love-Duet
58. Twelve Preludes & Fugues, Op. 32: No. 8 in D Major
59. Twelve Preludes & Fugues, Op. 32: No. 11 in B Major
60. Variations on an Original Theme, "The Lambeth Walk"
61. Eloge de la danse: I
62. Eloge de la danse: II
63. Eloge de la danse: III
64. Eloge de la danse: IV
65. Eloge de la danse: V
66. Eloge de la danse: VI
67. 15 portraits d'enfants d'Auguste Renoir: X. La petite pêcheuse
68. 15 portraits d'enfants d'Auguste Renoir: XI. Mademoiselle Grimprel au ruban
bleu
69. 15 portraits d'enfants d'Auguste Renoir: XII. Au piano
70. 15 portraits d'enfats d'Auguste Renoir: XIII. Filette au chapeau a plume
rose
71. 15 portraits d'enfants d'Auguste Renoir: XIV. Les enfants de Madame
Charpentier
72. 15 portraits d'enfants d'Auguste Renoir: XV. Le petit collegian
73. Eclogue for Piano and String Orchestra, Op. 10
74. Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Op. 102: I. Allegro
75. Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Op. 102: II. Andante
76. Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Op. 102: III. Allegro



A selection of 30 composers taken from The Nimbus recordings made between 1973
and 2014.

In the winter of 1979, just a few months after joining Nimbus Records and fresh
out of Music College, I recall very clearly sitting in the control room,
surrounded by boxes of analogue tapes containing the complete piano works of
Mendelssohn played by Martin Jones. Nimbus founders, Numa Labinsky, Michael and
Gerald Reynolds had, in the previous days, played me Martin’s unreleased
recordings of the Variations Serieuses and Rachmaninoff’s Corelli
Variations, and I was keen to discover if this incredibly fluent, muscular
playing was typical of all his work. There was no disappointment; everything
confirmed that here was a special talent, and a keyboard titan. At that date
very few of the Mendelssohn recordings had been edited, despite having been made
at various intervals over the previous nine years. Nimbus had moved from its
Birmingham base in 1975 and was now preoccupied developing an LP pressing
business that would enable it to release its own recordings. With nothing to
lose, and no experience to give me pause for doubt, I offered to prepare the
masters for the Mendelssohn, if someone would spare the time to show me how to
use a razor blade. So it was that a few weeks later I phoned Martin, and told
him that the Mendelssohn was done and he should come to Monmouth to listen. He
probably didn’t believe me; after such a long delay he must have thought
that ship had sailed. In fact the eventual release of the complete Mendelssohn
would not happen until 1986 and on CD rather than LP. Nonetheless the flame was
rekindled, and 35 years on from that phone call (45 counting from
Martin’s first recording), we can look back over a musical partnership
that is one of the corne rstones of the Nimbus catalogue. In addition to his
contributions to the repertoire Martin has always been our ‘go-to’
performer for microphone tests and experiments. He helped with selection of new
Steinway ‘Ds’ in 1995 and 2012, he has played for hours on end
while we put new microphones through their trials, and when we assessed the
acoustic properties of the new concert-hall at Wyastone Leys. He was the first
person to make videos for Nimbus, and, as part of his birthday year, will
initiate a video library of performances on-line. Martin has been witness to
every step of Nimbus’s progress, and continues to be there to lend his
support. This box set is our way of celebrating a major birthday, and an
enduring friendship. Happy Birthday, Martin, and thank you from the Nimbus
Family, past and present.

An appreciation by Adrian Farmer, Nimbus Music Director

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