Jones, Martin: 75th Birthday Tribute
Jones, Martin: 75th Birthday Tribute
Format: CD
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Artist: Jones, Martin
Label: Nimbus Records
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 0710357171826
Genre: Classical
An appreciation by Adrian Farmer, Nimbus Music Director 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 it's Birmingham base in 1975 and was now preoccupied developing an LP pressing business that would enable it to release it's 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 cornerstones 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
Tracks:
1.1 Allegro Con Brio
1.2 Romance No. 13, Op. 755
1.3 Three Caprices, Op. 33, No. 1
1.4 Andante Con Moto
1.5 Study No. 2
1.6 Grazioso
1.7 Presto
1.8 Barcarolle in F Sharp Major
1.9 Rondena
1.10 VII Pour Les Degrés Chromatiques
1.11 VIII Pour Les Agréments
1.12 IX Pour Les Notes Répétées
1.13 Study II on Chopin's Valse, Op. 64, No. 1
1.14 Frohsinn (Gaiety)
1.15 Richard Strauss - Ständchen (Serenade)
1.16 Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42
2.1 Allegro de Concierto
2.2 Evocatión Costeña
2.3 Danza Del Valle
2.4 Canción de Cuna
2.5 Paso de Baile Serrano
2.6 Canto de la Umbria
2.7 Ritmos de la Huerta
2.8 Sonata, Homenaje a Domenico Scarlatti
2.9 Nocturno Otonal 'Recordando a Chopin'
2.10 Cadena de Valses - Evocation Romantique
2.11 Energic
2.12 Obscur
2.13 Profond - Lent
2.14 Misterios
2.15 Calma
2.16 En la Torre Del Castillo
2.17 Allegretto
2.18 Lento Muy Expresivo
2.19 Presto
2.20 Fantasia Baetica
3.1 Barcarolle No. 2
3.2 Schererzade
3.3 Tantris Le Bouffon
3.4 Hymne
3.5 Romanza
3.6 Rondoletto
3.7 Cadenza Finale
3.8 Allegro Pesante
3.9 Vivace
3.10 Grave
3.11 Andante Grazioso E Scherzando
3.12 Con Moto
3.13 Gretl, Grazioso
3.14 Margit, Espressivo
3.15 Gisi
3.16 Mitzi
3.17 Somebody Loves Me
3.18 I Got Rhythm
3.19 Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 40
3.20 Children's March
4.1 Ramble on the Last Love
4.2 VIII in D Major: Prelude. Allegro Moderato
4.3 IX in B-Flat Major: Prelude. Andante Maestoso
4.4 Variations on, 'The Lambeth Walk'
4.5 Elle Semble D'abord
4.6 Elle Était L'amour
4.7 Elle Trace Des Roses
4.8 Elle a Fait Tout Son Corps
4.9 Elle Célébrait Tous Les Mystères
4.10 Voici la Choeur Ailé Des Illustres
4.11 La Petite Pêcheuse
4.12 Mademoiselle Grimpel Au Ruban Bleu
4.13 Au Piano
4.14 Filette Au Chapeau a Plume Rose
4.15 Les Enfants de Madame Charpentier
4.16 Le Petit Collegian
4.17 Eclogue
4.18 Allegro
4.19 Andante
4.20 Allegro
