John Bullard - Classical Banjo: The Perfect Southern Art (2025)
BAND/ARTIST: John Bullard
- Title: Classical Banjo: The Perfect Southern Art
- Year Of Release: 2025
- Label: Albany Records
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks)
- Total Time: 01:05:13
- Total Size: 317 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. Three Romances for Oboe and Piano, Op. 94: I. Nicht schnell
02. Three Romances for Oboe and Piano, Op. 94: II. Einfach, innig
03. Three Romances for Oboe and Piano, Op. 94: III. Nicht schnell
04. Concerto in D Minor: I. Andante e spiccato
06. Concerto in D Minor: III. Presto
07. Partita No. 5 in E Minor: I. Andante
08. Partita No. 5 in E Minor: II. Vivace
10. Partita No. 5 in E Minor: IV. Vivace
11. Partita No. 5 in E Minor: V. Siciliana
12. Partita No. 5 in E Minor: VI. Vivace
14. Trio Sonata in G Minor, HWV 393 Op. 2, No. 8: I. Andante
15. Trio Sonata in G Minor, HWV 393 Op. 2, No. 8: II. Allegro
16. Trio Sonata in G Minor, HWV 393 Op. 2, No. 8: III. Largo
18. Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: II. Fuga
19. "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" from BWV 147
20. Lyric Pieces, Book I, Op. 12: II. "Waltz"
21. Lyric Pieces, Book IX, Op. 68: II. "Grandmother's Minuet"
22. Lyric Pieces, Book IX, Op. 68: IV. "Evening in the Mountains"
23. Lyric Pieces, Book III, Op. 43: III. "In My Native Country"
25. Lyric Pieces, Book IV, Op. 47: IV. "Halling"
This is not a one-off novelty outing for banjoist John Bullard, who has recorded classical music on the banjo before. And the combination is feasible: the banjo, and its bluegrass compatriot the mandolin, had a large and almost completely vanished presence in American parlor music on either side of the year 1900, playing music that was not necessarily intended for the symphony hall, but was not bluegrass, old-time music, or music for the minstrel show. That repertoire is well worth discovering, and Bullard himself has played Renaissance pieces on the banjo to delightful effect. The Baroque fare by Handel, Bach, and others on the release is less successful, although banjo experimentalists such as those who follow the innovative Canadian genre-crosser Jayme Stone, who produced this album, will doubtless enjoy it. Baroque music thrives on clear terraces of sound, but the appeal of the banjo's sound is precisely that it contains a lot of information extraneous to the exact pitch of the note played. There are pieces by Schumann and Grieg, accompanied by piano, that are easier to imagine in a context of century-old music-making, but sample one of the Baroque pieces, like the "Andante" from Telemann's Partita No. 5, to find out whether this particular experiment will appeal to you. The arrangements, mostly by Bullard himself, clearly let the banjo show through a small Baroque orchestra, with lute and archlute continuo, and the album is well recorded.
01. Three Romances for Oboe and Piano, Op. 94: I. Nicht schnell
02. Three Romances for Oboe and Piano, Op. 94: II. Einfach, innig
03. Three Romances for Oboe and Piano, Op. 94: III. Nicht schnell
04. Concerto in D Minor: I. Andante e spiccato
06. Concerto in D Minor: III. Presto
07. Partita No. 5 in E Minor: I. Andante
08. Partita No. 5 in E Minor: II. Vivace
10. Partita No. 5 in E Minor: IV. Vivace
11. Partita No. 5 in E Minor: V. Siciliana
12. Partita No. 5 in E Minor: VI. Vivace
14. Trio Sonata in G Minor, HWV 393 Op. 2, No. 8: I. Andante
15. Trio Sonata in G Minor, HWV 393 Op. 2, No. 8: II. Allegro
16. Trio Sonata in G Minor, HWV 393 Op. 2, No. 8: III. Largo
18. Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: II. Fuga
19. "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" from BWV 147
20. Lyric Pieces, Book I, Op. 12: II. "Waltz"
21. Lyric Pieces, Book IX, Op. 68: II. "Grandmother's Minuet"
22. Lyric Pieces, Book IX, Op. 68: IV. "Evening in the Mountains"
23. Lyric Pieces, Book III, Op. 43: III. "In My Native Country"
25. Lyric Pieces, Book IV, Op. 47: IV. "Halling"
This is not a one-off novelty outing for banjoist John Bullard, who has recorded classical music on the banjo before. And the combination is feasible: the banjo, and its bluegrass compatriot the mandolin, had a large and almost completely vanished presence in American parlor music on either side of the year 1900, playing music that was not necessarily intended for the symphony hall, but was not bluegrass, old-time music, or music for the minstrel show. That repertoire is well worth discovering, and Bullard himself has played Renaissance pieces on the banjo to delightful effect. The Baroque fare by Handel, Bach, and others on the release is less successful, although banjo experimentalists such as those who follow the innovative Canadian genre-crosser Jayme Stone, who produced this album, will doubtless enjoy it. Baroque music thrives on clear terraces of sound, but the appeal of the banjo's sound is precisely that it contains a lot of information extraneous to the exact pitch of the note played. There are pieces by Schumann and Grieg, accompanied by piano, that are easier to imagine in a context of century-old music-making, but sample one of the Baroque pieces, like the "Andante" from Telemann's Partita No. 5, to find out whether this particular experiment will appeal to you. The arrangements, mostly by Bullard himself, clearly let the banjo show through a small Baroque orchestra, with lute and archlute continuo, and the album is well recorded.
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