Violet Gordon Woodhouse

Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Francois Couperin (Composer), Jean-Philippe Rameau (Composer), Giles Farnaby (Composer), Domenico Scarlatti (Composer), John Bull (Composer), George Frederick Handel (Composer), William [Composer] Byrd (Composer), Franz Joseph Haydn (Composer), Henry Purcell (Composer), C. J. Sharp (Composer), Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (Composer), Straloch Lute Book Anonymous (Composer), Spoken Word (Composer), Violet Gordon Woodhouse (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Violet Gordon Woodhouse
• Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, Francois Couperin, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Giles Farnaby, Domenico Scarlatti, et al.
• Audio CD (November 19, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Pearl
• ASIN: B000000WRB
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #390,914 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #7 in Music > Classical > Ballets & Dances > Musettes
  • #19 in Music > Classical > Forms & Genres > Variations > Variations
  • #32 in Music > Classical > Ballets & Dances > Baroque Dance Suites > Allemandes

Track Listings

1. Gavotte In G Major, Z. D220

2. French Suite No. 4 In E Flat Major, BWV 815a: Prelude

3. Pieces de Clavecin: 23eme Order: L'Arlequine

4. Suite In E Minor: Tamborin

5. Fugue In D Minor, BWV 948

6. Toccata In E Minor, BWV 914: Fugue

7. Three English Folk Dances: (1) Newcastle

8. Three English Folk Dances: (2) Heddon Of Fawsley

9. Three English Folk Dances: (3) Step Back

10. Nobody's Gigge (FVB 149)

11. Sonata In D Major, K. 29, L. 461

12. Sonata In A Major, K. 113, L. 345

13. Partita No. 1 In B Flat Major, BWV 825: Allemande

14. Galliard (FVB 185)

15. Suite No. 5 In E Flat Major: Air With Doubles: 'The Harmonious Blacksmith'

16. English Suite No. 1 In A Major, BWV 806: Prelude

17. Earle Of Oxford's Marche (FVB 259)

18. The Queene's Alman (FVB 171)

19. Galiarda (FVB 255)

20. Rowland Or Lord Willobie's Welcome Home (FVB 160)

See all 33 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Woodhouse is in my top 5...and I'm not a harpsichord player., October 29, 1998

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Julie & Jim Whiting (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Violet Gordon Woodhouse (Audio CD)

This disc is one of my favorites of all time. Most notable is her use of rubato or flexible time. I find it facinating that such interesting music can be achieved through an instrument with a relatively limited tonal and dynamic range.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Musical Genius, September 23, 2002

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Sonya Dunne (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Violet Gordon Woodhouse (Audio CD)

I heard this recording as a child and was transfixed by it. It transformed how I felt about the performance of early music. I have just finished the Douglas-Home biography and was thrilled to discover that the disc had been re-issued. It's simply a must-have, the closest we will ever come to hearing this music performed as it was intended to be.