GOLDEN SOUNDS IAN KING tuba JULIE HASKELL piano

Falla Corelli Rimsky-Korsakov Debussy Ravel Couperin Tchaikovsky Boulanger Granados Milhaud King Gershwin Kern

IAN KING, tuba • GOLDEN SOUNDS • JULIE HASKELL, piano

COMMENTS ON IAN KING’S PREVIOUS CDs Falla Spanish Popular Songs 1 El paño moruno 2’14” “Forget the cello – the tuba has it!” 2 Asturiana 2’28” (Rozzi Bazzani, 3AK Talk 1117) 3 Jota 2’52” “King’s handling of his chosen 4 Nana 2’44” instrument is of virtuoso class.” 5 Canción 1’24” (John Barns, 3MBS-FM Libretto) 6 Polo 1’31” “The album comes to life, variously Corelli Violin Sonata Op.5, No.8 with vibrancy and mellowness and 7 Prelude 2’44” with such conviction that one is 8 Allemande 2’00” inspired to rummage for more riches 9 Sarabande 2’27” ... an important addition to the q0 Gigue 2’14” tuba’s meagre discography.” qa 3’49” (Bob Crimeen, Sunday Herald Sun) Rimsky-Korsakov Song of India qs Debussy Beau Soir 2’27” “The transcriptions are so good, qd Ravel Pièce en forme de Habañera 2’56” and King’s playing so impeccable, Couperin Pièces en Concert that each work could have been qf Prélude 2’20” written for the instrument. What is qg Siciliène 2’07” breathtaking is King’s playing. His qh control is astonishing, but it does not La Tromba 1’31” overshadow his musicianship.” qj Plainte 4’23” (Kim Lockwood, Herald Sun) qk Air de Diable 1’45”

ql Rimsky-Korsakov Hymn to the Sun 3’14” Recorded by Thomas Grubb at Move Records studio w0 Tchaikovsky Valse Sentimentale 2’02” June to September 2002 wa Boulanger Nocturne 3’08” Front cover “Autumn” (2000) — oil painting by Ian King ws Granados La Maja Dolorosa No.3 3’10” P 2003 MOVE RECORDS — wd Milhaud Tijuca (Saudades do Brazil) 1’51” move.com.au wf King Tuba Concerto, Movement 2 5’30” wg Gershwin Second Piano Prelude 3’37” wh Kern Ol’ Man River 3’33” allemande, a slow sarabande, and qd Pièce en forme de Habañera by he music of the Spanish ends with a lively gigue. the French composer Maurice Tcomposer Manuel de Falla Ravel (1875-1937) was written (1876-1946) shows the strong Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov (1844- as a wordless vocal study with influence of his native folk music, 1908) was a major composer of especially in his Seven Spanish the Russian nationalist school. Popular Songs (1922). With Falla’s Fascination with the exoticism of brilliant writing for the piano these the East is evident in much of his folk songs, from various parts of work. Two well-known examples Spain, have been raised to an even of this are qa Song of India higher level. Six of the songs are (arranged for violin by Kreisler) included in this Maurice Maréchal from the opera Sadko and ql cello arrangement. Hymn to the Sun (arranged for 1 El paño moruno (The Moorish violin by A. Sammons) from the cloth), from Murcia; opera The Golden Cockerel. 2 Asturiana from northern Spain - a song of sadness, seeking Claude Debussy (1862-1918) consolation; studied at the Paris Conservatoire 3 Jota - an Aragonese love song; from the age of 11, and at 22 won 4 Nana - an Andalusian lullaby; the Grand Prix de Rome with the 5 Canción - a bitter love song in cantata L’Enfant Prodigue. From Andalusian style; early in his career he preferred 6 Polo - an Andalusian song of the company of poets and writers love turned to sadness and hate. (such as Verlaine, Mallarmé, Bourget) to that of musicians. Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713) qs Debussy’s song Beau Soir was a great violinist and composer (arranged for violin by Heifetz), of music for the violin and other composed when he was 18, is stringed instruments. His influence a fine example of his empathy on violin playing was considerable, for poetry and his writing for leading to the great Italian school voice and piano. The poem by of violinists, which included several Paul Bourget depicts a beautiful piano (Vocalise – étude en forme of his pupils. sunset, ending with reflections on de Habañera) and later arranged 7-q0 Corelli’s Sonata Op.5, No.8 mortality. for various solo instruments and is a fine example of his writing piano. for the violin. It begins with a slow prelude, followed by a fast François Couperin (“le Grand”) Piano shows the level of artistry fugue and composition with A.E.H. (1668-1773) belonged to a family which Lili achieved in her tragically Nickson. His several unpublished of several composers from the mid- short but active career. compositions include a Sonata 17th to mid-19th centuries. He was for Cello and Harp and the organist in the chapel of Louis XIV The Spanish composer Enrique Tuba Concerto (1982), the slow at Versailles, and was the greatest Granados (1867-1916) was a movement of which is heard here French master of the harpsichord. virtuoso pianist and wrote mostly (arranged for tuba and piano) wf. He was, for the harpsichord, what for piano. Amongst his songs Corelli was for the violin, and was is a particularly beautiful group The American pianist and an admirer of Corelli’s music and of three - the Majas dolorosas composer George Gershwin was influenced by him. qf–qk The (Weeping Majas), to words of (1898-1937) is best known for Pièces en Concert is an arrangement Fernando Periquet. ws The third works such as Rhapsody in Blue, for cello and piano, by Paul song (arranged for cello by American in Paris, the folk opera Bazelaire, of five movements taken Pierre Fournier) expresses proud Porgy and Bess, and many popular from chamber music works of memories of lost love. songs. He wrote three pieces titled Couperin. It begins with two slow Preludes for Piano. wg The Second movements – Prélude, and Siciliène, The French composer Darius Prelude (arranged for tuba and then a bright La Tromba (the Milhaud (1892-1974) was very piano by Ian King) is in Gershwin’s trumpet), a slow Plainte (lament), versatile and prolific, producing typical jazz style. and finally a lively Air de Diable over 400 compositions. For a (devil’s air). short period he worked at the wh The song Ol’ Man River is so French consulate in Rio de Janiero well-known and popular that it w0 Valse Sentimentale by Peter and was influenced by the local has come to be accepted as an Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) popular and folk music. Suadades American folk song or spiritual. It is the last of six pieces for piano, do Brazil consists of 12 piano is from the musical Show Boat by Opus 51 (1882). (Arranged for cello pieces, including wd Tijuca, the the American composer Jerome and piano by Leonard Rose.) titles of the pieces being districts Kern (1885-1945), with words by of Rio de Janiero. Milhaud’s use Oscar Hammerstein. Kern wrote Lili Boulanger (1893-1918) of polytonality involves some the music for many stage and film studied composition with her elder interesting harmonic clashes. musicals. sister, Nadia, who was a composer (Arranged for cello and piano by M. and conductor, and at the Paris Maréchal.) Conservatoire. Lili was the first woman to receive the Grand Ian King (born 1935) began studies Prix de Rome for music, with her in harmony and counterpoint at cantata Faust et Hélène. wa The the age of 6 years. In his late teens beautiful Nocturne for Violin and he studied strict counterpoint, Ian King began playing wind as soloist on BBC Television recipient of many awards and instruments at an early age. His in London. In 1969 Ian gave prizes. She held a scholarship first instrument was the clarinet, at Australia’s first tuba recital, with with the Australian College of the age of 5 years, he began studies accompanist Margaret Schofield, Education for seven years from in piano and music theory at 6 in the Assembly Hall, Melbourne. the age of 12, enabling her to years, and at 9 he started playing In 1970 he gave a recital, with participate in weekly classes at brass instruments. At the age of accompanist Paul Hamburger, in the University of Melbourne. She 18 Ian won Australia’s main brass Wigmore Hall, London (the first gained her Associate Diploma at competition and won Australia’s tuba recital ever given in Wigmore the age of 13, and at 15 was State most valuable radio competition, Hall), and recorded the Vaughan winner of the ABC Instrumental open to all instruments and voices, Williams Tuba Concerto with the and Vocal Competition (now known professional and amateur. In Finnish Radio Orchestra in Helsinki. as the Young Performer Awards). 1954 he was appointed as tuba He also made recital recordings for She later studied at the Royal player to the Victorian (now the the BBC in London, and for Finnish Conservatorium in the Hague with Melbourne) Symphony Orchestra, Radio. Theo Bruins and Jacques de Tiège. being its youngest member (18 In 1975 Ian returned to London Julie has performed extensively years). In 1955 Ian gave the first to give the first performance of a in recitals, radio broadcasts, as a Australian performance of Vaughan work written for him and dedicated concerto soloist, orchestral pianist Williams’ Tuba Concerto, with the to him by Gordon Jacob - Suite for and chamber musician in Europe VSO, and has given many other Tuba and String Orchestra. The and Australia. She has performed concerto performances in Australia, performance was with the BBC the complete Beethoven Sonatas including concertos for bassoon Concert Orchestra conducted by for violin and piano with Carl Pini and horn. In 1958 he recorded Ashley Lawrence. In 1981 Ian gave and the complete Schubert and a solo disc for an Australian the first performance of Michael Brahms Sonatas with her husband, recording company, and has made Hurst’s Tuba Concerto and the violinist Gerard van der Weide. She many appearances on radio and first Australian performance of accompanied for several years at television, as well as in the concert the Gordon Jacob Suite, with the the National Academy of Music and hall, as soloist and in chamber Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra works regularly as an adjudicator music. conducted by Patrick Thomas, and and examiner for the Australian Ian was invited by Sir John recorded these works for the ABC’s Music Examination Board. Julie Barbirolli to appear as guest artist Permanent Records. Ian teaches has been on the piano teaching with the Hallé Orchestra at a music tuba at the Faculty of Music, staff at the University of Melbourne festival in England in 1962, and in University of Melbourne. since 1988, where she is presently the same year recorded concertos Coordinator of Practical Studies with the Southwest German Julie Haskell studied piano in for the Master of Music Studies Radio Orchestra conducted by Melbourne with Jean McQuarie program. Hans Rosbaud. He also appeared and Diana Weekes, and was the

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