Timothy Roberts: Portraits, Distillations & Soundgames Various Artists - Timothy Roberts

• Timothy Roberts: 42 Improvisations for Jeremy (Escerpts):
• 1Roberts: 42 Improvisations for Jeremy (Escerpts): No. 31, Firle Beacon01:12
• 3 Distillations after Verlaine Songs by Gabriel Fauré (Excerpts):
• 2Roberts: 3 Distillations after Verlaine Songs by Gabriel Fauré (Excerpts): No. 1, En sourdine03:17
• 3Roberts: 3 Distillations after Verlaine Songs by Gabriel Fauré (Excerpts): No. 2, Clair de lune03:07
• 4Roberts: 3 Distillations after Verlaine Songs by Gabriel Fauré (Excerpts): No. 3, Puis que l'aube grandit02:28
• On the Wall and Off the Wall (Excerpts):
• 5Roberts: On the Wall and Off the Wall (Excerpts): No. 1, Intrada00:56
• 6Roberts: On the Wall and Off the Wall (Excerpts): No. 2, Cromatica01:14
• 7Roberts: On the Wall and Off the Wall (Excerpts): No. 3, Forte e piano01:04
• 8Roberts: On the Wall and Off the Wall (Excerpts): No. 4, Fantasia allegra00:47
• 9Roberts: On the Wall and Off the Wall (Excerpts): No. 5, Canzona amorosa00:59
• 10Roberts: On the Wall and Off the Wall (Excerpts): No. 6, G. Gabrieli in memoriam01:48
• 3 Family Portraits (Excepts):
• 11Roberts: 3 Family Portraits (Excepts): No. 3, Mozart in Blue04:30
• 12Roberts: 3 Family Portraits (Excepts): No. 1, Insomniac Rag05:08
• Improvisations for Jeremy (Excerpts):
• 13Roberts: Improvisations for Jeremy (Excerpts): No. 5, Mild and Bitter01:33
• Valldemossa Road:
• 14Roberts: Valldemossa Road02:25
• The Duke's Rondeau:
• 15Roberts: The Duke's Rondeau02:53
• Sonatina for Haydn:
• 16Roberts: Sonatina for Haydn02:10
• Improvisations for Jeremy (Excerpts):
• 17Roberts: Improvisations for Jeremy (Excerpts): No. 18, Southease01:48
• Upon Words from Saint Matthew:
• 18Roberts: Upon Words from Saint Matthew: Prelude00:25
• 19Roberts: Upon Words from Saint Matthew: No. 1, The Spirit Is Willing but the Flesh Is Weak02:24
• 20Roberts: Upon Words from Saint Matthew: No. 2, Ye Have Always the Poor with You01:51
• 21Roberts: Upon Words from Saint Matthew: No. 3, My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?03:56
• The Triumphant Fall of Man:
• 22Roberts: The Triumphant Fall of Man10:44
• Improvisations for Jeremy (Exccerpts):
• 23Roberts: Improvisations for Jeremy (Exccerpts): No. 4, the Furlongs03:31
• Sunshine for the Mind:
• 24Roberts: Sunshine for the Mind (After Purcell's Z. 682) [Excerpts]: No. 5, Groundwork I02:19
• 25Roberts: Sunshine for the Mind (After Purcell's Z. 335) [Excerpts]: No. 10, Sunshine for the Mind03:11
• 26Roberts: Sunshine for the Mind (After Purcell's Z. 583) [Excerpts]: No. 11, Groundwork II02:16
• 27Roberts: Sunshine for the Mind (After Purcell's Z. 193) [Excerpts]: No. 14, And So to Bed04:15
• 28Roberts: Sunshine for the Mind (After Purcell's Z. 570) [Excerpts]: No. 12, An Orchestra's Guide to the Young Person04:08
• Total Runtime01:16:19

Info zu Timothy Roberts: Portraits, Distillations & Soundgames

Timothy Roberts, born in Hampstead, north London, in 1953, has been a mainstay of the early-music scene in Britain and further afield for decades. He is best known as a keyboard player, but in recent years composing has been of growing importance to him. Hardly surprisingly, his music refracts the Baroque and Classical world in which he is active, usually with a playful but respectful twist.

Jeremy West, cornett (tracks 1–13, 17–23)
Timothy Roberts, harpsichord (tracks 2–15), piano (tracks 11–16), clavichord (track 14), organ (track 22)
His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts (tracks 5–10)
Katy Bircher, baroque flute (tracks 18–21)
Andrew Crawford, baroque flute (tracks 18–21)
Gail Hennessy, oboe da caccia (tracks 18–21)
Hilary Stock, oboe da caccia (tracks 18–21)
Mike Gingold, alto saxophone (track 24)
Charles Daniels, tenor (track 27)

Timothy Roberts
developed a passion for Baroque music during his schooldays, when he had organ lessons from Francis Routh and spent many hours getting to know the 18th-century harpsichords at Fenton House in his native Hampstead (north London). He later studied with Christopher Kite and Jill Severs, also receiving master-class tuition from Kenneth Gilbert and Gustav Leonhardt. He worked for about thirty years as a busy touring early keyboard player, during which he became a principal member of the Gabrieli Consort and Players and also director of His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts, and like many colleagues of his generation he contributed to a large number of CD recordings. Later – seeking a lifestyle involving less wasted time in airports and hotels – he moved to southern Europe, working as a church organist in Provence and, especially, Mallorca, where he still enjoys musical connections especially thanks to his friendship with the Baroque orchestra Ars Musicae.

Forty-plus years on from his Cambridge graduation, Tim is now a grandfather and prefers a home-based life. His first full-time job had been as an editoral assistant on the 1980 edition of The New Grove, since when he has produced historical editions, especially of English music, for several publishers (see list). More recently he has also gained experience as a music-setter (using Sibelius 7), a composer, and also a recording engineer and sound editor, single-handedly producing CDs for SfzMusic and Toccata Classics. He also enjoys his work as a piano accompanist at Bird College.

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