Concertos for Divers Instruments Arranged for Two Harpsichords
Arrangements by Tom Pixton
Harpsichords: Keith Hill (Mr. Parmentier), Tom Pixton (Mr. Pixton)
Recorded in April, 1980
Released 1982 by Titanic Records Ti-72
Recording engineer & production director: Ralph Dopmeyer
Tape editor: Tom Pixton
Jacket design & typography: Philidor Press, Boston
Cover painting: Antonio Canale (Canaletto), 1697-1768, “The Bacino di San Marco, Venice”, courtesy of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Thanks to Daniël, who let me browse the famous Daniël Beuman harpsichord collection

Side A (22’20”)
1. Concerto in d minor L’Estro Armonico opus 3, nos. 11 RV 565 (10’25”)
00:00 Allegro RV 565
00:57 Adagio Spiccato RV 565
01:13 Allegro RV 565
04:22 Siciliano RV 565
07:21 Allegro RV 565
2. Concerto in F Major for Violin, Organ, Strings and B.C. RV 542, La Serenissima (11’55”)
10:26 Allegro RV 542
14:46 Adagio RV 542
18:35 Allegro RV 542

Side B (23’20”)
1. Concerto in G Major 2 mandolins, strings and continuo RV 532 (12’02”)
22:19 Allegro RV 532
26:48 Andante RV 532
30:24 Allegro RV 532
2. Concerto in a minor L’Estro Armonico opus 3, nos. 8 RV 522 (11’18”)
34:24 Allegro RV 522
38:24 Larghetto e Spiritosa RV 522
41:40 Allegro RV 522

EDWARD PARMENTIER holds
advanced degrees in musicology from Harvard and
Princeton Universities, and has studied harpsichord
with Albert Fuller and Gustav Leonhardt. Since
1976, he has taugh music history, harpsichord, and
performance practice at the University of Michigan
in Ann Arbor, where he presently resides. Mr. Par-
mentier is in demand not only as a soloist, but also as
a teacher, lecturer, and a conductor of early orchestral
works.

TOM PIXTON has attended Cornell and
Brandeis Universities, and has studied harpsichord ·
with Louis Bagger and Gustav Leonhardt. Since his
debut in 1968, Mr. Pixton has performed throughout
the United States, as well as in England, Holland,
and Venezuela. He has made two solo recordings for
Titanic Records: Sonatas of Scarlatti (Ti-18) and
Works of William Byrd (Ti-20). In addition to his
activities as a harpsichordist, Mr. Pixton pursues his
interest in the construction of antique harpsichords.
Harpsichord making has been his primary profession
since the establishment of his workshop in Boston
in 1977.

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