Martin Cooke Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 I wonder if anyone can solve a quick mystery! Having read somewhere that FJ's favourite own composition was his Impromptu for Bairstow's 70th birthday, I sought it out on itunes. There appear to be two pieces with the same or a similar name - the one recorded by John Scott Whiteley is the piece I was expecting from what I remember of the score in the York Organ Album. However, there is a second piece called Impromptu for Edward Bairstow's 70th on a recording by FJ which is not the same piece at all. I don't suppose that FJ wrote two different Impromptus for EB - could anyone have a quick listen to the snippet on their itunes account and tell me what the piece is on the FJ recording that may incorrectly be labelled Impromptu for EB? Sorry, I've made this sound laborious. Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarmonicsV Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 I wonder if anyone can solve a quick mystery! Having read somewhere that FJ's favourite own composition was his Impromptu for Bairstow's 70th birthday, I sought it out on itunes. There appear to be two pieces with the same or a similar name - the one recorded by John Scott Whiteley is the piece I was expecting from what I remember of the score in the York Organ Album. However, there is a second piece called Impromptu for Edward Bairstow's 70th on a recording by FJ which is not the same piece at all. I don't suppose that FJ wrote two different Impromptus for EB - could anyone have a quick listen to the snippet on their itunes account and tell me what the piece is on the FJ recording that may incorrectly be labelled Impromptu for EB? Sorry, I've made this sound laborious.Martin I think there's an error on the digital format of the FJ album - the same mis-labelling of the track in question occurs on Spotify. (But off hand I can't remember which piece this actually is!) The Impromptu is definitely the piece played by JSW in Sheffield City Hall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusingMuso Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 I wonder if anyone can solve a quick mystery! Having read somewhere that FJ's favourite own composition was his Impromptu for Bairstow's 70th birthday, I sought it out on itunes. There appear to be two pieces with the same or a similar name - the one recorded by John Scott Whiteley is the piece I was expecting from what I remember of the score in the York Organ Album. However, there is a second piece called Impromptu for Edward Bairstow's 70th on a recording by FJ which is not the same piece at all. I don't suppose that FJ wrote two different Impromptus for EB - could anyone have a quick listen to the snippet on their itunes account and tell me what the piece is on the FJ recording that may incorrectly be labelled Impromptu for EB? Sorry, I've made this sound laborious.Martin ========================== I have the copy of the Impromptu as originally published, with the EB dedication included. It's the one where the (very beautiful) tune starts with F# G A F# D E F# I think, but I haven't checked to make sure. MM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msw Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 However, there is a second piece called Impromptu for Edward Bairstow's 70th on a recording by FJ which is not the same piece at all. It could simply be a mislabelling of CD track; such things are known to happen from time to time. There is a listing of FJ's complete works (albeit last updated five years ago) on the York Minster website, as follows: http://www.yorkminster.org/documents/downloads229.pdf As far as can be seen, there's only the one Impromptu, duly dedicated to ECB on his 70th birthday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msw Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 However, there is a second piece called Impromptu for Edward Bairstow's 70th on a recording by FJ which is not the same piece at all. It could simply be a mislabelling of CD track; such things are known to happen from time to time. There is a listing of FJ's complete works (albeit last updated five years ago) on the York Minster website, as follows: http://www.yorkminster.org/documents/downloads229.pdf As far as can be seen, there's only the one Impromptu, duly dedicated to ECB on his 70th birthday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Goldrick Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 It's a mislabelled track. I fell into the same trap. If you buy the track labelled Sonata Giocosa Op 62: Cadenza (Track 11 of the same CD) you'll have the Bairstow Impromptu. It's published in the Fanfare for Francis album put out by Banks in 2007 - which comes with a recording of JSW playing it at the Minster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Cooke Posted June 15, 2011 Author Share Posted June 15, 2011 Many thanks everyone - so I presume that the title of the first piece I downloaded is actually that of the track before - ? I have the Impromptu in print (York Album and Fanfare for Francis) and also recorded. Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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