Handel With Care
Astounded, bedazzled and mesmerised are just some of the non hyperbolic reactions to the impromptu performance on the 1788 early English square piano in the first floor reception room. Such textural gossamer playing defies belief when combined with elevated clarity and determined dexterity of movement. Shooting up and down the dynamic spectrum pedal free, the pianist’s fingerwork of polyphonic transparency immediately strikes the balance between articulation and atmospherics. He finds an almost Celtic lilt in George Frideric Handel’s courtly triple time dance on John Broadwood’s tightly tuned instrument. The resultant robust soundscape ripples with Promethean masculinity. Monetising this concert level of piano playing will surely keep the Wolfe from the door.
