Geoffrey Douglas Madge (piano)

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Recordings

  • Royal Conservatory Series (Keytone Records) RCS4-800 (4LPs) (September 1983)
    • Track 1-12: Opus Clavicembalisticum (230:16)
    • Track 1: I Introito (2:55)
    • Track 2: II Preludio-Corale (13:51)
    • Track 3: III Fuga I quator vocibus (10:51)
    • Track 4: IV Fantasia (5:35)
    • Track 5: V Fuga II duplex (15:06)
    • Track 6: VI Interludium primum (Thema cum XLIX variationibus) (47:46)
    • Track 7: VII Cadenza I (4:25)
    • Track 8: VIII Fuga tertia triplex (32:23)
    • Track 9: IX Interludium alterum (53:36)
    • Track 10: X Cadenza II (2:49)
    • Track 11: XI Fuga IV quadruplex (33:30)
    • Track 12: XII Coda-Stretta (7:29)

  • BIS Records BIS-CD-1062/1064 (5CDs) (1999)
    • Track 1-12: Opus Clavicembalisticum (234:23)
    • Track 1: I Introito (3:03)
    • Track 2: II Preludio-Corale (13:33)
    • Track 3: III Fuga I quator vocibus (12:06)
    • Track 4: IV Fantasia (5:35)
    • Track 5: V Fuga II duplex (15:30)
    • Track 6: VI Interludium primum (Thema cum XLIX variationibus) (44:44)
    • Track 7: VII Cadenza I (4:40)
    • Track 8: VIII Fuga tertia triplex (33:18)
    • Track 9: IX Interludium alterum (57:17)
    • Track 10: X Cadenza II (3:04)
    • Track 11: XI Fuga IV quadruplex (33:18)
    • Track 12: XII Coda-Stretta (7:30)

Pieces performed

Performances

  • 01/06/1980 Geoffrey Douglas Madge (piano)
    Muziekcentrum Vredenburg, Utrecht, Netherlands
    Holland Festival
    • 50 Opus Clavicembalisticum [i, ii]
  • 05/06/1980 Geoffrey Douglas Madge (piano)
    Centrum Bellevue, Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Holland Festival
    • 50 Opus Clavicembalisticum [i, ii]
  • 09/06/1980 Geoffrey Douglas Madge (piano)
    Cultureel Centrum de Hagen, Almelo, Netherlands
    Holland Festival
    • 50 Opus Clavicembalisticum [i, ii]
  • 11/06/1980 Geoffrey Douglas Madge (piano)
    Schönbergzaal, Koninklijk Conservatorium, Den Haag, Netherlands
    Holland Festival
    • 50 Opus Clavicembalisticum [i, ii]
  • 05/07/1981 Geoffrey Douglas Madge (piano)
    De Vleeshal, Middelburg, Netherlands
    • 17 Two Piano Pieces
    • 25 Prelude, Interlude and Fugue [i,iii]
  • 11/06/1982 Geoffrey Douglas Madge (piano)
    Muziekcentrum Vredenburg, Utrecht, Netherlands
    Holland Festival
    • 50 Opus Clavicembalisticum
  • 28/06/1982 Geoffrey Douglas Madge (piano)
    Priory Church of St Bartholomew, London, UK
    • 50 Opus Clavicembalisticum [x-xii]
  • 24/04/1983 Geoffrey Douglas Madge (piano)
    Mandel Hall, University of Chicago, Chicago IL, USA
    Contemporary Concerts
    • 50 Opus Clavicembalisticum
  • 10/05/1983 Geoffrey Douglas Madge (piano)
    Beethovenhalle, Bonn, Germany
    XXXI Internationales Beethovenfest
    • 50 Opus Clavicembalisticum
  • 02/11/1983 Geoffrey Douglas Madge (piano)
    Chamber Hall, Århus, Denmark
    International Society for Contemporary Music (World Music Days)
    • 50 Opus Clavicembalisticum [x-xii]
  • 09/11/1984 Geoffrey Douglas Madge (piano)
    Redpath Hall, McGill University, Montréal, Canada
    Les Événements du Neuf
    • 50 Opus Clavicembalisticum
  • 14/11/1984 Geoffrey Douglas Madge (piano)
    McLaughlin Hall, Faculty of Music, York University, Toronto, Canada
    • 50 Opus Clavicembalisticum [i, ii]
  • 14/11/1984 Geoffrey Douglas Madge (piano)
    Music Gallery, Toronto, Canada
    • 50 Opus Clavicembalisticum [i, ii]
  • 02/08/1986 Geoffrey Douglas Madge (piano)
    Youth Hall, Viitasaari, Finland
    4th International Summer Academy and Festival: “Time of Music”
    • 50 Opus Clavicembalisticum [i, ii, iv]
  • 26/12/1987 Geoffrey Douglas Madge (piano)
    Kloveniersdoelen, Centrum Nieuwe Muziek, Middelburg, Netherlands
    • 83 Fantasiettina sul nome illustre dell’egregio poeta Christopher Grieve ossia Hugh M’Diarmid
  • 22/01/1988 Geoffrey Douglas Madge (piano)
    De IJsbreker, Amsterdam, Netherlands
    • 83 Fantasiettina sul nome illustre dell’egregio poeta Christopher Grieve ossia Hugh M’Diarmid
  • 12/02/1988 Geoffrey Douglas Madge (piano)
    Universitets Aula, Oslo, Norway
    Norsk Tangentfestival
    • 50 Opus Clavicembalisticum [i, ii]
  • 09/10/1988 Geoffrey Douglas Madge (piano)
    Opéra Comique, Paris, France
    Festival d’Automne
    • 50 Opus Clavicembalisticum
  • 12/11/1998 Geoffrey Douglas Madge (piano)
    India International Centre, New Delhi, India
    • 50 Opus Clavicembalisticum [i, ii]
  • 20/11/1998 Geoffrey Douglas Madge (piano)
    National Centre for the Performing Arts, Mumbai, Inda
    • 50 Opus Clavicembalisticum [i, ii]
  • 22/11/1998 Geoffrey Douglas Madge (piano)
    Gulati Hall, Poona, India
    • 50 Opus Clavicembalisticum [i, ii]
  • 28/11/1998 Geoffrey Douglas Madge (piano)
    Guru Nanak Bhavan, Bangalore, India
    • 50 Opus Clavicembalisticum [i, ii]
  • 12/03/2002 Geoffrey Douglas Madge (piano)
    Konzertsaal, Universität der Künste, Berlin, Germany
    “Klavier Solitär”: Berliner Festspiele “MaerzMusik” series
    • 50 Opus Clavicembalisticum

Broadcasts etc.

  • 11/06/1980 Geoffrey Douglas Madge (piano)
    NOS (Nederlandse Omroeprogramma Stichting), Den Haag, Netherlands [broadcast]
    live relay
    • 50 Opus Clavicembalisticum [i, ii]
  • 24/07/1980 Geoffrey Douglas Madge (piano)
    ABC Television, Sydney, Australia [broadcast]
    • 50 Opus Clavicembalisticum [i, ii]
  • 11/06/1982 Geoffrey Douglas Madge (piano)
    NOS (Nederlandse Omroeprogramma Stichting), Utrecht, Netherlands [broadcast]
    live relay
    • 50 Opus Clavicembalisticum
  • 22/08/1983 Geoffrey Douglas Madge (piano)
    WFUY (radio), New York NY, USA [broadcast of recording]
    “Concert Grande” programme
    • 50 Opus Clavicembalisticum [ix(Passacaglia)]
  • 29/08/1983 Geoffrey Douglas Madge (piano)
    WFUY (radio), New York NY, USA [broadcast of recording]
    “Concert Grande” programme
    • 50 Opus Clavicembalisticum [x, xi, xii]
  • 07/04/1984 Geoffrey Douglas Madge (piano)
    WFMT (radio), Chicago IL, USA [broadcast]
    • 50 Opus Clavicembalisticum
  • 06/01/1985 Geoffrey Douglas Madge (piano)
    Radio-Canada, Montréal, Canada [broadcast]
    “Musique de notre siècle” programme
    • 50 Opus Clavicembalisticum
  • 02/08/1986 Geoffrey Douglas Madge (piano)
    (see above), Viitasaari, Finland [broadcast]
    Finnish Television
    • 50 Opus Clavicembalisticum [i, ii, iv]
  • 22/07/1988 Geoffrey Douglas Madge (piano)
    BBC World Service, London, UK [broadcast of recording]
    Special Overseas Service
    • 50 Opus Clavicembalisticum [extract]
  • 24/02/1989 Geoffrey Douglas Madge (piano)
    NOS (Nederlandse Omroeprogramma Stichting), Hilversum, Netherlands [broadcast]
    • 12 Quasi Habanera
    • 83 Fantasiettina sul nome illustre dell’egregio poeta Christopher Grieve ossia Hugh M’Diarmid
  • 24/02/1989 Geoffrey Douglas Madge (piano)
    NOS (Nederlandse Omroeprogramma Stichting), Hilversum, Netherlands [broadcast]
    • 50 Opus Clavicembalisticum [ix(Adagio)]
  • 04/09/2001 Geoffrey Douglas Madge (piano)
    WDR (Radio), Köln, Germany [broadcast of recording]
    Atlas der Moderne 166: presentation by Jens Hagestedt
    • 50 Opus Clavicembalisticum [extract]
  • 12/11/2002 Geoffrey Douglas Madge (piano)
    WDR (Radio), Köln, Germany [broadcast of recording]
    Atlas der Moderne 166: presentation by Jens Hagestedt
    • 50 Opus Clavicembalisticum [extract]
  • 13/11/2011 Geoffrey Douglas Madge (piano)
    Filodiffusione (“Canale 5”), , Italy [broadcast of recording]
    • 50 Opus Clavicembalisticum [vi-ix]
  • 15/10/2017 Geoffrey Douglas Madge (piano)
    BBC Radio 4, London, UK [broadcast of recording]
    “Something understood: Simplicity”, presented by Mark Tully
    • 50 Opus Clavicembalisticum [i extract]
  • 02/03/2018 Geoffrey Douglas Madge (piano)
    De Concertzender, Utrecht, Netherlands [broadcast of recording]
    • 50 Opus Clavicembalisticum [iv/v]
  • 25/02/2023 Geoffrey Douglas Madge (piano)
    Radio-France: https://www.radiofrance.fr/francemusique/podcasts/musicopolis/kaikhosru-sorabji-un-compositeur-bien-secret-6078820, Paris, France [broadcast of recording]
    Musicopolis
    • 50 Opus Clavicembalisticum [extracts from i, v, vii, xi, xii]