Nebra: Allegro [Fugue] (R. Pechefsky)

José de Nebra, Allegro [Fugue in E Minor]
Rebecca Pechefsky, Harpsichord
José de Nebra (1702-1768) is well known as a composer of opera, but only a few scattered keyboard pieces of his circulated until a substantial manuscript was discovered recently in a cathedral archive in Zaragoza. Nebra’s manuscript was published last year in an excellent edition by Luis Antonio González Marín (Bologna: Ut Orpheus Edizioni, 2021). The mighty Fugue recorded here is the first movement of Nebra's Sinfonía II. We believe this is the first video performance of the fugue.
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Recorded at St. Malachy Roman Catholic Church, The Actors’ Chapel, New York City
Heartfelt thanks to Stephen Fraser at St. Malachy’s for allowing us to record there
Instrument: Double-manual Flemish harpsichord by Dominic Eckersley and Peter Fisk, 2000
Producer: Erik Ryding
Video Crew: Erik Ryding and Dennis Cembalo
Video copyright Ⓒ 2022 Quill Classics