Steven Devine

Steven is playing harpsichord and organ on two important new releases now available.

Nicola Benedetti’s new album of Antonio Vivaldi and Francesco Geminiani features her new collective of period-specialist players, including Steven on harpsichord. Available from Amazon here.

A new release on Steven’s regular label, Resonus, features the incredible musicianship and intellect of violinist Oliver Webber, here demonstrating the art of “divisions” – ornamenting a melodic line in the virtuosic style of the 17th century in Italy. It is available from Resonus here.

Bach, the Universe and Everything – Planet Hugill

Galuppi “La Diavolessa” – Seen and Heard

Mozartists/Ian Page at Cadogan Hall – Seen and Heard

Steven’s appearance with The Mozartists at the Cadogan Hall on 8th July at 730 is being recorded by BBC Radio 3 for transmission the following day. Here is the page on the Radio 3 website:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000xn51

Steven will appear twice at this year’s York Early Music Festival: on July 13th with Robin Bigwood in a wonderful programme of W F Bach and Johann Krebs, and also on July 14th with Florilegium in a programme of Bach.

Steven is currently Artistic Advisor to the Festival and also recorded the complete 48 Preludes and Fugues by Bach for the Festival streaming programme last year. The first broadcast of which had approximately 69, 000 viewers!

Steven appears in two videos demonstrating the working keyboard instruments in the Music Gallery. In addition, he answers questions about the music, his career and lots of other things!

The satirical videos continue… Words and music by Kate Semmens and Steven Devine.

The complete satirical playlist is here

Some great reviews, including BBC Music Magazine, have come in for Steven’s recording of Bach’s Das wohltemperierte Klavier Book 2. We’ve updated the page with the quotes and links to the sites.

Do check things out!

J.S. Bach: Das wohltemperierte Klavier (The Well-Tempered Clavier), Volume 2

Earlymusicreview.com has published a rave review for Steven’s new release. The review finishes with sentence: “This is – and remains with the publication of Part 2 – my top choice for the 48.”

Read the full review here. (direct link to website)