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Colin Tilney

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Listen to Concerto for 2 Oboes, Strings and Continuo in D Minor, R. 535 by Celia Nicklin, Sir Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Neil Black, Christopher Hogwood & Colin Tilney, see lyrics, music video & more!

Concerto for 2 Oboes, Strings and Continuo in D Minor, R. 535Celia Nicklin, Sir Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Neil Black, Christopher Hogwood & Colin Tilney

Listen to 12 Concertos, Op. 3, "L'estro armonico": Allegro by Iona Brown, Sir Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Christopher Hogwood, Colin Tilney & Robert Spencer, see lyrics, music video & more!

12 Concertos, Op. 3, "L'estro armonico": AllegroIona Brown, Sir Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Christopher Hogwood, Colin Tilney & Robert Spencer

Listen to 12 Concertos, Op. 3, "L'estro armonico": Allegro by Alan Loveday, Sir Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Carmel Kaine, Iona Brown, Roy Gillard, Kenneth Heath, Christopher Hogwood, Colin Tilney & Robert Spencer, see lyrics, music video & more!

12 Concertos, Op. 3, "L'estro armonico": AllegroAlan Loveday, Sir Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Carmel Kaine, Iona Brown, Roy Gillard, Kenneth Heath, Christopher Hogwood, Colin Tilney & Robert Spencer

Listen to 12 Concertos, Op. 3, "L'estro armonico": Allegro by Iona Brown, Sir Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Roy Gillard, Kenneth Heath, Christopher Hogwood, Colin Tilney & Robert Spencer, see lyrics, music video & more!

12 Concertos, Op. 3, "L'estro armonico": AllegroIona Brown, Sir Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Roy Gillard, Kenneth Heath, Christopher Hogwood, Colin Tilney & Robert Spencer

Listen to 12 Concertos, Op. 3, "L'estro armonico": Allegro by Alan Loveday, Sir Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Christopher Hogwood, Colin Tilney & Robert Spencer, see lyrics, music video & more!

12 Concertos, Op. 3, "L'estro armonico": AllegroAlan Loveday, Sir Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Christopher Hogwood, Colin Tilney & Robert Spencer

Listen to 12 Concertos, Op. 3, "L'estro armonico": Allegro by Iona Brown, Sir Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Carmel Kaine, Christopher Hogwood, Colin Tilney & Robert Spencer, see lyrics, music video & more!

12 Concertos, Op. 3, "L'estro armonico": AllegroIona Brown, Sir Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Carmel Kaine, Christopher Hogwood, Colin Tilney & Robert Spencer

Listen to 12 Concertos, Op. 3, "L'estro armonico": Allegro by Alan Loveday, Sir Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Carmel Kaine, Christopher Hogwood, Colin Tilney & Robert Spencer, see lyrics, music video & more!

12 Concertos, Op. 3, "L'estro armonico": AllegroAlan Loveday, Sir Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Carmel Kaine, Christopher Hogwood, Colin Tilney & Robert Spencer

Listen to Concerto for 2 Oboes, Strings and Continuo in D Minor, R. 535: II. Largo (Performing Edition By Christopher Hogwood) by Celia Nicklin, Neil Black, Christopher Hogwood, Colin Tilney, Kenneth Heath, Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner, see lyrics, music video & more!

Concerto for 2 Oboes, Strings and Continuo in D Minor, R. 535: II. Largo (Performing Edition By Christopher Hogwood)Celia Nicklin, Neil Black, Christopher Hogwood, Colin Tilney, Kenneth Heath, Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner

Listen to 12 Concertos, Op. 3, "L'estro armonico": Larghetto by Iona Brown, Sir Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Roy Gillard, Kenneth Heath, Christopher Hogwood, Colin Tilney & Robert Spencer, see lyrics, music video & more!

12 Concertos, Op. 3, "L'estro armonico": LarghettoIona Brown, Sir Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Roy Gillard, Kenneth Heath, Christopher Hogwood, Colin Tilney & Robert Spencer

Listen to Concerto in F Major for Two Oboes, Bassoon, Two Horns and Violin by Neil Black, Sir Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Celia Nicklin, Martin Gatt, Timothy Brown, Robin Davis, Iona Brown, Christopher Hogwood, Colin Tilney & Kenneth Heath, see lyrics, music video & more!

Concerto in F Major for Two Oboes, Bassoon, Two Horns and ViolinNeil Black, Sir Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Celia Nicklin, Martin Gatt, Timothy Brown, Robin Davis, Iona Brown, Christopher Hogwood, Colin Tilney & Kenneth Heath

More albums from Colin Tilney

Listen to J.S. Bach: Harpsichord Partitas, BWV 825-830 by Colin Tilney

ALBUMJ.S. Bach: Harpsichord Partitas, BWV 825-830Colin Tilney

Listen to Colin Tilney Plays Mozart, Vol. 1 by Colin Tilney

ALBUMColin Tilney Plays Mozart, Vol. 1Colin Tilney

Listen to Colin Tilney Plays Mozart, Vol. 2 by Colin Tilney

ALBUMColin Tilney Plays Mozart, Vol. 2Colin Tilney

Listen to Colin Tilney Plays Mozart, Vol. 3 by Colin Tilney

ALBUMColin Tilney Plays Mozart, Vol. 3Colin Tilney

Listen to Colin Tilney Plays Mozart, Vol. 4 by Colin Tilney

ALBUMColin Tilney Plays Mozart, Vol. 4Colin Tilney

Listen to Colin Tilney Plays Mozart, Vol. 5 by Colin Tilney

ALBUMColin Tilney Plays Mozart, Vol. 5Colin Tilney

Listen to Colin Tilney Plays Mozart, Vol. 6 by Colin Tilney

ALBUMColin Tilney Plays Mozart, Vol. 6Colin Tilney

Listen to Jewels: Treasures, Old & New, for the Harpsichord by Colin Tilney

ALBUMJewels: Treasures, Old & New, for the HarpsichordColin Tilney

Listen to Preludes & Dances for a French Harpsichord by Colin Tilney

ALBUMPreludes & Dances for a French HarpsichordColin Tilney

Listen to Bach: 6 Clavichord Sonatas (For Connoisseurs and Amateurs, Book 1) by Colin Tilney

ALBUMBach: 6 Clavichord Sonatas (For Connoisseurs and Amateurs, Book 1)Colin Tilney

Listen to Contrapuntal Byrd by Colin Tilney

ALBUMContrapuntal ByrdColin Tilney

Listen to Froberger 1649: Suites, Fantasia and a Lament by Colin Tilney

ALBUMFroberger 1649: Suites, Fantasia and a LamentColin Tilney

Listen to Bach: The French Suites by Colin Tilney

ALBUMBach: The French SuitesColin Tilney

Listen to Kuhnau: Biblical Sonatas Nos. 1, 3 and 5 by Colin Tilney

ALBUMKuhnau: Biblical Sonatas Nos. 1, 3 and 5Colin Tilney

Listen to Bach: English Suites Nos. 1-6 by Colin Tilney

ALBUMBach: English Suites Nos. 1-6Colin Tilney

Listen to Harpsichord Recital: Tilney, Colin - Bach, J.S. - Couperin, L. - Frescobaldi, G.A. - Gabrieli, G. - Froberger, J.J. by Colin Tilney

ALBUMHarpsichord Recital: Tilney, Colin - Bach, J.S. - Couperin, L. - Frescobaldi, G.A. - Gabrieli, G. - Froberger, J.J.Colin Tilney

Listen to Scarlatti High and Low - 16 Late Harpsichord Sonatas by Scarlatti by Colin Tilney

ALBUMScarlatti High and Low - 16 Late Harpsichord Sonatas by ScarlattiColin Tilney

Listen to Songs of Love and War (Italian Dramatic Songs of the 17th and 18th Centuries) by Colin Tilney, Julianne Baird & Myron Lutzke

ALBUMSongs of Love and War (Italian Dramatic Songs of the 17th and 18th Centuries)Colin Tilney, Julianne Baird & Myron Lutzke

Listen to Ovation, Vol. 3: Music of Tremblay, Kenins, Beecroft, Beckwith and Pentland by Yves Prin, Orchestre National de France, Evergreen Club Contemporary Gamelan, Jerome Pernod, Luca Pfaff, Canada Quartet, Toronto Festival Singers, Elmer Iseler, Steven Staryk, John Avison, CBC Vancouver Chamber Orchestra, Chia Chou, Musici di Montreal, I, Yuli Turovsky, Marion Ross, Robert Aitken, Serge Garant, Quebec Contemporary Music Society, Lyric Arts Trio, Canada Festival Singers, Mario Bernardi, Canada's National Arts Centre Orchestra, Norma Beecroft, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Hannaford Street Silver Band, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Colin Tilney, CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Victor Feldbrill, The Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, Tsung Yeh, Hong Kong Sinfonietta, Angela Hewitt, Barbara Pentland, Robert Rogers, Arthur Polson, James Hunter, Erica Goodman & Days Months and Years to Come

ALBUMOvation, Vol. 3: Music of Tremblay, Kenins, Beecroft, Beckwith and PentlandYves Prin, Orchestre National de France, Evergreen Club Contemporary Gamelan, Jerome Pernod, Luca Pfaff, Canada Quartet, Toronto Festival Singers, Elmer Iseler, Steven Staryk, John Avison, CBC Vancouver Chamber Orchestra, Chia Chou, Musici di Montreal, I, Yuli Turovsky, Marion Ross, Robert Aitken, Serge Garant, Quebec Contemporary Music Society, Lyric Arts Trio, Canada Festival Singers, Mario Bernardi, Canada's National Arts Centre Orchestra, Norma Beecroft, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Hannaford Street Silver Band, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Colin Tilney, CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Victor Feldbrill, The Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, Tsung Yeh, Hong Kong Sinfonietta, Angela Hewitt, Barbara Pentland, Robert Rogers, Arthur Polson, James Hunter, Erica Goodman & Days Months and Years to Come

Listen to Bach, C.P.E.: Trio Sonatas by Sergei Istomin, David Greenberg, Colin Tilney & Elissa Poole

ALBUMBach, C.P.E.: Trio SonatasSergei Istomin, David Greenberg, Colin Tilney & Elissa Poole

Listen to Bach, J.S.: Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord, Vol. 1 - Bwv 1014, 1015, 1016 by Colin Tilney & Micaela Comberti

ALBUMBach, J.S.: Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord, Vol. 1 - Bwv 1014, 1015, 1016Colin Tilney & Micaela Comberti

Listen to Bach, J.S.: Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord, Vol. 2 - 1017, 1018, 1019 by Colin Tilney & Micaela Comberti

ALBUMBach, J.S.: Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord, Vol. 2 - 1017, 1018, 1019Colin Tilney & Micaela Comberti

Listen to Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonatas (Ladders to Heaven - 16 Late Sonatas) by Colin Tilney

ALBUMScarlatti: Keyboard Sonatas (Ladders to Heaven - 16 Late Sonatas)Colin Tilney

Listen to Purcell: The Harpsichord Suites, 2 Voluntaries by Colin Tilney & Simon Preston

ALBUMPurcell: The Harpsichord Suites, 2 VoluntariesColin Tilney & Simon Preston

Listen to Mozart, W.A.: Vocal Music by Colin Tilney & Julianne Baird

ALBUMMozart, W.A.: Vocal MusicColin Tilney & Julianne Baird

Listen to Vocal Recital: Baird, Julianne - Purcell, H. - Arne, T.A. - Blow, J. (English Mad Songs and Ayres) by Colin Tilney, Alison Mackay & Julianne Baird

ALBUMVocal Recital: Baird, Julianne - Purcell, H. - Arne, T.A. - Blow, J. (English Mad Songs and Ayres)Colin Tilney, Alison Mackay & Julianne Baird

Listen to Banchieri: Barca di Venezia per Padova - Gesualdo & Monteverdi: Madrigals by Colin Tilney, Gianrico Tedeschi, Pere Ros & Collegium Vocale Köln

ALBUMBanchieri: Barca di Venezia per Padova - Gesualdo & Monteverdi: MadrigalsColin Tilney, Gianrico Tedeschi, Pere Ros & Collegium Vocale Köln

Listen to Handel: Harpsichord Suites by Colin Tilney

ALBUMHandel: Harpsichord SuitesColin Tilney

Listen to Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier Books 1 & 2, BWV 846-893 by Colin Tilney

ALBUMBach: The Well-Tempered Clavier Books 1 & 2, BWV 846-893Colin Tilney

Listen to Frescobaldi: Harpsichord Music by Colin Tilney

ALBUMFrescobaldi: Harpsichord MusicColin Tilney

Listen to Bach, J.S.: Toccatas - Bwv 910-916 by Colin Tilney

ALBUMBach, J.S.: Toccatas - Bwv 910-916Colin Tilney

Listen to Scarlatti, D.: Harpsichord Sonatas by Colin Tilney

ALBUMScarlatti, D.: Harpsichord SonatasColin Tilney

About Colin Tilney

Hometown

London, England, UK

Born

1933

Genre

Classical

Musician Colin Tilney's expertise on various early keyboard instruments was reflected in his recordings and in the variety of music they cover. A member of the first generation of musicians who brought the idea of historically informed performance to the general concertgoer's consciousness, he remained remarkably active late in life. From 1979, Tilney taught at the University of Toronto and at Toronto's Royal Conservatory of Music, during which time he edited several printed collections of specialized Baroque repertoire, including The Art of the Unmeasured Prelude (1991). He formed his own chamber ensemble, Les Coucous Bénévoles, in 1995. Among his early recordings was an appearance on a recording of Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress, conducted by the composer. Tilney's pace barely slowed as he approached his tenth decade; in 2022, he recorded the album Two Voices: The Music of Girolamo Frescobaldi.

Colin Tilney has also released music as a member of Les Coucous Benevoles.