Delos Diary

Another valued Delos recording artist has passed away. Malcolm Hamilton, one of Southern California's favorite and most accomplished harpsichordists, died on Monday, November 10, at the age of 70. Although semi-retired for a number of years, Malcolm had recently resumed his performing career with considerable success. Those who knew him as an artist, teacher and friend can testify to his warm humanity, love of life and musical vitality. No harpsichordist of his generation excelled Malcolm in the baroque literature he knew so well and played so persuasively.
Examples of Malcolm Hamilton's art can be heard and enjoyed on Delos DE 1001 — Malcolm Hamilton - Scarlatti Sonatas / Handel Suite No. 7 & Chaconne No. 1, and searched out in the harpsichord solos and continuos on DE 3222 — Mozart TV. Here, in his stylish takeoffs on Vivaldi, Handel and Purcell, Malcolm's tongue-in-cheek contributions add a veneer of legitimacy to a project fraught with possible pitfalls.