Dutch Delight - JAN PIETERSZOON SWEELINCK HEN CD

This attractive collection brings together organ music from the Dutch Golden Age; a period of great prosperity and power for the Republic of the Netherlands. During this era culture blossomed, with art, particularly painting and music, reaching a hitherto unknown level of refinement as exemplified in the works of Rembrandt and Sweelinck, among others. Cities of the Republic were centers of power, and the position of city organist was one of great prestige, as he was essentially responsible for coordinating local musical culture. His musical adaptability led him to compose in all manner of forms, as can be heard on this release which effectively offers a postcard from the Dutch Golden Age through its variety of compositions: psalm arrangements, fantasias, dances and secular songs. As arguably the greatest Dutch composer of all time, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelincks music is a particularly prominent feature of the disc. Of his contrasting variation sets, many were based on secular songs (whose subjects range widely): More Palatino is a bawdy drinking song and Mein junges Leben hat ein End a melancholic melody in the vanitas style, linking closely to popular themes in paintings of the time. Of the musical psalm settings for the organ, which were used to accompany the singing of a massed congregation and also performed during public concerts while people wandered through the church in great numbers, Anthoni van Noordts setting of Psalm 24 is particularly notable, beginning soberly, featuring an adventurous, expressive second variation, and ending grandly with the melody in the pedal. The Faber/Blank organ of the Jacobuskerk, Zeerijp, is well suited to the repertoire; dating from 1651, it was reconstructed to its original condition in 1979. In the hands of Matthias Havinga, who has won prizes at various international organ competitions and performed extensively in many European countries and in the USA, it is essential in recreating the sound world of the music as closely as possible. This is Havingas third release for Brilliant Classics, following successful recordings of J.S. Bachs Italian Concertos (transcribed for the organ) (BC94203) and Passacaglia (BC9269). This beautiful programme, recorded in 2014, brings us back to the Golden Age of the Netherlands, the 16th and 17th century, in which cultural life blossomed thanks to the economical prosperity brought by the overseas trade. Wealthy merchants commissioned works by artists like Rembrandt, Vermeer, Ruischdael and others. The booklet contains extensive liner notes written by the artist, information on the organ and its specifications and an artist biography in English, Dutch and German.Additional Info: Photographer: Jon Wozencroft.

Specifics

• Album: Dutch Delight
• Artist: JAN PIETERSZOON SWEELINCK HEN
• Label: BRILLIANT
• Genre: Classical
• MPN: 95093

1. Fantasia Chromatica In D Minor À 4 SwWV258
Composed By - Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
Composed By - Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
2. Almande Gratie [More Palatino] SwWV318 [4 Variations]
Composed By - Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
Composed By - Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
3. Mein Junges Leben Hat Ein End SwWV324 [6 Variations]
Composed By - Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
Composed By - Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
4. XLIX. Wilhelmus - XIV. Almande Prynce
Composed By - Anonymous
Composed By - Anonymous
5. Psalm 118 'Dancket Den Heer Seer Hoogh' Ghepresen'
Composed By - Henderick Speuy
Composed By - Henderick Speuy
. Psalm 24
Composed By - Anthoni Van Noordt
Composed By - Anthoni Van Noordt
6. Verse 1 À 4, Pedaliter
7. Verse 2 À 4
8. Verse 3 À 4, In De Bas
9. Ballo Del Granduca SwWV319 [5 Variations]
Composed By - Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
Composed By - Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
10. LVI. Daphne [3 verses]
Composed By - Anonymous
Composed By - Anonymous
. Psalm 36 SwWV311 'Des Boosdoenders Wille Seer Quaet'
Composed By - Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
Composed By - Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
11. Variatio
12. Secunda Variatio
13. Tertia Variatio
14. IV. De Frans Galliard
Composed By - Anonymous
Composed By - Anonymous
15. XXXVI. Serbande
Composed By - Anonymous
Composed By - Anonymous
16. XIII. Almande Brun Smeedelyn
Composed By - Anonymous
Composed By - Anonymous
17. Malle Sijmen SwWV323
Composed By - Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
Composed By - Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
18. Padovana (Del Decimo Modo)
Composed By - Cornelis Schuyt
Composed By - Cornelis Schuyt
19. Gagliarda (Del Decimo Modo)
Composed By - Cornelis Schuyt
Composed By - Cornelis Schuyt
20. Ouverture Octava: Vivace
Composed By - Gerhardus Havingha
Composed By - Gerhardus Havingha
21. Fantasia In G Minor À 3 SwWV271
Composed By - Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
Composed By - Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck

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