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Today we share music which sounded in our country at the time of the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands. This covers a timespan from 1500 till 1795.
In the Republic music was mostly performed by amateur musicians, who united in a Collegium Musicum. Though music was also produced in the Amsterdam Schouwburg theatre. Which is where the Alkmaar-born violist and composer Willem de Fesch worked.
In The Hague, the Bruges-born Carel Hacquart was active as music master in such a circle. Jacob Herman Klein is considered to be the first Dutch musician to write music for the cello.
Finally, we will be listening to a Concerto Armonico by Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer Obdam.

Willem de Fesch (1687-1760)
1. Sonata Opus 8 no. 3
Performers: Trio de L’Oustal: Heiko ter Schegget, recorder. Mieneke van der Velden, viola da gamba. Zvi Meniker, harpsichord
(CD label: NM Classics no. 92101)

Carel Hacquart (ca. 1640-1701)
2. Suite X in A minor for viola da gamba and basso continuo
Performers: ’t Uitnement Kabinet from and with Johannes Boer, viola da gamba
(CD label: NM Classics no. MCCL92111)

Jacob Herman Klein (1688-1748)
3. Sonata for cello and basso continuo in B minor, Opus 1, no. 18
Performers: Pavel Serbin, cello. Alexander Gulin, cello (bc). Hans Knut Sveen, harpsichord
(CD label: Caro Mitis no. CM 0052007)

Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer (1688-1748)
4. Concerto Armonico no. 6 in E flat major
Performers: L’Orfeo Ensemble conducted by Fabrizio Ammetto
(CD label: Bongiovanni no. GB 5617)

Willem de Fesch (1687-1760)
5. Sonata Opus 8 no. 5
Performers: Trio de L’Oustal: Heiko ter Schegget, recorder. Mieneke van der Velden, viola da gamba. Zvi Meniker, harpsichord
(CD label: NM Classics no. 92101)

Addition:
Jacob Herman Klein
6. Allegro from the sonata for cello en b. c. in F sharp minor, Opus 1, no. 16
Performers: Pavel Serbin, cello. Alexander Gulin, cello (bc). Hans Knut Sveen, harpsichord
(CD label: Caro Mitis no. CM 0052007)

Pictured: Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer