Recordings of concerts in the Netherlands, made by the Concertzender. Recordings of early music concerts. Two concerts with a Dutch tinge of which one took place during the Early Music Festival 2015: Collegium Musicum The Hague with De Fesch & Hellendaal. The other recording is of La Sfera Armoniosa with l’Adorazione dei Magi.
A) De Fesch & Hellendaal – Collegium Musicum The Hague
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
1. Concerto grosso in d minor, op.3-6, HWV317
– [no title] – Allegro
Willem de Fesch (1687-1761)
2. Concerto in c minor, op.2-2
– Allegro – Adagio – Allegro
Georg Friedrich Handel
3. Water music suite III, HWV350
Pieter Hellendaal (1721-1799)
4. Concerto in E-flat major, op.3-4
– Grave e sostenuto – Alla breve – Affettuoso – Presto – Pastorale
Collegium Musicum The Hague, conducted by Claudio Ribeiro, harpsichord and organ (see image)
Recording: 2 September 2015
Location: Geerte Church, Utrecht
Engineering: Cees Sterrenburg
Production: Wijnand de Groot
B) La Sfera Armoniosa and stichting Ipermestra with L’Adorazione dei Magi.
Inspired by the story of the Three Kings who travelled to Bethlehem with their caravan, a wealth of beautiful music and fascinating lyrics were created. In light of the Christmas season, Ipermestra collected the most magnificent repertoire and combined it in the musical show ‘L’Adorazione dei Magi’.
Anonymous (Medieval, from Limoges)
5. Ordo Prophetarum
Marin Marais (1656-1728)
6. Fantasia no. 1
Anonymous
7. Yo me soy la morenica
Luys Milán (1500-1561)
8. Fantasia
Anonymous (Spain, 16th century)
9. Niño que hoy naçido has
Dirck van Munster (the Netherlands, 16th century)
10. Met desen nieuwen jare (from Een suverlijc Boexken, 1508)
Cristofaro Caresana (1640-1709)
11. L’Adorazione dei Magi, part 1 (Napels 1676)
Anonymous (Peru, 18th century)
12. Cachua de Nacimento de Cristo (from Codex Martinez Compañon)
Dirck van Munster
13. Een kindeken is ons gheboren (from Een suverlijc Boexken, 1508)
Cristofaro Caresana
14. L’Adorazione dei Magi, part 2 (Naples 1676)
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
15. Journey of the Magi
Juan del Encina (1468-1529)
16. O Reyes magos benditos
Cristofaro Caresana
17. L’Adorazione dei Magi, end (Napels 1676)
Ariel Ramirez (1921-2010)
18. Los Reyes Magos (text: Felix Luna)
La Sfera Armoniosa, musical conduct and theorbo: Mike Fentross
Viola da gamba: Paulina van Laarhoven
Harpsichord: Haru Kitamika
Vocals: Jeroen de Vaal, Pierre Mak, Tamar Niamut and Kaspar Kröner
Direction: Wim Trompert
Date of recording: 2 January 2016
Location: Great Church, Den Bosch
Engineering and production: Wijnand de Groot
