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Music historian, composer, and musician Charles Burney (1726-1814) had the ambition to describe the history of music. For this purpose, he undertook two major journeys. His first journey in 1770 through France and Italy resulted in his book “Present State of Music in France and Italy”. Two years later, in 1772, Burney traveled through the Low Countries, Germany, and Austria, and wrote “Present State of Music in Germany, The Netherlands and the United Provinces.”

Today marks the final episode of his second journey. Burney arrived in Groningen via Germany, and then traveled on to Amsterdam. He was shown around by Mr. Pothof, who had studied with Locatelli and was also a carillonneur. Burney also describes The Hague. Visiting the Hague Court was one of the last places Charles Burney visited on his second journey.

Jacob Wilhelm Lustig (1706-1796)

1. From ‘Vierentwintig capricetten voor ‘t clavier’

• Part 1 to 10

Vincent van Laar, Hins-organ of Appingedam (CD Stichting Groningen Orgelland. SGO 069-0612)

Pietro Antonio Locatelli (1695-1764) 2. From ‘L’Arte del violino XII Concerti cioe violino solo’: Concerto No. 10 in F, for violin, strings, and continuo, opus 3 No. 10

• Allegro – Capriccio
• Largo Andante – Andante
• Capriccio Giuliano Carmignola, violin. Venice Baroque Orchestra conducted by Andrea Marcon (CD Locatelli – L’arte del violin. Sony SK 89729)

Willem de Fesch (1687-1757) 3. Gavotte con double in A minor Henk Groeneweg, carillon of Delft (CD Carillon Delft. TS 95 011/9S)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) 4. Symphony No. 5 in B-flat, KV 22

• Allegro
• Andante
• Allegro Molto

5. 7 variations in D on ‘Willem van Nassau’
6. Sonata for Harpsichord and Violin in F, KV 30

• Adagio
• Rondeaux (tempo di menuetto) Ingrid Habler, piano. Blandine Verlet, harpsichord. Gérard Poulet, violin. Academy of St. Martin in the Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner (CD Mozart in Holland. Philips 432788-2)

Featured image: Oude Kerk, Oudezijds Voorburgwal Amsterdam, 1720 (source: Gallerease.com)