Live recordings of concerts with Early Music. In this new episode, we will be listening to recordings of two Early Music concerts that took place recently, at the beginning of 2022: ‘Stabat Mater’ by the New Amsterdam Children’s Choir and ‘In deine Hände’ by Ensemble Hermes.
A) ‘Stabat Mater’ – New Amsterdam Children’s Choir
Knut Nystedt (1915-2014)
1. Komm, süßer Tod (arr. by J.S. Bach BWV 478)
Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville (1711-1772)
2. Magnus Dominus
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-1736)
3. Sinfonia in F major and minor
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
4. Stabat Mater
New Amsterdam Children’s Choir conducted by Anaïs de la Morandais, with the support of the Baroque Ensemble of the Conservatory of Amsterdam
Recording: Friday 11 March 2022, Pieterskerk Utrecht
Technique: Theo van Soest, production: Wijnand de Groot
B) ‘In deine Hände’ – Ensemble Hermes
Ensemble Hermes performs a number of more intimate works entirely suited to the spirit of the Passion season.
Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672)
5. “Die sieben Worte Jesu am Kreuz”, SWV 478
Johann Christian Bach (1735–1782)
6. “Fürchte dich nicht”
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
7. Cantata “Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit”, BWV 106
Ensemble Hermes conducted by Jeroen Spitteler, with the support of diverse instrumental soloists
Recording: Sunday 27 March 2022, Gertrudiskathedraal Utrecht
Technique: Theo van Soest, production: Wijnand de Groot
C) Early Music Festival 2021, Fabulous Fringe – Kairós Ensemble
Marin Marais (1656-1728)
8. Suite in G minor (from: Pièces en trio, Paris 1692):
– Prélude Fantaisie
– Sarabande
– Gigue
– Menuet
– Plainte
Kairós Ensemble: Teresa Costa, traverso. Anthi Ioannidou, violin. Gied van Oorschot, cello. Katerina Orfanoudaki, harpsichord
Recording: 3 September 2021, Great Hall, TivoliVredenburg Utrecht
Technique: Theo van Soest, production: Wijnand de Groot
Addition:
Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759)
9. Fugue in F major
Theo Jellema, organ
(Boeyenga BECD002)
