Baroque Concerti from The Netherlands. Combattimento Consort, Jan Willem de Vriend, Musica Ad Rhenum, Jed Wentz (4CD)

CD1                                                                                                                                                                                74’26

Pieter Hellendaal 1721-1799

Six Grand Concertos for Violins etc. in Eight Parts Op.3 (1758)

Concerto Grosso I in G minor

1. Ouverture-Grave 1’53
2. Allegro 2’05
3. Largo 2’20
4. Presto 1’32
5. Menuet 1’39

Concerto Grosso II in D minor

6. Ouverture-Largo 1’42
7. Allegro 2’44
8. Affettuoso 2’10
9. Presto 2’58
10. Borea 1’18

Concerto Grosso III in F

11. Largo 1’53
12. Allegro 2’00
13. Adagio 2’11
14. Alla breve 1’17
15. March 3’12

Concerto Grosso IV in E flat

16. Grave sostenuto 3’27
17. Alle breve 1’36
18. Affettuoso 1’55
19. Preso 1’40
20. Pastorale 4’02

Concerto Grosso V in D

21. Largo 3’33
22. Allegro 3’57
23. Larghetto 4’52
24. Allegro 2’15
25. March 2’27

Concerto Grosso VI in F

26. Largo 1’26
27. Allegro 4’22
28. Adagio 2’28
29. Allegro 2’46
30. Menuet 2’07

Combattimento Consort Amsterdam

Jan Willem de Vriend conductor

Recording: 9-12 September 1991, De Vereeniging, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

CD2                                                                                                                                                                                59’30

Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer 1692-1766

Sei Concerti Armonici (1740)

Concerto I in G

1. Grave-Allegro 4’31
2. Grave. Stacato 4’10
3. Allegro 2’08

Concerto II in B-flat

4. Lagro andante 4’14
5. Da Capella. Presto 1’35
6. Largo affettuoso 2’10
7. Allegro moderato staccato 2’34

Concerto III in A

8. Grave-Da Capella. Canone di Palestrina-Adagio 3’20
9. Largo andante 2’31
10. Vivace 3’02

Concerto IV in G

11. Largo 2’14
12. Da Capella. Non presto 1’47
13. Largo affettuoso 3’53
14. Allegro 1’55

Concerto V in F minor

15. Adagio-Largo 3’03
16. Da Capella 1’55
17. Con sordini 3’34
18. A tempo giusto 1’22

Concerto VI in E-flat

19. Affettuoso 2’55
20. Presto 3’15
21. Vivace 2’17

Combattimento Consort Amsterdam

Jan Willem de Vriend conductor

Recording: 3-7 December 1992 & 5 January 1993, Grote Kerk, Vreeland, The Netherlands

CD3                                                                                                                                                                                52’23

Willem de Fesch 1687-c.1757

VI Concerti Opera Quinta c.1725-1730

Concerto 4 in D

1. Allegro 2’23
2. Largo e Cantabile 3’09
3. Vivace 2’13

Concerto 5 in C minor

4. Allegro 4’02
5. Largo 2’44
6. Vivace 2’33

Concerto 3 in G

7. Adagio-Allegro 3’12
8. Largo 2’27
9. Vivace 1’32

Concerto 2 in G minor

10. Adagio 2’13
11. Allegro, ma non troppo 1’48
12. Grave 1’57
13. Arioso 1’49
14. Tempo di Gavotta 1’11

Concerto 6 in E

15. Largetto, Presto, Largetto, Presto-Largo-Allegro 4’15
16. Adagio 3’17
17. Vivace 3’06

Concerto 1 in D

18. Largo 2’05
19. Vivace 1’47
20. Largo 1’43
21. Giga 1’58

Musica Ad Rhenum

Jed Wentz traverso

Marion Moonen traverso

Manfredo Kreamer violin solo

Ulrike Kunze, Daniël Deuter violin I

Laura Johnson, Catharina Stern-Wolf violin II

Wanda Visser viola

Bálàsz Máté, Nina Dhiel cello

Marcelo Bussi harpsichord

Norbert Kunst bassoon

Recording: 3-4 May 1995, Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

CD4                                                                                                                                                                                71’42

Johann Christian Schickhardt c.1680-c.1760

Concerto in G minor for flute, two oboes, strings and basso continuo

1. Allegro 3’52
2. Adagio 3’54
3. Un poco allegro 2’39
4. Vivace 3’31
5. Allegro 1’02
6. Finale allegro 1’15

Anton Wilhelm Solnitz c.1708-c.1760

Sinfonia Op.3 No.4 in A for strings and basso continuo

7. Allegro spirituoso 4’22
8. Adagio 5’58
9. Presto 1’23

Albertus Groneman c.1710-1778

Concerto in G for solo flute, two flutes, viola and basso continuo

10. Allegro 3’23
11. Andante 3’01
12. Allegro 1’22

Willem de Fesch

Concerto Op.10 No.2 in B flat for two violins, strings and basso continuo

13. Allegro 3’50
14. Largo 3’08
15. Presto 2’04

Albertus Groneman c.1710-1778

Concerto in G for flute, two violins and basso continuo

16. Andante 6’08
17. Adagio 4’51
18. Allegro 3’05

Conrad Friedrich Hurlebusch c.1695-1765

Concerto in A minor for two oboes, solo violin, strings and basso continuo

19. Allegro-adagio-alla breve 4’11
20. Adagio 3’58
21. Allegro 3’21

Musica Ad Rhenum

Jed Wentz traverso (soloist: 1-6, 10-12 16-18)

Marion Moonen (soloist: 10-12), Cordula Breuer (soloist: 10-12) traverso

Paul van de Linden (soloist: 1-6, 19-21), Kristine Linde (soloist: 1-6, 19-21) oboe

Manfred Kraemer violin I (soloist: 1-6, 13-15, 19-21)

Laura Johnson violin II (soloist: 13-15)

Bàlász Máté cello (soloist: 1-6)

Recording: 26-28 July 1993, Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, The Netherlands