Léon Berben
Le Trésor des Clavecinistes III
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Recorded live at the Lutherse Kerk, Utrecht, 30 August 2023
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About this concert
Arranging, recycling, imitating: sometimes it is clear where a composer got their inspiration from, while other times it is difficult to tie up the music-historical loose ends. In this harpsichord recital, Léon Berben searches for sources of inspiration and conduits, kinship and serendipity in works by Bach and Scholz, Dowland, Richardson and Sweelinck.
Programme
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Leonhard Scholz
Prelude in C minor
(after Johann Sebastian Bach, Sinfonia, from Partita no. 2 in C minor, BWV 826)1720-1798 -
Johann Sebastian Bach
Ricercar a 3
(after a theme of Frederick the Great)
(from: Musikalisches Opfer, BWV 1079)1685-1750 -
?Ferdinando Richardson
Lachrymae pavan
(after John Dowland, Lacrymae pavan)ca. 1558-1618 -
John Dowland
Fantasia, P 71
Forlorn Hope Fancy, P 21563-1626 -
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
Fantasia chromatica, SwWV 258
1562-1621 -
Johann Sebastian Bach
Sonate in A minor, BWV 965
Adagio
Fuga
Adagio - Presto
(after Johann Adam Reincken, Sonata I from Hortus Musicus)
Ricercar a 6
(from: Musikalisches Opfer, BWV 1079)
Musicians
- Léon Berben harpsichord
About the performer
The repertoire of harpsichordist and organist Léon Berben consists mainly of keyboard music composed between 1550 and 1790. Berben was Gustav Leonhardt’s last student, and continued his studies with Rienk Jiskoot, Ton Koopman and Tini Mathot. From 2000 to 2006 he was Musica Antiqua Köln’s harpsichordist. He is a titular organist at the St Andrew's Church in Ostönnen, which has one of the oldest playable organs in the world. As a harpsichordist he is a member of Concerto Melante, an ensemble of members from the Berliner Philharmoniker.