BOB VAN ASPEREN RECITAL HARPSICHORD

ΠΑΡΑΣΚΕΥΗ 30 ΜΑΡΤΙΟΥ 2012 ΓΕΡΜΑΝΙΚΗ ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΣΙΝΑ 66  20.30

Harpsichord Recital
Bob van Asperen  Amsterdam
Johann Sebastian Bach and his Forerunners

Johann Jacob Froberger     Suite  XVI G major
1616 – 1667                 Allemande faite sur le Subject d’un Chemin
Montaigneux, la quelle se joue à discrétion/Allemanda
repraesentans monticidium Frobergeri – Gigue –
Courante – Sarabande
Fantasia II
Suite XII C major
Lamento sopra la dolorosa perdita della Real Maestá di
Ferdinando IV, Ré de Romani &c (†1654) – Gigue –
Courante – Sarabande

Henry Purcell            A New Irish Tune or Lilliburlero – Ground “With him he brings
1659-1695            the Partner – Sefauchi’s farewell – Ground «Crown the Altar»
Anonymous                           My Lady Careys Dompe ca. 1530

Luigi Rossi            Passacaille del Seigr. Louigi, from the Bauyn Manuscript
1597 – 1653

François Couperin        Septième Prélude B-flat major, mesuré lent
1668-1733             Les Bergeries, Rondeau naivement
Les Langueurs-Tendres
Les Satires, Chêvre-pieds (Gravement ferme, et pointé /
Vivement, et dans un  gout burlesque)
Interval

Girolamo Frescobaldi        Cinque Gagliarde
1583-1643            Passacagli

Johann Sebastian Bach        Ciaccona from the Partia 2da D minor for violin solo BWV 1685-1750            1004 transcription by Bob van Asperen (A minor)

Bob van Asperen is professor of harpsichord and basso continuo at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, the Academy of Baroque Music St. Petersburg and the summer courses at the Piccola Accademia di Montisi in Tuscany. Since many years he gives recitals all over the world having made around 70 solo recordings on CD with works by J.S. Bach – Ciaccona, the Inventions, The Welltempered Clavier, the Concertos for 1-4 harpsichords, the Toccatas –  C.P.E. Bach, Frescobaldi, Scarlatti, Händel, François and Louis Couperin, John Bull… Many of these productions received awards like theDeutsche Schallplattenpreis, Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik, Edison Award, Ondas de Musica and several times Diapason d’Or.
At this moment he is recording the complete works of Johann Jacob Froberger on historical harpsichords and organs for AEOLUS. Several volumes of this Froberger Edition received a Diapason d’Or or «Dix du Répertoire»: Volume nr. 7, ‘Capriccio’ received the German Record Critics’ Award 2011 as the only production in its genre.Also recently issued are the French Suites by J.S. Bach on a harpsichord by Christian Vater, 1738 and the first two volumes of the Louis Couperin Edition, the complete CD recording of Louis Couperin on historic instruments. On this production magazine Répertoire wrote: “…émouvants points de rencontre entre un musicien génial et un interprète visionaire”.