An educational programme featuring early music.
In June we broadcasted two shows in Documento about the 17th century Samuel Pepys. A gentleman who found himself amid high society kept a diary and wrote all his experiences down: even his musical performances, his musical experiences. For us as later generations an ideal view on how things went at the time.
In the Netherlands we also have such a ‘uomo universalis’: Constantijn Huygens, a contemporary of Pepys. And just as Pepys, Huygens is also musically active and well educated. As far as we can ascertain they have never met each other, even though they knew a number of the same people.
Huygens as a musician. That is a known fact by now. Nonetheless it is worth listening to his music again. Today part 1 of the musical life of Constantijn Huygens.
Constantijn Huygens (1596-1687)
1. Avertisti faciem tuam
Peter Kooij, bass. Mike Fentross, theorbo
(CD NM Classics 92109)
Constantijn Huygens
2. Multi dicunt, anima mea
3. Domine ne in furore tuo
4. Usquequo Domine
5. Domine Deus meus
Anne Grimm, soprano. Peter Kooij, bass. Mike Fentross, theorbo. Leo van Doeselaar, organ
(CD NM Classics 92109)
Constantijn Huygens
6. Sospir che del bel petto
7. Quel neo quel vago neo
8. O chiome erranti
9. Que ferons nous
10. Vous me l’avez bien dit
Nico van der Meel, tenor. Wilke te Brummelstroete, mezzo-soprano. Mike Fentross, theorbo. Siebe Henstra, harpsichord. Mieneke van der Velden, viola da gamba
(CD NM Classics 92109)
Carolus Hacquart (1640-1700)
11. Triosonata in F, from: Harmonia Parnassia
– Adagio- Allegro
– Grave – Bizarria (Presto)
– Adagio (Affetuoso) – Canzona (Allegro
– Adagio – Aria
Trio Sonnerie
(CD Emergo Classics EC 3985-2)
Anonymous/lyrics: Brederode
12. Lieve Kyeren wat en deun
13. Arent Pieter Gijsen
Camerata Trajectina: Suse van Grootel en Matthy Soethoudt, soprano. Sjabbe van Selfhoudt, tenor
(CD Globe GLO 6040)
Constantijn Huygens
14. De Profundis Clamavi
15. Confitebor tibi, Domine
16. Proba me Deus
17. Memor fui dierum antiquorum
Anne Grimm, soprano. Peter Kooij, bass. Mike Fentross, theorbo. Leo van Doeselaar, organ
(CD NM Classics 92109)
In the painting: Constantijn Huygens (by Paulus Pontius)
