B'Rock Orchestra - Petersen: Speelstukken (VRT Muziek Edition) (2010/2024) [Official Digital Download]

B’Rock appears here for the first time as an extra small ensemble, hence the XS! Their previous releases have been very well received and here they concentrate on rarely recorded repertoire for violin and basso continuo from 17th century Amsterdam.

"The Speelstukken by David Petersen, as he euphemistically called his collection, are in reality virtuoso violin literature. Petersen, who lived in Amsterdam at the turn of the 18th century, came from Lübeck, at least according to his marriage certificate. He held minor - probably lucrative - offices in the city administration of Amsterdam. It is assumed that he obtained such offices because he dedicated his Speelstukken to the mayor of Amsterdam. There is no record of Petersen's musical activities, but he must have been a professional musician if you listen to his music. The Speelstukken are the most modern music available in Amsterdam at the time and are of excellent quality, most comparable to Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber.

The ensemble B'Rock XS has now presented its version of the music favoured by all baroque violinists on the Et'cetera label and the Belgian radio station Klara. B'Rock is a young, unconventional Belgian baroque orchestra. Unconventional because they always invite different guest musicians for each project. XS refers to the diminutive form, in this case a five-piece chamber ensemble. Rodolfo Richter has taken on the violin solo part, and he plays Petersen with a virtuoso entertainingness that never seems strained and without pushing his fellow musicians into the background. Compositionally elaborated fugue movements have a dance-like effect and dance movements such as the concluding Gigue from the first Speelstukken are ennobled by chamber music. The collection is complemented by several harpsichord works performed by ensemble founder Frank Agsteribbe. The whole thing is wrapped in a soft, full-bodied sound that doesn't swallow up anything. A listening pleasure!" (Fono Forum, Richard Lorber)

Tracklist:
01. Speelstukken Amsterdam 1683- Sonata I in D - Speelstuk No. 1 (VRT Muziek Edition)
02. Speelstukken Amsterdam 1683- Sonata VII in G - Speelstuk No. 7 (VRT Muziek Edition)
03. Klavierboek van Anna Maria van Eyl - 1671- Tricabylie (VRT Muziek Edition)
04. Speelstukken Amsterdam 1683- Sonata V in G - Speelstuk No. 5 (VRT Muziek Edition)
05. Klavierboek van Anna Maria van Eyl - 1671- Amarillis (VRT Muziek Edition)
06. Speelstukken Amsterdam 1683- Sonata II in A - Speelstuk No. 2 (VRT Muziek Edition)
07. Camphuysen Ms. Daphne (VRT Muziek Edition)
08. Speelstukken Amsterdam 1683- Sonata IV in D - Speelstuk No. 4 (VRT Muziek Edition)
09. Speelstukken Amsterdam 1683- Sonata X in E - Speelstuk No. 4 (VRT Muziek Edition)


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