Lucie Horsch curates a unique project featuring a special collection of precious period instruments
* Lucie celebrates the legacy of Dutch recorder player and conductor Frans Brüggen (1934-2014) A true pioneer of the early music revival, Brüggen amassed a remarkable collection of historic recorders dating from the 1680s-1740s. Those instruments fell silent upon his death 10 years ago.
With special access granted by Brüggen’s widow, they have now been revived by one of Brüggen’s compatriots
* The instruments are so fragile that at times Lucie was only allowed to play two takes on them - “The end result could almost be regarded as a live recording”
* What makes the collection unique is that Brüggen selected each instrument for its playing qualities, not just to lie in a museum
* Lucie chose the repertoire to suit each instrument’s unique sound, some of which required her to change her entire performance technique
* The album was recorded with the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century, which was founded by Brüggen.
It also features Rachel Podger on violin, and Albert Brüggen on cello, Frans’ nephew.
1. Haydn: ‘Rondo all’Ongarese’: Presto, from piano trio no 39 in G major / 2. Arcangelo Corelli: V. Allegro, from Concerto Grosso op. 6 no. 8 Fatto per la Notte di Natale / 3. Marcello: Adagio from Oboe Concerto in D minor / 4. – 6. JS Bach arr. Frans Brüggen/Lucie Horsch: Concerto in E major BWV 1053 (i. Allegro - ii. Siciliano - iii. Allegro) / 7. JS Bach: Air from Orchestral Suite no. 3 BWV 1068 in D major / 8. JS Bach arr. Frans Brüggen/Lucie Horsch: Gigue, from violin partita no. 3 in E major BWV 1006 / 9. Telemann: No. 1 Largo, from Trio sonata in A minor TWV
42:a4 / 10. Telemann: No. 4 Allegro from Trio sonata in A minor TWV 42:a4 / 11. Telemann: Largo – Vivace – Largo – Vivace from Fantasia no. 3 TWV 40:4 / 12. Telemann: Allegro from Fantasia no. 3 TWV 40:4 / 13. Jacob van Eyck: ‘Boffons’, from ‘Der Fluyten Lust-Hof’ / 14. Jacques-Martin Hotteterre: Prelude in G major (no. 3, Rondement) from ‘Chapter V - Preludes pour la Flûte-a-bec’ from L’Art de Préluder, op. 7 / 15. Jacques-Martin Hotteterre: Prelude in C minor (no. 2, Gay) from ‘Chapter V - Preludes pour la Flûte-a-bec’ from L’Art de Préluder, op. 7 / 16. Joseph Bodin de Boismortier: Gigha, from sonata for violin and flute in E minor op. 51 no. 2 / 17.-19. François Couperin, from
Quatrième Concert Royal: V. Sarabande - VI. Rigaudon - VII. Forlane. Rondeau 20. Nicolas Chédeville: Allegro ma non presto, from sonata in G minor ‘Il Pastor Fido’ op. 13 no. 6 21.-23. John Walsh, Tunes from ‘The Bird Fancyer’s Delight’: Bull Finch, in F major - Canary Bird, in C minor - Linnet, in C major / 24. Händel: I. Grave, from Recorder sonata in F major HWV 369 / 15. Händel: IV. Allegro, from Recorder sonata in F major HWV 369 / 26. Jacob van Eyck: ‘Derde, Doen Daphne d’over’ (theme) No. 58, from ‘Der Fluyten Lust-Hof’.
