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Adriana: Her Portrait, Her Life, Her Music [CD + Book]
Brilliant Classics

Adriana: Her Portrait, Her Life, Her Music [CD + Book]

$37.99

Details

Composer
Giovanni Battista Buonamente, Louis Con, Jacob Van Eyck, Cornelis Jansz Helmbreecker, Christiaen Her
Artist
Erik Bosgraaf, Cordevento
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
Jan 19, 2024
Catalog #
BRI97188
UPC
5028421971889

About

The forgotten figure of a 17th-century Dutch recorder virtuoso, illuminated by a unique synthesis of art history, scholarship and modern musicianship.

Der Fluyten Lust-hof (The Flute's Pleasure Garden, or Garden of Delights) is the largest collection of music for a single wind instrument ever published by a single composer, and has supplied recorder players, amateurs and professionals, with music for reflection and entertainment ever since the publication of its initial volume in 1644.

An overlooked detail is the dedication of the first volume, to one Adriana vanden Bergh. Who was she? This book and CD tells the full and fascinating story, shedding light along the way on many aspects of culture, religion and everyday life in Amsterdam during the 17th century. As both a musicologist and art historian, Thiemo Wind is uniquely placed to tell this story. He has identified Adriana as the subject of a famous painting by Jacob Adriaensz Backer (1608/09–1651), hitherto anonymous but considered one of the most beautiful portraits of the Dutch Golden Age.

Through original research, Thiemo Wind has assembled an eventful biography, which moves in short and lively chapters, each of them illustrated with a telling image, from her family background to her birth in 1631, her complex religious inheritance of both Protestant and Catholic observance, her apparently rapid mastery of the recorder, her participation in Amsterdam’s lively performing culture and her status as a musical celebrity even as a teenager, to her marriage in 1650, which probably occasioned the commission of Backer’s portrait. Thereafter the story turns darker, with a tale of bankruptcy, child-birth and -death, family splits and reconciliations, obscurity and ultimately Adriana’s death in 1668, having given birth to her ninth child.

The accompanying CD takes its cue from Der Fluyten Lust-hof, and from the music publications featured in Backer’s portrait, to present new recordings of music with which Adriana would have delighted audiences in her time. Performed by the internationally renowned virtuoso Erik Bosgraaf, in company with his Cordevento ensemble, the recording complements Thiemo Wind’s scholarship to present Adriana’s life and music in the round."

Tracklist 31 tracks

  1. 1 Voorspel 01:37
    Track
    1
    Title
    Voorspel
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Cornelis Jansz Helmbreecker
    Performer
    Erik Bosgraaf
    Ensemble
    Cordevento
  2. 2 Der Fluyten Lust-hof, Book 1: No. 5. Malle Symen 04:06
    Track
    2
    Title
    Der Fluyten Lust-hof, Book 1: No. 5. Malle Symen
    Duration
    04:06
    Composer
    Jacob van Eyck
    Performer
    Erik Bosgraaf
  3. 3 Lachrymae Pavaen 05:22
    Track
    3
    Title
    Lachrymae Pavaen
    Duration
    05:22
    Composer
    Johann Schop
    Performer
    Erik Bosgraaf
    Ensemble
    Cordevento
  4. 4 Brande Yrlandt 01:27
    Track
    4
    Title
    Brande Yrlandt
    Duration
    01:27
    Composer
    Pieter de Vois
    Performer
    Erik Bosgraaf
    Ensemble
    Cordevento
  5. 5 Allemande Mr. Zuilekom 03:57
    Track
    5
    Title
    Allemande Mr. Zuilekom
    Duration
    03:57
    Composer
    Constantijn Huygens
    Performer
    Robert Smith
  6. 6 Ballet 02:16
    Track
    6
    Title
    Ballet
    Duration
    02:16
    Composer
    Johann Schop
    Performer
    Erik Bosgraaf
    Ensemble
    Cordevento
  7. 7 Der Fluyten Lust-hof, Book 2: No. 125. Puer nobis nascitur 03:02
    Track
    7
    Title
    Der Fluyten Lust-hof, Book 2: No. 125. Puer nobis nascitur
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Jacob van Eyck
    Performer
    Erik Bosgraaf
  8. 8 Der Fluyten Lust-hof, Book 1: No. 32. Comagain (arr. P. Matthijsz for recorder and chamber ensemble) 01:27
    Track
    8
    Title
    Der Fluyten Lust-hof, Book 1: No. 32. Comagain (arr. P. Matthijsz for recorder and chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    01:27
    Composer
    Jacob van Eyck
    Performer
    Erik Bosgraaf
    Ensemble
    Cordevento
  9. 9 Symphoniae, Op. 3: No. 12. Symphonia octava, "Den lustelijcken Mey" 03:23
    Track
    9
    Title
    Symphoniae, Op. 3: No. 12. Symphonia octava, "Den lustelijcken Mey"
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Nicolaus à Kempis
    Performer
    Erik Bosgraaf
    Ensemble
    Cordevento
  10. 10 Canzoni overo sonate concertate per chiesa e camera, Book 3, Op. 12: La Gallina 02:48
    Track
    10
    Title
    Canzoni overo sonate concertate per chiesa e camera, Book 3, Op. 12: La Gallina
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Tarquinio Merula
    Performer
    Erik Bosgraaf
    Ensemble
    Cordevento
  11. 11 Courante Monsieur 01:14
    Track
    11
    Title
    Courante Monsieur
    Duration
    01:14
    Composer
    Paulus Matthijsz
    Performer
    Erik Bosgraaf
  12. 12 Sonata quarta sopra l'aria di Ruggiero 04:06
    Track
    12
    Title
    Sonata quarta sopra l'aria di Ruggiero
    Duration
    04:06
    Composer
    Salamone Rossi
    Performer
    Erik Bosgraaf
    Ensemble
    Cordevento
  13. 13 Pavane 03:14
    Track
    13
    Title
    Pavane
    Duration
    03:14
    Composer
    Cornelis Thymanszoon Padbrue
    Performer
    Erik Bosgraaf
    Ensemble
    Cordevento
  14. 14 Gailliarde 01:08
    Track
    14
    Title
    Gailliarde
    Duration
    01:08
    Composer
    Cornelis Thymanszoon Padbrue
    Performer
    Erik Bosgraaf
    Ensemble
    Cordevento
  15. 15 Avanti il Brando 01:41
    Track
    15
    Title
    Avanti il Brando
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    Giovanni Battista Buonamente
    Performer
    Erik Bosgraaf
    Ensemble
    Cordevento
  16. 16 Gagliarda 01:20
    Track
    16
    Title
    Gagliarda
    Duration
    01:20
    Composer
    Giovanni Battista Buonamente
    Performer
    Erik Bosgraaf
    Ensemble
    Cordevento
  17. 17 Corrente 00:49
    Track
    17
    Title
    Corrente
    Duration
    00:49
    Composer
    Giovanni Battista Buonamente
    Performer
    Erik Bosgraaf
    Ensemble
    Cordevento
  18. 18 Fantasia in F Major 01:07
    Track
    18
    Title
    Fantasia in F Major
    Duration
    01:07
    Composer
    Pieter de Vois
    Performer
    Erik Bosgraaf
  19. 19 Concerto 02:39
    Track
    19
    Title
    Concerto
    Duration
    02:39
    Composer
    Christian Herwich
    Performer
    Erik Bosgraaf
    Ensemble
    Cordevento
  20. 20 Pavane de Spanje 01:52
    Track
    20
    Title
    Pavane de Spanje
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Pieter de Vois
    Performer
    Erik Bosgraaf
  21. 21 Il quarto libro de varie sonate, sinfonie, gagliarde, brandi e corrente: Sonata decima sopra l'aria Romanesca 03:11
    Track
    21
    Title
    Il quarto libro de varie sonate, sinfonie, gagliarde, brandi e corrente: Sonata decima sopra l'aria Romanesca
    Duration
    03:11
    Composer
    Salamone Rossi
    Performer
    Erik Bosgraaf
    Ensemble
    Cordevento
  22. 22 Fantasia chromatica in Dorian mode, SwWV 258 08:13
    Track
    22
    Title
    Fantasia chromatica in Dorian mode, SwWV 258
    Duration
    08:13
    Composer
    Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
    Performer
    Alessandro Pianu
  23. 23 Allemande (Pavane) a 3 02:46
    Track
    23
    Title
    Allemande (Pavane) a 3
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Louis Constantin
    Performer
    Erik Bosgraaf
    Ensemble
    Cordevento
  24. 24 Il terzo libro de varie sonate, sinfonie, gagliarde, brandi e corrente, Op. 12: Sonata sopra l'aria della Romanesca 02:39
    Track
    24
    Title
    Il terzo libro de varie sonate, sinfonie, gagliarde, brandi e corrente, Op. 12: Sonata sopra l'aria della Romanesca
    Duration
    02:39
    Composer
    Salamone Rossi
    Performer
    Erik Bosgraaf
    Ensemble
    Cordevento
  25. 25 Der Fluyten Lust-hof, Book 1: No. 29. Lanterlu 04:10
    Track
    25
    Title
    Der Fluyten Lust-hof, Book 1: No. 29. Lanterlu
    Duration
    04:10
    Composer
    Jacob van Eyck
    Performer
    Erik Bosgraaf
  26. 26 Sonate, arie et correnti, Op. 3: Aria quarta sopra la Ciaccona 02:21
    Track
    26
    Title
    Sonate, arie et correnti, Op. 3: Aria quarta sopra la Ciaccona
    Duration
    02:21
    Composer
    Marco Uccellini
    Performer
    Erik Bosgraaf
    Ensemble
    Cordevento
  27. 27 Air 02:19
    Track
    27
    Title
    Air
    Duration
    02:19
    Composer
    Paulus Matthijsz
    Performer
    Erik Bosgraaf
  28. 28 Sinfonia quinta 03:20
    Track
    28
    Title
    Sinfonia quinta
    Duration
    03:20
    Composer
    Salamone Rossi
    Performer
    Erik Bosgraaf
    Ensemble
    Cordevento
  29. 29 Der Fluyten Lust-hof, Book 2: No. 111. Blydschap van myn vliedt 02:40
    Track
    29
    Title
    Der Fluyten Lust-hof, Book 2: No. 111. Blydschap van myn vliedt
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Jacob van Eyck
    Performer
    Robert Smith
  30. 30 Sonate, arie et correnti, Op. 3: Aria quinta sopra La Bergamasca 03:52
    Track
    30
    Title
    Sonate, arie et correnti, Op. 3: Aria quinta sopra La Bergamasca
    Duration
    03:52
    Composer
    Marco Uccellini
    Performer
    Erik Bosgraaf
    Ensemble
    Cordevento
  31. 31 Der Fluyten Lust-hof, Book 2: No. 138. Stemme nova 01:05
    Track
    31
    Title
    Der Fluyten Lust-hof, Book 2: No. 138. Stemme nova
    Duration
    01:05
    Composer
    Jacob van Eyck
    Performer
    Erik Bosgraaf