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Hurlebusch: Harpsichord Music

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Composer
Conrad Friedrich Hurlebusch
Artist
Fernando De Luca
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
Aug 09, 2024
Catalog #
BRI97088
UPC
5028421970882

About

Suites, fugues, toccatas and variations by a well-travelled contemporary of JS Bach, in a new recording by an Italian harpsichordist with an impressive catalogue of Baroque rarities on Brilliant Classics. The music of Conrad Friedrich Hurlebusch (1691-1765) has featured on a few enterprising collections of Baroque-era rarities, but this is the first-ever album to be entirely dedicated to the art of a composer whose style successfully mirrors his cosmopolitan outlook. Having received initial tuition from both his father Heinrich - another organist/composer - and from a pupil of Buxtehude, Hurlebusch left his birthplace of Braunschweig and embarked on a journey around Europe that, for the first half of his career, took him to Hambiurg, Tuscany, Venice, Stockholm and many points in between. On a stay in Leipzig, he met Bach and his sons; CPE mentioned Hurlebusch in dispatches as an excellent keyboard virtuoso. Finally, in 1742, Hurlebusch settled in Amsterdam, as organist of the famous Oude Kerk. On his travels, Hurlebusch had become familiar with diverse Italian styles such as the work of Corelli and Vivaldi, but he also remained open to more recent developments such as the galant style of the 1730s and 1740s. Published in Hamburg in around 1735, the volume of harpsichord music recorded here by Fernando de Luca is an expanded reprint of a collection published two years earlier as the composer's Op.1. It has never been recorded complete, but it discloses a wealth of invention in an outward-looking, extrovert style which must have suited Hurlebusch's gifts as a performer: this is music designed to make an impression. The volume opens with an extensive set of variations on a minuet. There are five suites of dances - allemandes, courantes, sarabandes, minuets and gigues, such as we find in Bach's solo-instrumental suites - and several freestanding fugues and toccatas. Fernando de Luca has recorded extensively for Brilliant Classics, including recent volumes dedicated to Jean-Jacques Beauvarlet-Charpentier (96774), Pierre-Thomas Dufour (96771) and Pierre-Claude Foucquet (96772). - Conrad Friedrich Hurlebusch (1691-1765) was born in Braunschweig (Germany) and died in Amsterdam. He received his first education from his father Heinrich Lorenz Hurlebusch, an organist and composer. One of his teachers was Buxtehude's pupil Johann Anton Coberg. As a keyboard virtuoso but also as a conductor, he devoted much time to tour through Europe, settling for relatively short periods in Hamburg, Vienna, Venice, Rome and Stockholm. During his 10 year stay in Hamburg he met Johann Sebastian Bach and his children in Leipzig. Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach, the second born, mentioned him as an excellent keyboard virtuoso. In 1742 he definitively settled in Amsterdam, having obtained the position of organist at the Oude Kerk, the oldest in the city, an office which had been held in the past by Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck and which he occupied until his death. He became one of the protagonists of Amsterdam's musical life and in 1743 he was granted Dutch citizenship. Due to his cosmopolitan background, Hurlebusch was familiar with many Italian musical styles (Arcangelo Corelli, Antonio Vivaldi), but he also remained open to more recent developments such as the Galant style of the 1730s and 1740s. - This new recording presents the two-part "Compositioni musicali per il cembalo, 1735" here recorded integrally by Fernando de Luca, consisting of five suites, five fugues, two toccatas and some variations, showing the composer at ease with the forms in use at the time and mixing French and Italian styles seamlessly. - Played on a French harpsichord after Blanchet (1754) built by C. Caponi (1985) by Fernando de Luca, one of Italy's foremost harpsichord players. He recorded to great critical acclaim the complete keyboard works by Graupner, Jollage, Dufour and Moyreau, published by Brilliant Classics. His recording of works by Jollage received 5 stars in the French Diapason.

Tracklist 43 tracks

  1. 1 Composizioni musicali per il cembalo, Part I: Minuetta in B-Flat Major 19:32
    Track
    1
    Title
    Composizioni musicali per il cembalo, Part I: Minuetta in B-Flat Major
    Duration
    19:32
    Composer
    Conrad Friedrich Hurlebusch
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  2. 2 I. Overture 05:46
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. Overture
    Duration
    05:46
    Composer
    Conrad Friedrich Hurlebusch
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  3. 3 II. Allemanda 04:34
    Track
    3
    Title
    II. Allemanda
    Duration
    04:34
    Composer
    Conrad Friedrich Hurlebusch
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  4. 4 III. Corrente 02:04
    Track
    4
    Title
    III. Corrente
    Duration
    02:04
    Composer
    Conrad Friedrich Hurlebusch
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  5. 5 IV. Sarabanda 02:02
    Track
    5
    Title
    IV. Sarabanda
    Duration
    02:02
    Composer
    Conrad Friedrich Hurlebusch
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  6. 6 V. Minuetta 01:35
    Track
    6
    Title
    V. Minuetta
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    Conrad Friedrich Hurlebusch
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  7. 7 VI. Gavotta 00:50
    Track
    7
    Title
    VI. Gavotta
    Duration
    00:50
    Composer
    Conrad Friedrich Hurlebusch
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  8. 8 VII. Giga 02:20
    Track
    8
    Title
    VII. Giga
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    Conrad Friedrich Hurlebusch
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  9. 9 I. Overture 03:06
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Overture
    Duration
    03:06
    Composer
    Conrad Friedrich Hurlebusch
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  10. 10 II. Allemanda 03:22
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Allemanda
    Duration
    03:22
    Composer
    Conrad Friedrich Hurlebusch
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  11. 11 III. Corrente 02:15
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Corrente
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Conrad Friedrich Hurlebusch
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  12. 12 IV. Sarabanda 02:35
    Track
    12
    Title
    IV. Sarabanda
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Conrad Friedrich Hurlebusch
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  13. 13 V. Gavotta 01:18
    Track
    13
    Title
    V. Gavotta
    Duration
    01:18
    Composer
    Conrad Friedrich Hurlebusch
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  14. 14 VII. Minuetta 01:03
    Track
    14
    Title
    VII. Minuetta
    Duration
    01:03
    Composer
    Conrad Friedrich Hurlebusch
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  15. 15 VIII. Giga 08:18
    Track
    15
    Title
    VIII. Giga
    Duration
    08:18
    Composer
    Conrad Friedrich Hurlebusch
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  16. 16 Composizioni musicali per il cembalo, Part I: Fuga in D Minor 04:43
    Track
    16
    Title
    Composizioni musicali per il cembalo, Part I: Fuga in D Minor
    Duration
    04:43
    Composer
    Conrad Friedrich Hurlebusch
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  17. 17 Composizioni musicali per il cembalo, Part I: Fuga in B-Flat Major 03:30
    Track
    17
    Title
    Composizioni musicali per il cembalo, Part I: Fuga in B-Flat Major
    Duration
    03:30
    Composer
    Conrad Friedrich Hurlebusch
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  18. 18 Composizioni musicali per il cembalo, Part I: Toccata in E Minor 08:11
    Track
    18
    Title
    Composizioni musicali per il cembalo, Part I: Toccata in E Minor
    Duration
    08:11
    Composer
    Conrad Friedrich Hurlebusch
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  19. 19 I. Overture 10:06
    Track
    19
    Title
    I. Overture
    Duration
    10:06
    Composer
    Conrad Friedrich Hurlebusch
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  20. 20 II. Scherzo: Vivace 02:49
    Track
    20
    Title
    II. Scherzo: Vivace
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    Conrad Friedrich Hurlebusch
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  21. 21 III. Allemanda 04:36
    Track
    21
    Title
    III. Allemanda
    Duration
    04:36
    Composer
    Conrad Friedrich Hurlebusch
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  22. 22 IV. Corrente 01:54
    Track
    22
    Title
    IV. Corrente
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Conrad Friedrich Hurlebusch
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  23. 23 V. Sarabanda 03:19
    Track
    23
    Title
    V. Sarabanda
    Duration
    03:19
    Composer
    Conrad Friedrich Hurlebusch
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  24. 24 VI. Gavotta: Presto 01:20
    Track
    24
    Title
    VI. Gavotta: Presto
    Duration
    01:20
    Composer
    Conrad Friedrich Hurlebusch
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  25. 25 VII. Minuetta 01:25
    Track
    25
    Title
    VII. Minuetta
    Duration
    01:25
    Composer
    Conrad Friedrich Hurlebusch
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  26. 26 VIII. Giga 03:32
    Track
    26
    Title
    VIII. Giga
    Duration
    03:32
    Composer
    Conrad Friedrich Hurlebusch
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  27. 27 I. Sonata: Vivace 02:51
    Track
    27
    Title
    I. Sonata: Vivace
    Duration
    02:51
    Composer
    Conrad Friedrich Hurlebusch
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  28. 28 II. Allemanda 03:12
    Track
    28
    Title
    II. Allemanda
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Conrad Friedrich Hurlebusch
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  29. 29 III. Corrente 02:26
    Track
    29
    Title
    III. Corrente
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Conrad Friedrich Hurlebusch
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  30. 30 IV. Sarabanda: Larghetto 02:40
    Track
    30
    Title
    IV. Sarabanda: Larghetto
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Conrad Friedrich Hurlebusch
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  31. 31 V. Minuetta I-II 02:06
    Track
    31
    Title
    V. Minuetta I-II
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Conrad Friedrich Hurlebusch
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  32. 32 VI. Giga 02:59
    Track
    32
    Title
    VI. Giga
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    Conrad Friedrich Hurlebusch
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  33. 33 I. Sonata: Villanella 03:26
    Track
    33
    Title
    I. Sonata: Villanella
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    Conrad Friedrich Hurlebusch
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  34. 34 II. Allemanda 03:35
    Track
    34
    Title
    II. Allemanda
    Duration
    03:35
    Composer
    Conrad Friedrich Hurlebusch
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  35. 35 III. Corrente 02:55
    Track
    35
    Title
    III. Corrente
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Conrad Friedrich Hurlebusch
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  36. 36 IV. Sarabanda 02:44
    Track
    36
    Title
    IV. Sarabanda
    Duration
    02:44
    Composer
    Conrad Friedrich Hurlebusch
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  37. 37 V. Gavotta 01:55
    Track
    37
    Title
    V. Gavotta
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Conrad Friedrich Hurlebusch
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  38. 38 VI. Minuetta 01:42
    Track
    38
    Title
    VI. Minuetta
    Duration
    01:42
    Composer
    Conrad Friedrich Hurlebusch
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  39. 39 VII. Giga 01:43
    Track
    39
    Title
    VII. Giga
    Duration
    01:43
    Composer
    Conrad Friedrich Hurlebusch
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  40. 40 Composizioni musicali per il cembalo, Part II: Fuga in D Major 02:52
    Track
    40
    Title
    Composizioni musicali per il cembalo, Part II: Fuga in D Major
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    Conrad Friedrich Hurlebusch
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  41. 41 Composizioni musicali per il cembalo, Part II: Fuga in G Major 03:32
    Track
    41
    Title
    Composizioni musicali per il cembalo, Part II: Fuga in G Major
    Duration
    03:32
    Composer
    Conrad Friedrich Hurlebusch
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  42. 42 Toccata 03:53
    Track
    42
    Title
    Toccata
    Duration
    03:53
    Composer
    Conrad Friedrich Hurlebusch
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  43. 43 Fuga 05:18
    Track
    43
    Title
    Fuga
    Duration
    05:18
    Composer
    Conrad Friedrich Hurlebusch
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca