The Musical Treasures of Leufsta Bruk Vol 2 / Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble

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Release Date
May 1, 2011
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      ANONYMOUS HANDEL, GEORGE FRID
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble
    • PERFORMER
      Nils-Erik, Sparf
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      May 01, 2011
    • UPC
      7318590019757
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      BIS-CD-1975
    • LABEL
      BIS
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Instrumental
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Allegro

      Composer: Giuseppe Tartini

      Ensemble: Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble

      Performer: Nils-Erik Sparf

    2. II. Largo

      Composer: Giuseppe Tartini

      Ensemble: Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble

      Performer: Nils-Erik Sparf

    3. III. Allegro

      Composer: Giuseppe Tartini

      Ensemble: Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble

      Performer: Nils-Erik Sparf

    4. I. Adagio

      Composer: Gottfried Keller

      Performer: Bjorg Ollen, Olle Torssander, Mime Yamahiro-Brinkmann, Björn Gäfvert

    5. II. Allegro

      Composer: Gottfried Keller

      Performer: Bjorg Ollen, Olle Torssander, Mime Yamahiro-Brinkmann, Björn Gäfvert

    6. III. Vivace

      Composer: Gottfried Keller

      Performer: Bjorg Ollen, Olle Torssander, Mime Yamahiro-Brinkmann, Björn Gäfvert

    7. IV. Presto

      Composer: Gottfried Keller

      Performer: Bjorg Ollen, Olle Torssander, Mime Yamahiro-Brinkmann, Björn Gäfvert

    8. I. Adagio – Presto

      Composer: Anonymous

      Performer: Mime Yamahiro-Brinkmann, Björn Gäfvert

    9. II. Aria con sua variatione

      Composer: Anonymous

      Performer: Mime Yamahiro-Brinkmann, Björn Gäfvert

    10. III. Menuet

      Composer: Anonymous

      Performer: Mime Yamahiro-Brinkmann, Björn Gäfvert

    11. IV. Gigue

      Composer: Anonymous

      Performer: Mime Yamahiro-Brinkmann, Björn Gäfvert

    12. Ottone, re di Germania, HWV 15, Act III: A' teneri affetti (arr. for chamber ensemble)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Performer: Bjorg Ollen, Olle Torssander, Mime Yamahiro-Brinkmann, Björn Gäfvert

    13. I. Allegro

      Composer: Giuseppe Tartini

      Ensemble: Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble

      Performer: Nils-Erik Sparf

    14. II. Cantabile

      Composer: Giuseppe Tartini

      Ensemble: Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble

      Performer: Nils-Erik Sparf

    15. III. Allegro

      Composer: Giuseppe Tartini

      Ensemble: Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble

      Performer: Nils-Erik Sparf

    16. I. Largo

      Composer: Johan Helmich Roman

      Performer: Olle Torssander, Björn Gäfvert

    17. II. Allegro

      Composer: Johan Helmich Roman

      Performer: Olle Torssander, Björn Gäfvert

    18. III. Larghetto

      Composer: Johan Helmich Roman

      Performer: Olle Torssander, Björn Gäfvert

    19. IV. Vivace

      Composer: Johan Helmich Roman

      Performer: Olle Torssander, Björn Gäfvert

    20. V. Allegro

      Composer: Johan Helmich Roman

      Performer: Olle Torssander, Björn Gäfvert

    21. VI. Non presto

      Composer: Johan Helmich Roman

      Performer: Olle Torssander, Björn Gäfvert

    22. Keyboard Sonata No. 3

      Composer: Henrik Philip Johnsen

      Performer: Björn Gäfvert

    23. I. Grave - II. Allegro

      Composer: Henrik Philip Johnsen

      Ensemble: Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble

    24. V. Till utgang

      Composer: Henrik Philip Johnsen

      Ensemble: Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble


In the 18th century, Leufsta Bruk - some 140 kilometres northwest of Stockholm - was the centre of a major industry producing iron both for Swedish needs and for export. It was a little principality in the middle of the forest governed by the descendants of Louis De Geer, the Belgian financier who had developed the ironworks. Highly cultured and musical, the family gathered together a remarkable collection of musical scores, a collection which mirrors the development of music and music publishing on the Continent, as well as the musical activities at a flourishing Swedish manor of the period. Presenting a sample from the Leufsta collection, this disc contains music by international stars - Tartini and Handel - as well as less familiar names, such as the London-based German composer Gottfried Keller and the Swedish composers Johan Helmich Roman and Hinrich Philip Johnsen. Concertos, keyboard solos, sonatas and duets bear testament to the entertainments - often with the active participation of members of the De Geer family themselves - that enlivened the evenings at Leufsta in the mid-18th century. The programme closes with music that has a special connection to the church of Leufsta Bruk and its famous organ from 1728: excerpts from Johnsen's Church Music, composed for the Easter Day service of 1757. Bringing these musical treasures to life is the Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble, whose many recordings on BIS have created a following around the world. Released in 1985 their version of Vivaldi's Four Seasons, with soloist Nils-Erik Sparf, is still considered one of the classic recordings of this work. More recently the forerunner of the present disc (Musical Treasures of Leufsta Bruk I, BIS-CD-1526) was described as a 'superbly performed ... unique collection of pieces demonstrating an eclectic and aristocratic taste of the early 18th century' by the reviewer on the website MusicWeb International. !