'A splendid recording by a fine artist': Choir and Organ magazine on Daniele Boccaccio's organ version of Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier (95157) - the first ever such project. Now Boccaccio travels back several generations, to Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621). This Italian-trained. Amsterdam-based organist/composer/teacher is the real father of the North German school, including not only the Bach family but also Scheidt and Buxtehude. All these composers were aware of and decisively influenced by Sweelinck. Sweelinck's extant keyboard output comprises some seventy pieces. The precise instrument for which each of the pieces was written cannot always be determined with certainty. While the chorale settings most likely were intended for the organ and the secular song variations for harpsichord or virginal, Sweelinck's fantasias and toccatas (over thirty in number) may well have been played on whatever keyboard instrument was at hand. Boccaccio has paid careful attention to the details of old fingering techniques; the resultant variety in phrasing and articulation gives new life to figurations that with a more modern legato approach can seem plain. As his own booklet note explains, he has also taken considered decisions about when discreet ornamentation can enhance the music's impact and when to let Sweelinck's notes speak for themselves. Particularly in the fantasias, he captures some of the freshness with which Sweelinck's music must have struck it's first listeners. He has chosen three different instruments for the organ performances: the Arp Schnitger organ (1678) in the Johanneskirche, Oederquart; a Fritz Scherer organ (1612/13) in the Marienkirche, Lemgo; and an instrument of unknown manufacture from around 1550 in the Andreaskirche, OstÃ¶nnen. The harpsichord is a modern copy of a 1679 model by the Flemish maker Jan Couchet. A project long in the making, this set will command the attention of all early- and Baroque-music lovers.

Tracklist:

Fantasia Crommatica À 4, Swwv 258
Puer Nobis Nascitur, Swwv 315
Allemande (Gratie), Swwv 318
Fantasia À 4 Echo, Swwv 260
Toccata 9. Toni, Swwv 296
Allein Zu Dir Herr Jesu Christ, Swwv 309
Ricercar Del Nono Tono, Swwv 280
Die Flichtige Nimphæ, Swwv 331
Fantasia Ut Re Mi Fa Sol La À 4, Swwv 263
Fantasia (Contraria À 4), Swwv 270
Toccata 2di Toni, Swwv 292
Erbarm Dich Mein O Herre Gott, Swwv 303
Toccata, Swwv 283
Fantasie Auf Die Manier Eines Echo, Swwv 275
Ich Fuhr Mich Vber Rheine, Swwv 322
Toccata À 3, Swwv 289
Allein Gott In Der Höh Sey Ehr, Swwv 299
O God, Die Onse Vader Bist, Swwv 308
Phantasia À 4, Swwv 273
Fantasia Mit Bindungen, Swwv 265
Wir Glauben All An Einem Gott, Swwv 316
Toccata Quinti Toni In C Major, Swwv 284
Fantasia Auf Die Manier Eines Echo In C Major, Swwv 253
Toccata Noni Toni In A Major, Swwv 297
Christe Qui Lux Es Et Dies, Swwv 301
Soll Es Sein, Swwv 330
Toccata Primi Toni, Swwv 286
Fantasia À 4, Swwv 264
Ich Ruf Zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ, Swwv 305
Paduana Lachrymæ, Swwv 328
Onder Een Linde Groen, Swwv 325
Toccata Primi Toni, Swwv 287
Fantasia, Swwv 257
Jesus Christus Unser Heiland, Swwv 306
Pavana Hispanica, Swwv 327
Fantasia À3, Swwv 271
Pavana Philippi, Swwv 329
Fantasia, Swwv 262
307 Nun Freut Euch Lieben Christen Gmein, Swwv 307
Toccata, Swwv 288
Fantasia À 4, Swwv 266
Psalm 23 Myn Godt Voedt My Als Mijn Heerder Ghepresen, Swwv 310
Toccata, Swwv 285
Psalm 36 Des Boosdoenders Wille Seer Quaedt In F Major, Swwv 311
Fantasia (À 4 Echo), Swwv 261
Psalm 60 Heer Die Ons Hebt Verstooten Al, Swwv 312
Toccata, Swwv 282
Fantasia À 4, Swwv 254
Psalm 116 Ick Hebb' Den Heer Lief, Want Hy Heeft Verhoort, Swwv 313
Von Der Fortuna Werd Ich Getrieben, Swwv 320
Psalme 140 O Myn Godt, Wilt My Nu Bevryden, Swwv 314
Fantasia, Swwv 267
Mein Junges Leben Hat Ein Endt, Swwv 324
Fantasia À 4, Swwv 259
Fantasia, Swwv 268
Esce Mars, Swwv 321
Toccata À 4 Voc., Swwv 298
Fantazia, Swwv 272
Toccata, Swwv 291
Da Pacem Domine In Diebus Nostris, Swwv 302
Fantasia, Swwv 255
Toccata 2di Toni, Swwv 293
Fantasia A. 2, 3 Et 4 Vocem, Swwv 274

UPC: 5028421956435
Label: Brilliant Classics
Release Date: 5.1.20
Format: CD

Sweelinck / Boccaccio - Complete Harpsichord & Organ (CD)