La Fontegara Amsterdam was founded in 1979 and ever since the group's formation it has succesfully worked on developing a very individual and original style of performance, presentation and programming, never shying away from original arrangements and the use of theatrical effects. The three members of La Fontegara Amsterdam - Saskia Coolen, Peter Holtslag and Han Tol - are leaving their marks on the international concert stages, as well as on the realm of recorder and early music pedagogy. There is also an increasing number of composers writing new music for La Fontegara. They are joined here once again by three eminent artists, all experts in their own fields: Australian cellist Marion Middenway, American bassoon and dulcian player David Mings and the brilliant harpsichordist Jacques Ogg whose solo recordings have earned him an international reputation.
Interessante mix van Italiaanse muziek en eigentijdse componisten
De blokfluit is één van de populairste instrumenten in de barokmuziek en opnames van een fluitensemble zorgen altijd voor veel interesse bij het publiek voor de oude muziek. Dit album bevat een zeer interessante mix van 17e eeuwse Italiaanse muziek met componisten die hoofdzakelijk in Rome en Venetië hebben gewerkt. De meeste van deze werken zijn nog nooit eerder opgenomen.
De muziek wordt uitgevoerd door La Fontegara Amsterdam. Dit ensemble werd opgericht in 1979 en tot aan de opheffing in 2000 heeft het succesvol gewerkt aan het ontwikkelen van een zeer individuele en originele stijl van uitvoeren, presenteren en programmeren. Ze zijn niet vies van originele arrangementen en het gebruik van theatrale effecten. De drie leden van La Fontegara Amsterdam – Saskia Coolen, Peter Holtslag en Han Tol – laten hun sporen achter op internationale concertpodia en op het publiek met de blokfluit en oude muziek pedagogiek.
Girolamo Frescobaldi was an Italian composer and organist of the Renaissance and Early Baroque. In 1608 he was named organist of the St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, after he visitied the Southern Netherlands in 1607-1608, in particular Brussels and Antwerp. From 1628 to 1933, he worked for the court of Ferdinand II of Tuscany, after which he resided back in Rome.
His most popular work is his Fiori Musicali (1635), which is a collection of largely liturgical organ compositions to perform during mass. Johann Sebastian Bach owned a self-transcribed copy of this collection. Furthermore, Frescobaldi composed ricercars, canzones, toccatas (both for organ and harpsichord), four-part fantasies, madrigals, motets, and two masses for two four-voiced choirs and B.C.
Frescobaldi's influence on keyboard music has been substantial. This was realised by his many publications (which were under his published under his own supervision) as well as the many young musicians he trained. The most important of which of composer Johann Jakob Froberger, who eventually became the organist at the court of the Emperor in Vienna.
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