bat
Connoisseur Par Excelence
Listen to the Sweelinck sample at
http://classicalplus.gmn.com/artists/artist.asp?id=2004&audio=true
Comment?
http://classicalplus.gmn.com/artists/artist.asp?id=2004&audio=true
Comment?
Sweelinck sample for organ fans
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Rodrigo de Sá
This club's crushing bore
Ah, Sweelinck - cela me concerne - as the French say. I like Sweelinck's organ music very much.
I cannot tell what stop(s?) the organist is using because I have no speakers - just a headpiece that came with WordPerfect when I bought it! But I think he might be using a narrow quintadehna 8' plus something else. But without proper speakers I cannot really tell - all music seems 'bassless'.
This set of variations was possibly intended to be played on the harpsichord, though: they are based on a popular tune. That does not mean he wouldn't play it on the organ - he probably did - but it hasn't the characteristics of his organ works.
Sweelinck's organ music proper is quite different: much more difficult to play, much longer, and extremely dense in terms of polyphony. There is one extremely good record by Gustav Leonhardt. One of his most fabulous records. As a matter of fact, perhas his best ever.
There is also a rather good one that I commented on another thread (records that impressed me in 1993 (!!) - should be read 2003).
Of course, there is also the Koopman 'integral'. It is available (very cheap) in Brilliant Classics. For the Ballo dela Granduca alone (Rankett 16 plus all the other stops of teh famous Frobenius wood organ) this must be had.
And I haven't got it, so I'll be ordering it next...
I cannot tell what stop(s?) the organist is using because I have no speakers - just a headpiece that came with WordPerfect when I bought it! But I think he might be using a narrow quintadehna 8' plus something else. But without proper speakers I cannot really tell - all music seems 'bassless'.
This set of variations was possibly intended to be played on the harpsichord, though: they are based on a popular tune. That does not mean he wouldn't play it on the organ - he probably did - but it hasn't the characteristics of his organ works.
Sweelinck's organ music proper is quite different: much more difficult to play, much longer, and extremely dense in terms of polyphony. There is one extremely good record by Gustav Leonhardt. One of his most fabulous records. As a matter of fact, perhas his best ever.
There is also a rather good one that I commented on another thread (records that impressed me in 1993 (!!) - should be read 2003).
Of course, there is also the Koopman 'integral'. It is available (very cheap) in Brilliant Classics. For the Ballo dela Granduca alone (Rankett 16 plus all the other stops of teh famous Frobenius wood organ) this must be had.
And I haven't got it, so I'll be ordering it next...
Rodrigo de Sá
This club's crushing bore
Just ordered it. It's Philips, but you can get it second and for about £4. Seems too cheap - wonder if it's scratched or something.
bat
Connoisseur Par Excelence
Any opinion on the dutch 9 CD complete keyboard works Sweelinck box?
Rodrigo de Sá
This club's crushing bore
I'm not sure to which version you refer. Could you post some details?
bat
Connoisseur Par Excelence
Rodrigo de Sá
This club's crushing bore
I could not listen to the samples. Even so, the organists are well known, and if the records are played on many dofferent historical organs it might be quite interesting.
If that is the case, and if the price is not high, I'd try to get it.
Nevertheless, I really feel an 'integral' of Sweelinck is rather too much. Many pieces are interesting, but then many others aren't.
Just my two cents.
If that is the case, and if the price is not high, I'd try to get it.
Nevertheless, I really feel an 'integral' of Sweelinck is rather too much. Many pieces are interesting, but then many others aren't.
Just my two cents.
