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| SACD or CD? | SACD (plays on all cd players) | ||||||
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| Year of release | 2011 | ||||||
| Recording Location | Schiedam Holland | ||||||
| Main artist | Holland Baroque Society |
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| Performers | Holland Baroque Society Milos Valent - violin Jan Rokyta - flutes & cimbalon 1. PERPETUUM MOBILE G.Ph. Telemann | CONCERTO POLONOIS IN G: DOLCE G.Ph. Telemann | POLONAISE IN D G.Ph. Telemann | DANCE 90 Collection Annae Szir may-Keczer, 1720 | POLONESIE G.Ph. Telemann (Rostock man.) | PODE DWOREM D 79 | Collec tion A. Szirmay-Keczer | POLONESIE I, II G.Ph. Tele mann (Rostock man.) | MELO DIA RIUM G10 Collection A. Szirmay- Keczer | CONCERTO POLONOIS IN B: LARGO G.Ph. Telemann | MELODIURIUM G 11 Coll. A. Szirmay-Keczer | CONCERTO POLONOIS 2. LES JANISSAIRES G.Ph. Telemann | NOTA KURUCZ I + II Collection Uhrovec, 1730 | ZELA TROVKE Collection A. Szir may-Keczer 3. MOURKY G.Ph. Telemann | ALKMAERDER HOUT, MURKY, OVERGAAN VAN DOORNIK Collection Boere Danssen, 18th.c | LES MOSCOVITES G.Ph. Telemann | DANCE 298 Collection Uhrovec | HUNGARICUS 22 Collection Uhrovec 4. DANCE 322 Collection Uhrovec | DOPSCHENSIS Collection Uhrovec | ADAGIO Coll. Saltus Hungarici, Trencin, 18th.c | ACH MA MYLA CO MYSLIS Collection Uhrovec | DANCE 325 Collection A. Szirmay- Keczer | MELODIARIUM B14 Collection A. Szirmay-Keczer | HUNGARICUS 35 Collection Uhrovec 5. HANAQUOISE G.Ph. Telemann | SONGS: DALAT MU DALA, DOBRAS BILA KDY TE MILOVALI Collection A. Szirmay-Keczer | HANAC I–IIIII , VIVEMENT G.Ph. Telemann (Rostock man.) 6. TWO DANCES Collection A. Szirmay- Keczer | EN KITZVO Collection Berlin, chassidic, 18th.c | TWO DANCES Coll. A. Szirmay-Keczer 7. MARCHE G.Ph. Telemann | VERBUNG PER IL VIOLINO Coll. Pestini /Hungarici Saltus, 18th.c | UNGARICI NO. 2,3,5 HUNGA RICE Collection Esztergom Biblioteca | HUNGARI CUS 34 Collection Uhrovec 8. MEZZETIN EN TURC G.Ph. Telemann | DANCE 277 Collection Uhrovec | LES TURCS G.Ph. Telemann |
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| Introduction by artist | It goes without saying that Telemann had a thorough command of the French and Italian styles. Countless ensembles, including ours, have played such pieces. In ‘Barbaric Beauty’ we follow a completely different path by focussing on Telemann’s Polish style. At least, this is how he described the pieces he wrote after discovering the music played along the Polish-Hungarian border. It was at the beginning of his career, when he was just 25 years old, that he heard sounds that were to inspire him throughout his life. Telemann writes in his autobiography: “In 1704 I was appointed Chapelmaster in Sorau (Zary) by His Excellence Count Erdmann von Promnitz. When the Court resided for six months in Plesse and Krakow, I became acquainted with both Polish music and the music of the Hanaks. This in all its barbaric beauty. (The Hanaks are Czechs from Moravia) The music came from four different instruments: an extremely shrill violin, a Polish bagpipe, a bass trombone and a regal. On one occasion I even heard thirty-six bagpipes and eight violins together. One can hardly imagine the brilliant ideas the wind players and violinists brought forth during the improvisations at moments when the dancers were allowed to rest.” It is striking that Telemann was explicitly interested in the impro visations, mentioning the ‘brilliant ideas’ for which there was only occasion when the band could free itself of the tight metre and musical requirements of the dance. Telemann wrote with enthusiasm: “If you were to write down all that was played there, after a week you would have enough ideas for the rest of your life. If you know how to turn it to your own advantage, there is so much good to be had from this music.” He also wrote: “Later I wrote large-scale concertos and trios in this style, which I subsequently gave an Italian look to by alternating Adagios and Allegros.” | ||||||
| Composer | Telemann | ||||||
| Producer | Jared Sacks | ||||||
| Recording Engineer / Mastering | Jared Sacks | ||||||
| Technical Specifications | Microphones: Bruel & Kjaer 4006, Schoeps Digital Converters: DSD Super Audio/Grimm Audio AD/DA Speakers: Audiolab, Holland Software: Pyramix Editing, Merging Technologies Mixing Board: Rens Heijnis, custom design Mastering Room: B+W 803d series speakers, Classe 5200 Amplifier Cables: Van den Hul | ||||||
| Inlay | 1. PERPETUUM MOBILE G.Ph. Telemann | CONCERTO POLONOIS IN G: DOLCE G.Ph. Telemann | POLONAISE IN D G.Ph. Telemann | DANCE 90 Collection Annae Szir may-Keczer, 1720 | POLONESIE G.Ph. Telemann (Rostock man.) | PODE DWOREM D 79 | Collec tion A. Szirmay-Keczer | POLONESIE I, II G.Ph. Tele mann (Rostock man.) | MELO DIA RIUM G10 Collection A. Szirmay- Keczer | CONCERTO POLONOIS IN B: LARGO G.Ph. Telemann | MELODIURIUM G 11 Coll. A. Szirmay-Keczer | CONCERTO POLONOIS 2. LES JANISSAIRES G.Ph. Telemann | NOTA KURUCZ I + II Collection Uhrovec, 1730 | ZELA TROVKE Collection A. Szir may-Keczer 3. MOURKY G.Ph. Telemann | ALKMAERDER HOUT, MURKY, OVERGAAN VAN DOORNIK Collection Boere Danssen, 18th.c | LES MOSCOVITES G.Ph. Telemann | DANCE 298 Collection Uhrovec | HUNGARICUS 22 Collection Uhrovec 4. DANCE 322 Collection Uhrovec | DOPSCHENSIS Collection Uhrovec | ADAGIO Coll. Saltus Hungarici, Trencin, 18th.c | ACH MA MYLA CO MYSLIS Collection Uhrovec | DANCE 325 Collection A. Szirmay- Keczer | MELODIARIUM B14 Collection A. Szirmay-Keczer | HUNGARICUS 35 Collection Uhrovec 5. HANAQUOISE G.Ph. Telemann | SONGS: DALAT MU DALA, DOBRAS BILA KDY TE MILOVALI Collection A. Szirmay-Keczer | HANAC I–IIIII , VIVEMENT G.Ph. Telemann (Rostock man.) 6. TWO DANCES Collection A. Szirmay- Keczer | EN KITZVO Collection Berlin, chassidic, 18th.c | TWO DANCES Coll. A. Szirmay-Keczer 7. MARCHE G.Ph. Telemann | VERBUNG PER IL VIOLINO Coll. Pestini /Hungarici Saltus, 18th.c | UNGARICI NO. 2,3,5 HUNGA RICE Collection Esztergom Biblioteca | HUNGARI CUS 34 Collection Uhrovec 8. MEZZETIN EN TURC G.Ph. Telemann | DANCE 277 Collection Uhrovec | LES TURCS G.Ph. Telemann | ||||||
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| Quotes | (...) The Holland Baroque Society and the violinist Milos Valent are here in perfect osmosis in a recording which is both original and unique. Their enthusiasm is apparent on each work performed, and the listener cannot resist being lead on by such musical passion. This is, quite simply, a celebration. L’ensemble Holland Baroque Society et le violoniste Milos Valent sont ici en osmose parfaite pour un enregistrement à la fois original et unique. Leur enthousiasme se décèle à chaque œuvre abordée et l’auditeur ne peut que se laisser entraîner par une telle passion musicale. Tout simplement jubilatoire. Vanaf de eerste maten boeit het. (..) Bij deze SuperAudio-CD kun je niet stil blijven zitten (...) Zó moet er gemusiceerd worden (...) speciaal hulde voor Milos Valent (...) The disc makes fascinating listening (…) The Holland Baroque Society performs Telemann with vigour and panache. Recorded sound is vivid. (…) this disc is arranged, played and recorded with such flavor and zest that it’s a thoroughly delightful experience for the music lover and audiophile. Holland Baroque Society bestaat pas vijf jaar, maar heeft zich in die korte tijd bewezen als een ensemble dat er in de muziekscene echt toe doet. (...) De samenwerking tussen de Slowaakse violist Milos Valent en HBS heeft niet alleen spetterende concerten, maar inmiddels ook een even spetterende cd opgeleverd. Valent voelt zich als een vis in het water in zowel het barokrepertoire als in de typisch achttiende-eeuwse volksmuziek uit Midden-Europa en met zijn zeer aanstekelijke enthousiasme en niet te vergeten passie (!) heeft hij het gehele ensemble meegesleept: het druipt er in iedere maat vanaf. (...) Het resultaat van dit alles? Kostelijke, nee héérlijke muziek waar de vonken vanaf spatten en die ook nog eens uitstekend (ook in stereo!) werd vastgelegd. (…) these are lively performances: the two guests bring a lot of spirit to their work, and the ensemble players are clearly cought up in the fun. (...) All the music here is exotic and very entertaining and the performances are very lively (...) this collection is a real eye-opener. The session photographs of members of the Holland Baroque Society reproduced in the booklet and packaging of this wonderful SACD shows them wreathed in smiles – and no wonder! This is one of the most entertaining and brilliantly conceived recordings that I have heard for some time. (...) The result is a rich and varied mix of music and styles upon which Milos Valent and his musicians have been able to draw.(...) In addition to the Holland Baroque Society’s instrumental line-up that includes theorbo, archlute, tiorbino and baroque guitar, there is some exotic sounding percussion and most importantly the participation of the brilliant Jan Rokyta. He not only plays the cimbalom, whose distinctive tones features in much of the music, but also folk recorders, Armenian duduk and clarinet. The result is an amazing range of sounds, textures and infectious rhythms. (...) Needless to say the 5.0 DSD recording made by Jared Sacks, using state-of-the-art technology (Grimm Audio/ Pyramix Editing/Merging Technologies), is magnificent in its tonal veracity and dynamic range. The captivating music, vibrant playing and the immediacy of the superb recorded sound makes this a most cherishable SACD. (...) Folk-classical hybrids can sound twee and tepid but Slovakian violinist Milos Valent's exploration of Telemann's Polish-influenced music and the dances that inspired it has tremendous vivacity. This is a kaleidoscope of piquant gut strings, limpid recorders and lutes, raucous duduk and Armenian clarinet, underpinned by the giddy harmonies of the cimbalom. A spirited celebration of the most broad-minded of Germany's baroque composers. (…) Het repertoire trekt als een bonte collage voorbij, voorzien van een uitdagende swing. Er komen ook exotische instrumenten aan te pas, variërend van hakkebord tot volksfluiten en zelfs een Armeense dudak. Een feestje. De Holland Baroque Society heeft zich gestort op de Oost-Europese wortels van de barokmuziek. En hoe. De cd Barbaric Beauty bevat acht tracks, die bestaan uit naadloos in elkaar overlopende dansjes en andere onderdelen - regelrechte medleys dus. Het begint allemaal vrij geruststellend, met een Concerto polonaise van Telemann, maar al snel gaat het heftiger toe en belanden we aan de hand van de twee gastspelers, violist Milos Valent en fluitist/cimbalomspeler Jan Rokyta in roeriger regionen, waar de muziek hoekiger, volkser en opzwepender wordt. |
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| Running time | 77.32 | ||||||
| Number of cd's | 1 | ||||||
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Digital Converters: DSD Super Audio/Grimm Audio AD/DA
Speakers: Audiolab, Holland
Software: Pyramix Editing, Merging Technologies
Mixing Board: Rens Heijnis, custom design
Mastering Room: B+W 803d series speakers, Classe 5200 Amplifier
Cables: Van den Hul
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Holland Baroque Society
Holland Baroque Society is five years old! During all those beautiful, music-filled years they’ve regularly found themselves collaborating with soloists and directors of great name and renown – such as violin virtuoso Rachel Podger, and many others... |
Milos Valent - violin
Jan Rokyta - flutes & cimbalon
1. PERPETUUM MOBILE G.Ph. Telemann |
CONCERTO POLONOIS IN G: DOLCE
G.Ph. Telemann | POLONAISE IN D
G.Ph. Telemann | DANCE 90 Collection Annae
Szir may-Keczer, 1720 | POLONESIE G.Ph.
Telemann (Rostock man.) | PODE DWOREM D 79 | Collec tion A. Szirmay-Keczer | POLONESIE
I, II G.Ph. Tele mann (Rostock man.) |
MELO DIA RIUM G10 Collection A. Szirmay-
Keczer | CONCERTO POLONOIS IN B: LARGO
G.Ph. Telemann | MELODIURIUM G 11 Coll. A. Szirmay-Keczer | CONCERTO POLONOIS
2. LES JANISSAIRES G.Ph. Telemann |
NOTA KURUCZ I + II Collection Uhrovec, 1730 | ZELA TROVKE Collection
A. Szir may-Keczer
3. MOURKY G.Ph. Telemann | ALKMAERDER
HOUT, MURKY, OVERGAAN VAN DOORNIK
Collection Boere Danssen, 18th.c |
LES MOSCOVITES G.Ph. Telemann | DANCE 298 Collection Uhrovec | HUNGARICUS 22
Collection Uhrovec
4. DANCE 322 Collection Uhrovec |
DOPSCHENSIS Collection Uhrovec |
ADAGIO Coll. Saltus Hungarici, Trencin, 18th.c | ACH MA MYLA CO MYSLIS Collection
Uhrovec | DANCE 325 Collection A. Szirmay-
Keczer | MELODIARIUM B14
Collection
A. Szirmay-Keczer | HUNGARICUS 35
Collection Uhrovec
5. HANAQUOISE G.Ph. Telemann | SONGS:
DALAT MU DALA, DOBRAS BILA KDY TE MILOVALI Collection A. Szirmay-Keczer |
HANAC I–IIIII
, VIVEMENT G.Ph. Telemann
(Rostock man.)
6. TWO DANCES Collection A. Szirmay-
Keczer | EN KITZVO Collection Berlin, chassidic, 18th.c | TWO DANCES
Coll. A. Szirmay-Keczer
7. MARCHE G.Ph. Telemann | VERBUNG
PER IL VIOLINO Coll. Pestini /Hungarici
Saltus, 18th.c | UNGARICI NO. 2,3,5 HUNGA RICE Collection Esztergom Biblioteca |
HUNGARI CUS 34 Collection Uhrovec
8. MEZZETIN EN TURC G.Ph. Telemann |
DANCE 277 Collection Uhrovec |
LES TURCS G.Ph. Telemann
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such pieces. In ‘Barbaric Beauty’ we follow a completely different path by focussing on Telemann’s Polish style. At least, this is how he described the pieces he wrote after discovering the
music played along the Polish-Hungarian border. It was at the beginning of his career, when he was just 25 years old, that he heard sounds that were
to inspire him throughout his life. Telemann writes in his autobiography:
“In 1704 I was appointed Chapelmaster in Sorau (Zary) by His Excellence Count Erdmann von Promnitz. When the Court resided for six
months in Plesse and Krakow, I became acquainted with both Polish music and the music of the Hanaks. This in all its barbaric beauty. (The Hanaks are
Czechs from Moravia) The music came from four different instruments: an extremely shrill violin, a Polish bagpipe, a bass trombone and a regal. On
one occasion I even heard thirty-six bagpipes and eight violins together. One can hardly imagine the brilliant ideas the wind players and violinists
brought forth during the improvisations at moments when the dancers were allowed to rest.”
It is striking that Telemann was explicitly interested in the impro visations, mentioning the ‘brilliant ideas’ for which there was only occasion
when the band could free itself of the tight metre and musical requirements of the dance. Telemann wrote with enthusiasm:
“If you were to write down all that was played there, after a week you would have enough ideas for the rest of your life. If you know how to turn it
to your own advantage, there is so much good to be had from this music.” He also wrote: “Later I wrote large-scale concertos and trios in this style, which I
subsequently gave an Italian look to by alternating Adagios and Allegros.”
(...) The Holland Baroque Society and the violinist Milos Valent are here in perfect osmosis in a recording which is both original and unique. Their enthusiasm is apparent on each work performed, and the listener cannot resist being lead on by such musical passion. This is, quite simply, a celebration.
OpusHD
L’ensemble Holland Baroque Society et le violoniste Milos Valent sont ici en osmose parfaite pour un enregistrement à la fois original et unique. Leur enthousiasme se décèle à chaque œuvre abordée et l’auditeur ne peut que se laisser entraîner par une telle passion musicale. Tout simplement jubilatoire.
Opus Haute Définition
Vanaf de eerste maten boeit het. (..) Bij deze SuperAudio-CD kun je niet stil blijven zitten (...) Zó moet er gemusiceerd worden (...) speciaal hulde voor Milos Valent (...)
HVT
The disc makes fascinating listening (…) The Holland Baroque Society performs Telemann with vigour and panache. Recorded sound is vivid.
International Record Review
(…) this disc is arranged, played and recorded with such flavor and zest that it’s a thoroughly delightful experience for the music lover and audiophile.
Stereophile – ‘records to die for’
Holland Baroque Society bestaat pas vijf jaar, maar heeft zich in die korte tijd bewezen als een ensemble dat er in de muziekscene echt toe doet. (...) De samenwerking tussen de Slowaakse violist Milos Valent en HBS heeft niet alleen spetterende concerten, maar inmiddels ook een even spetterende cd opgeleverd. Valent voelt zich als een vis in het water in zowel het barokrepertoire als in de typisch achttiende-eeuwse volksmuziek uit Midden-Europa en met zijn zeer aanstekelijke enthousiasme en niet te vergeten passie (!) heeft hij het gehele ensemble meegesleept: het druipt er in iedere maat vanaf. (...) Het resultaat van dit alles? Kostelijke, nee héérlijke muziek waar de vonken vanaf spatten en die ook nog eens uitstekend (ook in stereo!) werd vastgelegd.
Opusklassiek
(…) these are lively performances: the two guests bring a lot of spirit to their work, and the ensemble players are clearly cought up in the fun.
American Record Guide
(...) All the music here is exotic and very entertaining and the performances are very lively (...) this collection is a real eye-opener.
Musicweb international
The session photographs of members of the Holland Baroque Society reproduced in the booklet and packaging of this wonderful SACD shows them wreathed in smiles – and no wonder! This is one of the most entertaining and brilliantly conceived recordings that I have heard for some time. (...) The result is a rich and varied mix of music and styles upon which Milos Valent and his musicians have been able to draw.(...) In addition to the Holland Baroque Society’s instrumental line-up that includes theorbo, archlute, tiorbino and baroque guitar, there is some exotic sounding percussion and most importantly the participation of the brilliant Jan Rokyta. He not only plays the cimbalom, whose distinctive tones features in much of the music, but also folk recorders, Armenian duduk and clarinet. The result is an amazing range of sounds, textures and infectious rhythms. (...) Needless to say the 5.0 DSD recording made by Jared Sacks, using state-of-the-art technology (Grimm Audio/ Pyramix Editing/Merging Technologies), is magnificent in its tonal veracity and dynamic range. The captivating music, vibrant playing and the immediacy of the superb recorded sound makes this a most cherishable SACD.
SA-CD.net Performance 5 stars Sonics 5 stars
(...) Folk-classical hybrids can sound twee and tepid but Slovakian violinist Milos Valent's exploration of Telemann's Polish-influenced music and the dances that inspired it has tremendous vivacity. This is a kaleidoscope of piquant gut strings, limpid recorders and lutes, raucous duduk and Armenian clarinet, underpinned by the giddy harmonies of the cimbalom. A spirited celebration of the most broad-minded of Germany's baroque composers.
The Independant
(…) Het repertoire trekt als een bonte collage voorbij, voorzien van een uitdagende swing. Er komen ook exotische instrumenten aan te pas, variërend van hakkebord tot volksfluiten en zelfs een Armeense dudak. Een feestje.
De Telegraaf *****
De Holland Baroque Society heeft zich gestort op de Oost-Europese wortels van de barokmuziek. En hoe. De cd Barbaric Beauty bevat acht tracks, die bestaan uit naadloos in elkaar overlopende dansjes en andere onderdelen - regelrechte medleys dus. Het begint allemaal vrij geruststellend, met een Concerto polonaise van Telemann, maar al snel gaat het heftiger toe en belanden we aan de hand van de twee gastspelers, violist Milos Valent en fluitist/cimbalomspeler Jan Rokyta in roeriger regionen, waar de muziek hoekiger, volkser en opzwepender wordt.
De musici hebben zelfs kans gezien er wat Nederlandse Boere Danssen doorheen te vlechten. Dit is crossover van het betere soort, en dat Telemann wat op de achtergrond raakt deert niet. Bovendien krijgt hij in Les Turcs toch het laatste woord.
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