The Best Organ Music from the Dutch Golden Age
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Composers: Cornelis Schuyt, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
Artist: Matthias Havinga
This attractive collection brings together organ music from the Dutch Golden Age; a period of great prosperity and power for the Republic of the Netherlands. During this era culture blossomed, with art, particularly painting and music, reaching a hitherto unknown level of refinement as exemplified in the works of Rembrandt and Sweelinck, among others.
Cities of the Republic were centers of power, and the position of city organist was one of great prestige, as he was essentially responsible for coordinating local musical culture. His musical adaptability led him to compose in all manner of forms, as can be heard on this release - which effectively offers a postcard from the Dutch Golden Age through its variety of compositions: psalm arrangements, fantasias, dances and secular songs. As arguably the greatest Dutch composer of all time, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck’s music is a particularly prominent feature of the disc. Of his contrasting variation sets, many were based on secular songs (whose subjects range widely): More Palatino is a bawdy drinking song and Mein junges Leben hat ein End a melancholic melody in the ‘vanitas’ style, linking closely to popular themes in paintings of the time. Of the musical psalm settings for the organ, which were used to accompany the singing of a massed congregation and also performed during public “concerts” while people wandered through the church in great numbers, Anthoni van Noordt’s setting of Psalm 24 is particularly notable, beginning soberly, featuring an adventurous, expressive second variation, and ending grandly with the melody in the pedal. The Faber/Blank organ of the Jacobuskerk,
Zeerijp, is well suited to the repertoire; dating from 1651, it was reconstructed to its original condition in 1979. In the hands of Matthias Havinga, who has won prizes at various international organ competitions and performed extensively in many European countries and in the USA, it is essential in recreating the sound world of the music as closely as possible.
This beautiful programme, recorded in 2014, brings us back to the Golden Age of the Netherlands, the 16th and 17th century, in which cultural life blossomed thanks to the economical prosperity brought by the overseas trade. Wealthy merchants commissioned works by artists like Rembrandt, Vermeer, Ruischdael and others. Also musical life flourished, and musicians from all over Europe came to hear and study with Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck. Organist Matthias Havinga selected a beautiful bouquet of works by Dutch composers: Sweelinck, Van Noordt, Schuyt, Havingha (an ancient ancestor of the artist..?) and others.
00:00:00 Fantasia chromatica in D Minor à 4 SwWV 258
00:08:37 Almande Gratie [More Palatino] SwWV 318 [4 variations]
00:13:02 6 Variations on “Mein junges Leben hat ein End” in A Minor, SwWV 324
00:20:13 XLIX. Wilhelmus - XIV. Almande prynce
00:22:15 Psalm 118 “Dancket den Heer seer hoogh’ ghepresen”
00:25:00 Tabulatuur-boeck van psalmen en fantasyen: Psalm XXIV. Verse 1 à 4, pedaliter
00:27:24 Tabulatuur-boeck van psalmen en fantasyen: Psalm XXIV. Verse 2 à 4
00:29:47 Tabulatuur-boeck van psalmen en fantasyen: Psalm XXIV. Verse 3 à 4, in de Bas
00:32:49 Ballo del Granduca in G Major, SwWV 319
00:37:52 LVI. Daphne [3 verses]
00:43:47 Psalm 36 SwWV 311 “Des boosdoenders wille seer quaet”: Variatio
00:46:41 Psalm 36 SwWV 311 “Des boosdoenders wille seer quaet”: Secunda Variatio
00:49:51 Psalm 36 SwWV 311 “Des boosdoenders wille seer quaet”: Tertia Variatio
00:53:31 IV. De frans galliard
00:54:22 XXXVI. Serbande
00:56:08 XIII. Almande Brun Smeedelyn
00:57:33 Malle Sijmen in D Major, SwWV 323
00:59:12 12 Pavans and Galliards, and 2 Canzonas: Padovana
01:03:34 12 Pavans and Galliards, and 2 Canzonas: Gagliarda
01:05:21 Ouverture Octava: Vivace
01:09:56 Fantasia in G Minor à 3 SwWV 271 - เพลง
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Salig. Musiek vir die siel. Pragtige vertolking. Baie dankie vir die deel daarvan.
Net so. Deesdae word daar nie meer musiek vir die siel gemaak nie maar kommersieele musiek vir die *iel wat by n komper uitrol.
Dutch organ music really resonates with me. It brings me in a state of deep thought and melancholy. truly magical.
I remember attending an Organ concert at St. Nicholas (Amsterdam, Netherlands) and if I remember right a few of these songs were played there. I believe there is still an annual organ concert there. Such beautiful music, especially from a live organ :)
What a revelation! this music should be much better known. Thanks for posting
Renaissance melody and Baroque counterpoint: a hauntingly beautiful combination! Thank you for the download.
Sweelinck: Pavans & Galliards. Deeply impressed by the beauty and power of calvinistic purity! Thanks Matthias Havinga for your excellent help, unveiling this secret.
The Calvinists did not apreciate music that much...:(
@@dollemannetje Organs nearly did not get into calvinist churches. It was a pretty close call.
I am Dutch and I never heard of this. Thanks for the video! Now I know ;)
I wish one day i can live in the netherlands... Its my dream in life
One day only in the Netherlands will turn out very disapointing. I live there myself, since my birth. It seems to me however not really a bad part of the world, or not at all.
No, u dont..... trust me....
@@langejan1675 what the fuck dude, the Netherlands has one of the best living conditions of the world.
@@keesburg314 unless if you live in amsterdam or some terrible place, what the hell! i lived in hilversum for 8 years and it was amazing...
@@calibvr What was amazing...?
Mooie muziek oet Riep... Deurgoan, Matthias!
Really beautiful music
Mooie muziek en prachtig gespeeld.
Thank you so much for posting it! This music makes my Sunday more beautiful!
Proud Dutchman
Шикарно! Спасибо! Very like! Thank you!
A delight for soul!... No doubt.
This music should be played more often.Ask, better annoy your local organist!!
With music, you need to feel it.
There are organists who don't feel the renaissance vibe, so they better stay far away from it :)
The real renaissance music, performed well, is living, sprankling and flowing melodies, full of joy
Wow! I like this album! Particularly the one at 29:50!
amazing
In general, I think Dutch organs are magnificent! They have that brilliance of Northern German organ while not being snarly like the French organs. Do get me wrong, I love both but what are those trumpets? They sort of remind me of Regals: like normal Regal, String Regal, Diapason Regal, etc.
Dutch culture. It has always had an eye on what the Germans were doing while at the same time following the latest French 'mode'.
@@jamesvanderhoorn1117 What mode? Loco-rian!
So mellifluous
Mr. Havingha, I am a friend of Mr. Jonathan Dimmock, And his brother, Mr. T. Herbert Dimmock, And Mr. David Dimmock, All Solid Musicians. I would like for u to hear these brothers, for yourself, Also. Mr. Granville S. Wright, Church Musician, Fellow Toastmaster, And Admirer Of Mr. Matthias Havingha.
🖤
Any way to get a link to the painting? or the name of the painting? I Know it's Amsterdam, I can see the "Oude Kerk" in the background
I think that is actually the 'Nieuwe Kerk', and I found the painting for you: hart.amsterdam/nl/page/11381/nieuw-licht-op-de-lingelbach
Mr. Having a, thank u for playing this Netherlandish Organ Music. I have a comment u would like-I am suggesting that u try the New Organ in the Church in Sweden, it is Mechanical Tracker Action, 4 Manals And Pedals, And in the Same Church, the 1877 Henry Willis Organ there. Mr. Jonathan Dimmock has played them, And I Have Some Of His CDs, u ought to hear them, Also. God Bless U Always. I am hoping to get a chance to hear u also. Mr. Granville S. Wright, Church Musician, Fellow Toastmaster And Admirer Of Mr. Matthias Havingha.
Yes, this is a beautiful program but who composed wach piece?
Ah, this is the way to get away from this crazy world.
Zajebiste dla relaksu :-)
Stuki 1985 zamkni sie buraku
The Dutch Empire is not spoken of often and little is known. It was not a territorial expansion that laid its claim to fame, but rather from merchant enterprise and Dutch control of international maritime shipping routes. You may be familiar with Dutch chartered companies like the Dutch East Indian Company and Dutch West Indian Company. The West Indian Company was chartered by the Dutch Republic granting it a 24-year monopoly on trade and colonization that included America. Yes, they were the baddies (actually the East Company, but it's complicated) whom the colonists were rebelling against, a specific case, the Boston Tea Party: "no taxation without representation." So, for those many who consider the Dutch only a small, peaceful country full of clog dancing and beer fests, think again, my friend.
I love Sweelinck's music, but this organ's tuning is unpleasant to me. The descending chromatic scale of the first piece, in particular, produces many sour dissonances.
It is tuned perfectly in the historically correct temperament. Some notes might sound out of tune to ears that are used to modern intonation.
@@Herr_Flick_of_ze_Gestapo nice
Still the same.
this sounds a couple cents off wouldn't you say?
possibly the meantone temperament?
Doet me denken aan een Katholieke dienst.
Grappig, de muziek is juist oerprotestants
As a Dutch person I think I could do better, this is miserable. There's no real rhythm there and quite boring.
Also a Dutch person, and I happen to like this part of our musical heritage very much.
As a Dutch person, I think you misunderstand what the point of this music is
Pfffft are you deaf? ‘No rhythm’ haha, the rhythm is there, it’s just not being played on drums out loud, as is the case with modern music. The entire essence of modern music is to overstimulate your senses to the maximum, and this has resulted in people thinking of classical music as ‘boring’. In reality, it’s modern music which is much too overwhelming and excessive.
@@slc679 Actually, classically trained on piano and guitar and my good friend is a Cellists, Violin and very good flute musician. I do not like modern music at all.
Porkleaker In that case you have listened to only the first song, because you will find that ‘mein junges leben hat ein endt’ is anything but boring, especially the 5th and 6th variation. Written by Jan Pieterzoon Sweelinck