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Choral Works Of Sweelinck Vol 1
Release Date: 10/05/2007
Label: Etcetera Records Catalog #: 1318 Spars Code: DDD
Composer: Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
Performer: Bernard Winsemius, Jan Kleinbussink, Maarten van der Heijden, Waltraut Gumz, ...
Conductor: Peter Phillips, Ton Koopman, William Christie
Orchestra/Ensemble: Netherlands Chamber Choir
Number of Discs: 1
Recorded in: Stereo
Length: 1 Hours 7 Mins.
Works on This Recording
1. Or soit loué l'Eternel by Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
Performer: Bernard Winsemius (Organ)
Conductor: Peter Phillips
Orchestra/Ensemble: Netherlands Chamber Choir
Period: Renaissance
Written: 1614; Netherlands (Holland
Date of Recording: 12/03/1986
Venue: Walloon Church, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Length: 6 Minutes 18 Secs.
Language: French
2. Psalm 33 by Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
Performer: Bernard Winsemius (Organ)
Conductor: Peter Phillips
Orchestra/Ensemble: Netherlands Chamber Choir
Period: Renaissance
Written: Netherlands (Holland
Date of Recording: 12/03/1986
Venue: Walloon Church, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Length: 3 Minutes 50 Secs.
Language: French
3. Hodie Christus natus est by Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
Performer: Bernard Winsemius (Organ)
Conductor: Peter Phillips
Orchestra/Ensemble: Netherlands Chamber Choir
Period: Renaissance
Written: Netherlands
Date of Recording: 12/03/1986
Venue: Walloon Church, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Length: 2 Minutes 59 Secs.
Language: Latin
4. Te Deum laudamus by Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
Performer: Bernard Winsemius (Organ)
Conductor: Peter Phillips
Orchestra/Ensemble: Netherlands Chamber Choir
Period: Renaissance
Written: by 1619; Netherlands (Holland
Date of Recording: 12/03/1986
Venue: Walloon Church, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Length: 11 Minutes 33 Secs.
Language: Latin
5. Psalm 148 by Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
Conductor: Ton Koopman
Orchestra/Ensemble: Netherlands Chamber Choir
Period: Renaissance
Written: Netherlands (Holland
Date of Recording: 01/23/1987
Venue: Walloon Church, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Length: 11 Minutes 28 Secs.
Language: French
6. Ab Oriente venerum Magi by Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
Performer: Jan Kleinbussink (Organ), Maarten van der Heijden (Violone)
Conductor: Ton Koopman
Orchestra/Ensemble: Netherlands Chamber Choir
Period: Renaissance
Written: by 1619; Netherlands (Holland
Date of Recording: 01/23/1987
Venue: Walloon Church, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Length: 3 Minutes 48 Secs.
Language: Latin
7. Oraison Dominicale by Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
Performer: Waltraut Gumz (Bass Viola da gamba), Jaap ter Linden (Treble Vla da gamba), Jaap ter Linden (Bass Viola da gamba),
Hildegard Perl (Bass Viola da gamba)
Conductor: Ton Koopman
Orchestra/Ensemble: Netherlands Chamber Choir
Period: Renaissance
Written: Netherlands (Holland
Date of Recording: 01/23/1987
Venue: Walloon Church, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Length: 3 Minutes 39 Secs.
Language: French
8. De profundis clamavi ad te Domine by Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
Performer: Bernard Winsemius (Organ), Stephen Stubbs (Lute), Jonathan Rubin (Lute)
Conductor: William Christie
Orchestra/Ensemble: Netherlands Chamber Choir
Period: Renaissance
Written: by 1619; Netherlands (Holland
Venue: Walloon Church, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Length: 4 Minutes 6 Secs.
Language: Latin
Notes: Walloon Church, Amsterdam, Netherlands (03/19/1987 - 03/20/1987)
9. Psalm 98 by Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
Performer: Stephen Stubbs (Lute), Jonathan Rubin (Lute)
Conductor: William Christie
Orchestra/Ensemble: Netherlands Chamber Choir
Period: Renaissance
Written: Netherlands (Holland
Venue: Walloon Church, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Length: 5 Minutes 57 Secs.
Language: French
Notes: Walloon Church, Amsterdam, Netherlands (03/19/1987 - 03/20/1987)
10. Gaude et laetare, Jerusalem by Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
Performer: Stephen Stubbs (Lute), Jonathan Rubin (Lute), Anne-Marie Lasla (Viola da gamba),
Bernard Winsemius (Organ), Vincent De Kort (Cello)
Conductor: William Christie
Orchestra/Ensemble: Netherlands Chamber Choir
Period: Renaissance
Written: by 1619; Netherlands (Holland
Venue: Walloon Church, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Length: 2 Minutes 10 Secs.
Language: Latin
Notes: Walloon Church, Amsterdam, Netherlands (03/19/1987 - 03/20/1987)
11. Ecce prandium meum paravi by Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
Performer: Jonathan Rubin (Lute), Stephen Stubbs (Lute), Bernard Winsemius (Organ),
Anne-Marie Lasla (Viola da gamba), Vincent De Kort (Cello)
Conductor: William Christie
Orchestra/Ensemble: Netherlands Chamber Choir
Period: Renaissance
Written: by 1619; Netherlands (Holland
Venue: Walloon Church, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Length: 4 Minutes 1 Secs.
Language: Latin
Notes: Walloon Church, Amsterdam, Netherlands (03/19/1987 - 03/20/1987)
12. Psalm 53 by Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
Performer: Bernard Winsemius (Organ)
Conductor: Peter Phillips
Orchestra/Ensemble: Netherlands Chamber Choir
Period: Renaissance
Written: Netherlands (Holland
Date of Recording: 12/03/1986
Venue: Walloon Church, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Length: 7 Minutes 50 Secs.
Language: French
TRACK LISTING
Choral works - Volume 1
1 Psalm 150: Or soit loué Eight-part motet 06:18
artists: ' Netherlands Chamber Choir' 'Peter Phillips' 'William Christie' 'Ton Koopman' 'Bernard Winsemius'
composers: 'Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621)'
2 Psalm 33: Resveillez-vous Eight-part motet 03:50
artists: ' Netherlands Chamber Choir' 'Peter Phillips' 'William Christie' 'Ton Koopman' 'Bernard Winsemius'
composers: 'Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621)'
3 Psalm 53: Le fol malin Four- to seven-part motet 07:50
artists: ' Netherlands Chamber Choir' 'Peter Phillips' 'William Christie' 'Ton Koopman' 'Bernard Winsemius'
composers: 'Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621)'
4 Hodie Christus natus est Five-part motet 02:59
artists: ' Netherlands Chamber Choir' 'Peter Phillips' 'William Christie' 'Ton Koopman' 'Bernard Winsemius'
composers: 'Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621)'
5 Te Deum Laudamus Five-part motet for voices and organ 11:33
artists: ' Netherlands Chamber Choir' 'Peter Phillips' 'William Christie' 'Ton Koopman' 'Bernard Winsemius'
composers: 'Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621)'
6 Psalm 148: Vous tous les habitans de cieux For unaccompanied seven-part choir 11:28
artists: ' Netherlands Chamber Choir' 'Peter Phillips' 'William Christie' 'Ton Koopman' 'Bernard Winsemius'
composers: 'Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621)'
7 Ab Oriente venerunt Magi For five-part choir and figured bass 03:48
artists: ' Netherlands Chamber Choir' 'Peter Phillips' 'William Christie' 'Ton Koopman' 'Bernard Winsemius'
composers: 'Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621)'
8 Oraison Dominicale For three-part choir and viol 03:39
artists: ' Netherlands Chamber Choir' 'Peter Phillips' 'William Christie' 'Ton Koopman' 'Bernard Winsemius'
composers: 'Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621)'
9 De Profundis (Psalm 130) Cantio Sacra for five-part Choir, lute and organ 04:06
artists: ' Netherlands Chamber Choir' 'Peter Phillips' 'William Christie' 'Ton Koopman' 'Bernard Winsemius'
composers: 'Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621)'
10 Psaume 98: Chantez à Dieu For five solo voices and lute 05:57
artists: ' Netherlands Chamber Choir' 'Peter Phillips' 'William Christie' 'Ton Koopman' 'Bernard Winsemius'
composers: 'Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621)'
11 Gaude et laetere Cantio Sacra for five-part choir, lutes and Figured bass 02:10
artists: ' Netherlands Chamber Choir' 'Peter Phillips' 'William Christie' 'Ton Koopman' 'Bernard Winsemius'
composers: 'Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621)'
12 Ecce prandium Cantio Sacra for five-part choir, lutes and Figured bass 04:01
artists: ' Netherlands Chamber Choir' 'Peter Phillips' 'William Christie' 'Ton Koopman' 'Bernard Winsemius'
composers: 'Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621)'
Notes and Editorial Reviews
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621) is one of the few composers of the Northern Netherlands who enjoyed an international reputation. Even during his lifetime, he attracted students from far and wide, who came to learn from him, copy his music and adopt his style. On returning to their native countries, they would not only take back a pile of Sweelinck's compositions but also a deep respect for this modest ‘Orpheus of Amsterdam'. Sweelinck undertook and completed the massive effort of composing musical settings for all 150 Psalms, using the rhymed French-language versions by Marot and De Bèze. In both the Psalms and Cantiones Sacrae he demonstrates a deep knowledge of the major French and Italian compositional techniques - Homophony, strict counterpoint, imitation, chanson and madrigal styles are all to be found here. From its formation in 1937 onwards, the renown of the Nederlands Kamerkoor has grown rapidly and the quality of the ensemble has inspired leading composers; including Frank Martin, Francis Poulenc, James MacMillan and Sir John Tavener, to compose works for a cappella chorus. The choir has developed into an all-round ensemble that has mastered all facets of choral music, and is considered to be one of the world's best. Bernard Winsemius, a connoisseur of church music, organ and carillon, is the ideal organist to play this repertoire. Peter Phillips (Tallis Scholars), Ton Koopman (The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra) and William Christie (Les Arts Florissants) have all earned a reputation as choral conductors and they frequently tour the world with their Renaissance- and Baroque ensembles.
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AllMusic Review by Uncle Dave Lewis [-]
The majority of Dutch Renaissance master Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck's output is vocal, but you wouldn't know that from the extent to which it is performed and recorded. This whole area of the repertoire remains practically unknown, rendered inchoate by the overwhelming precedence taken by his comparatively small body of keyboard music. Everything Sweelinck composed is available in modern editions, so there is no good reason that the vocal music remain uninvestigated, other than that it is little asked for. This is in itself a bit surprising, as his psalm settings were immensely popular in the Netherlands and were heard from Sweelinck's time into the nineteenth century.
In 1986, the Netherlands Chamber Choir decided to address this issue and recorded three volumes of Sweelinck's sacred vocal music, of which this NM Classics release is the first. On this volume, the Netherlands Chamber Choir is partnered with some very prestigious leaders and ensembles; Peter Philips is at the podium for the first five works, Ton Koopman for the next three with the remainder led by William Christie. The instrumentalists, likewise, are top drawer -- Hille Perl and Jaap ter Linden are heard under Koopman, and lutenist Stephen Stubbs attends to the small continuo that provides the accompaniment for William Christie, though admittedly in these recordings the continuo is not well heard. Sweelinck's psalm settings reflect the influence of the Italian madrigal on Dutch music in the sixteenth century; textures are largely homophonic, tempi are swift, and rhythmically the music is not as fluid as Lassus or Palestrina, but it makes frequent use of imitation, canonic devices, and sometimes achieves an awesome sense of transparency. That is part of the reason why Sweelinck's psalms are regarded among the pinnacles of renaissance choral literature; however, this may partly be the reason for their obscurity; they are most effective taken one or two at a time; listened to severally they tend to blend together as his approach is so homogeneous from one to the next.
These are very good recordings of significant Renaissance sacred music that deserves to be more widely performed and recorded. However, unless one is a listener very seasoned in this type of music, caution should be taken with NM Classics' Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck: Choral Works, Vol. 1, just as one would not load up on chocolate cake with walnuts, these rich creations should be enjoyed a piece or two at a time.
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Choir & Organ
There is an infectious vivacity to this choir's singing – a joie de vivre and a subtlety with phrasing and
dynamics that appears ingrained. A wonderful attention to detail characterises the work of all three of these distinguished directors and,besides being a truly gracious and delightful tribute to Sweelinck, the disc is a fascinating study in contrasted directorial approaches, with each maestro drawing his own desired sound and style from the singers
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Jan Pieterzson Sweelinck zählt zu den berühmtesten Komponisten der Niederlande. Als Organist an der Oude Kerk in Amsterdam übte er großen Einfluss auf die norddeutsche Orgelschule des 17. Jahrhunderts aus. Er war der letzte Meister der niederländischen Vokalpolyphonie und komponierte neben 70 Orgel- auch über 250 Vokalwerke. Die vorliegende Aufnahme versammelt Vertonungen lateinischer religiöser Texte aus den »Cantiones Sacrae« (1619) sowie einige Beispiele seiner Psalmvertonungen in französischer Sprache.
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Rezensionen
E. Pinter in FonoForum 2 / 95: "Höchste Qualität in Klang und Ausdruck."
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