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The Musical Treasures of Leufsta Bruk


In the 18th century, Leufsta Bruk – some 140 kilometres northwest of Stockholm – was the centre of a major industry producing iron both for Swedish needs and for export. It was a little principality in the middle of the forest governed by the descendants of Louis De Geer, a Belgian financier who developed the ironworks. The family was highly cultured and musical, and in particular Charles De Geer, a noted scientist as well as industrialist, contributed greatly to the remarkable collection of musical scores at Leufsta. These scores were to a large extent brought from Amsterdam and mirror the development of music and music publishing on the continent, as well as the musical activities at a flourishing Swedish manor of the period.
Not surprisingly the collection – and this disc – contains music by well-known composers such as Vivaldi and Tartini, but there are also rarely heard works, for various instrumental combinations. Duets, keyboard solos, trio sonatas and the charming collection of ‘Boer Dances’ bear testament to the entertainments – often with the active participation of members of the De Geer family themselves – that enlivened the evenings at Leufsta in the mid-18th century.
Bringing these musical treasures to life is the Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble, whose many recordings on BIS have created a following around the world. Released in 1985 their version of Vivaldi's Four Seasons, with soloist Nils-Erik Sparf, is considered one of the classic recordings of this work. A much later disc, Telemann’s Don Quixotte (BIS-CD-1226) was recommended by the Spanish magazine CD Compact, and received a 5 star review in BBC Music Magazine, containing the following words of praise: 'the Drottningholm musicians capture all with admirable esprit and no breaches of stylistic decorum.' The same may safely be said about the present recording.
 
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  Composer: Vivaldi, Antonio
  Concerto in B flat major, La Caccia, RV 362, for violin,
strings and basso continuo
07:22
01 I. Allegro 03:06 $ 0.65 USD
02 II. Adagio 02:06 $ 0.44 USD
03 III. Allegro 02:10 $ 0.46 USD
 
 
  Composer: Schaffrath, Christoph
  Duetto IV for flauto treverso and harpsichord 12:51
04 I. Allegro 04:35 $ 0.96 USD
05 II. Largo 04:27 $ 0.93 USD
06 III. Allegro assai 03:49 $ 0.80 USD
 
 
  Composer: Marcello, Benedetto
  Sonata VI for cello and harpsichord 07:25
07 I. Adagio 02:21 $ 0.49 USD
08 II. Allegro 01:52 $ 0.39 USD
09 III. Grave 01:26 $ 0.30 USD
10 IV. Allegro 01:46 $ 0.37 USD
 
 
  Composer: Pepusch, Johann Christoph
  Concerto I for 2 flautes, 2 oboe and basso continuo 09:02
11 I. Largo 02:46 $ 0.58 USD
12 II. Allegro 02:03 $ 0.43 USD
13 III. Adagio 01:58 $ 0.41 USD
14 IV. Allegro 02:15 $ 0.47 USD
 
 
  Composer: Corbett, William
  Sonata No.4 for two violins and basso continuo 06:18
15 I. Largo 01:55 $ 0.40 USD
16 II. Canzona 01:40 $ 0.35 USD
17 III. Adagio 01:21 $ 0.28 USD
18 IV. Vivace 01:22 $ 0.29 USD
 
 
  Composer: Anonymous
  from a collection of Boere Danssen 06:20
19 De groote Mogol 01:08 $ 0.24 USD
20 ´t Inkomen van Harderwyk 02:00 $ 0.42 USD
21 ´t Overgaan van Doornik 00:34 $ 0.12 USD
22 De valsche Munters 00:51 $ 0.18 USD
23 De Klompe-maker 01:19 $ 0.28 USD
24 De Kippe Jonge 00:28 $ 0.10 USD
 
 
  Composer: Hurlebusch, Conrad Friedrich
  Ouvertüre I for solo harpsichord 11:53
25 I. Ouvertüre 02:19 $ 0.49 USD
26 II. Allemanda 02:41 $ 0.56 USD
27 III. Courante 01:40 $ 0.35 USD
28 IV. Sarabande 03:08 $ 0.66 USD
29 V. Menuet 00:43 $ 0.15 USD
30 VI. Gavotte 01:22 $ 0.29 USD
 
 
  Composer: Tartini, Giuseppe
  Concerto in G minor for violin, strings and basso continuo 15:42
31 I. Allegro 05:56 $ 1.25 USD
32 II. Fuga alla breve 02:24 $ 0.50 USD
33 III. Cantabile 03:26 $ 0.72 USD
34 IV. Allegro assai 03:56 $ 0.83 USD
 
  Album total 79:29
ViolinGalli, Tullo
Sparf, Nils-Erik
ComposerAnonymous
Corbett, William
Hurlebusch, Conrad Friedrich
Marcello, Benedetto
Pepusch, Johann Christoph
Schaffrath, Christoph
Tartini, Giuseppe
Vivaldi, Antonio
EnsembleDrottningholm Baroque Ensemble
HarpsichordGafvert (Gäfvert), Bjorn (Björn)
Flauto traverso/recorderOllén, Bjorg (Björg)
CelloYamahiro Brinkmann, Mime
OboeBjurenhed, Ulf
Farnlof (Färnlöf), Bertil
RecorderThorsander, Olle

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