Ton Koopman

Philippe Herreweghe & Ton Koopman – Early Music Log: J.S Bach (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Studio Masters By admin · November 30, 2023 · Comments off

Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the Brandenburg Concertos; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard works such as the Goldberg Variations and The Well-Tempered Clavier; organ works such as the Schubler Chorales and the Toccata and Fugue in D minor; and vocal music such as the St Matthew Passion and the Mass in B minor. Since the 19th-century Bach revival he has been generally regarded as one of the greatest composers in the history of Western music.

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Ton Koopman – Organ Spectacular (2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Studio Masters By admin · October 10, 2023 · Comments off

This recital of familiar Bach organ works performed by Ton Koopman is a very good one he mixes favorites like the Toccata & Fugue and the Passacaglia & Fugue with lesser known chorale preludes.

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Jordi Savall, Ton Koopman, Rolf Lislevand, Andrew Lawrence-King – Diego Ortiz : Recercadas del Tratado de Glosas (1553) (2013) [Official Digital Download 24bit/88,2kHz]

Studio Masters By admin · December 20, 2022 · Comments off

Jordi Savall, Ton Koopman, Rolf Lislevand, Andrew Lawrence-King – Diego Ortiz : Recercadas del Tratado de Glosas (1553) (2013)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 49:37 minutes | 814 MB | Genre: Classical
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Review from Diapason magazine #363 (abridged)
Reviewer: Denis Morrier

“Denis Morier underlines quite judiciously the importance of this recording of the “recarcadas” of Diego Ortiz. He writes: ” This is “… another revelation from Savall (as always in those ancient repertories that he explores with such an open mindedness,…); not only does it come from a famous musician and theorician…, but it stems from a buoyant and tumultuous art, full of exacerbated passions and tensions which are continuously revived.”

As we read on, he mentions that “Savall provides a broad selection from the various types of ricercadas located by Ortiz (only those based on Gregorian melodies are excluded), thus embellishing his choices with accompaniments of a wide variety, always splendidly performed. We can appreciate the volubility and the rhythmic exuberance which characterizes Ton Koopman’s performance – the hapsichordist often engaging in truly virtuoso exchanges with the soloist – as well as the inventiveness and delicacy of the harpist, Andre Lawrence-King. Being so well supported, Jordi Savall can let go all his poetical inspiration, without adornments, but giving to these pieces on the contrary a truly dramatic dimension… “.

Morier concludes his review by branding Savall as “the angel of the viola da gamba who performs… another miracle, giving a new dimension to these didactic pieces and puts them in a new perspective, shedding a new light on the Renaissance period.”

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Yo-Yo Ma, Ton Koopman, The ABO – Simply Baroque (1999) [Reissue 2016] SACD ISO + Hi-Res FLAC

SACD / DSD By admin · July 18, 2022 · Comments off

It was only a matter of time before the remarkable Yo-Yo Ma went along with the tide and dipped his talent into the so-called authentic instrument movement. On this recital, abetted by Ton Koopman–one of the most respected names in early-music practice–Ma plays Bach and Boccherini. The Bach are all transcriptions and very fine ones, indeed–the alto aria “Erbarme Dich” from the St. Matthew Passion; the equally famous “Air on a G String” from the Third Orchestral Suite; Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring; and six others, most less well-known. These are followed by two fascinating cello concertos by Boccherini, made all the more interesting by Koopman’s cadenzas, which are pretty outrageous. Throughout, Ma’s stunning virtuosity is matched by his taste and musicality. The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra plays handsomely, and the recorded sound is warm and full. “Authentic” or not, this is mighty fine playing, and wait till you hear those cadenzas.

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