Concerto Barocco Seldom Sene & Matthias Havinga

• Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741): Concerto Grosso, Op. 3 No. 10, RV 580:
• 1 Concerto Grosso, Op. 3 No. 10, RV 580: I. Allegro 03:29
• 2 Concerto Grosso, Op. 3 No. 10, RV 580: II. Largo 02:13
• 3 Concerto Grosso, Op. 3 No. 10, RV 580: III. Allegro 03:11
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Concerto in G Minor, BWV 975:
• 4 Concerto in G Minor, BWV 975: I. Allegro 03:09
• 5 Concerto in G Minor, BWV 975: II. Largo 03:15
• 6 Concerto in G Minor, BWV 975: III. Giga 02:02
• Georg Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759): Concerto Grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 3 No. 2, HWV 313:
• 7 Concerto Grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 3 No. 2, HWV 313: I. Vivace 01:57
• 8 Concerto Grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 3 No. 2, HWV 313: II. Largo 02:13
• 9 Concerto Grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 3 No. 2, HWV 313: III. Allegro 01:51
• 10 Concerto Grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 3 No. 2, HWV 313: IV. Minuetto 01:32
• 11 Concerto Grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 3 No. 2, HWV 313: V. Gavotte 02:49
• Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto Grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 3 No. 2, HWV 313:
• 12 Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-Flat Major, BWV 1051: I. Allegro 06:22
• 13 Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-Flat Major, BWV 1051: II. Adagio ma non tanto 04:11
• 14 Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-Flat Major, BWV 1051: III. Allegro 05:31
• Samuel Scheidt (1587 - 1654):
• 15 Canzon à 5 Voc. Super O Nachbar Roland, Sswv 66 05:35
• Antonio Bertali (1605 - 1669):
• 16 Sonata a 5 Flauta 02:50
• Georg Frideric Handel: Organ Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 4, Hvw 289:
• 17 Organ Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 4, Hvw 289: I. Larghetto e staccato 04:26
• 18 Organ Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 4, Hvw 289: II. Allegro 05:20
• 19 Organ Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 4, Hvw 289: III. Adagio 00:56
• 20 Organ Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 4, Hvw 289: IV. Andante 03:17
• Total Runtime 01:06:09

Info for Concerto Barocco

Masterpieces of the Baroque concerto as you’ve never heard them before! ​

Baroque concertos are very attractive to adapt because of their virtuosity and expressiveness. In Seldom Sene's new album, this repertoire is brought to life with the added colours of harpsichord and organ. The challenge was to create a wide variety of sounds through the intelligent use of different types of recorders and the stops of both keyboard instruments. ​

The Sixth Brandenburg Concerto of Bach is an obvious candidate for Seldom Sene's performance, having originally been written for a similarly homogeneous ensemble of lower strings. In Handel’s lovely Organ Concerto Op.4 No.1 Havinga retains the solo part while the recorder quintet plays the role of orchestra and basso continuo. The roles are reversed in Vivaldi’s Concerto Grosso Op.3 No.10, where the harpsichord accompanies the recorders’ flights of fancy. Havinga "flies solo" in Bach's Concerto BWV 975, a keyboard arrangement of an original by Vivaldi.

Seldom Sene also included two early baroque works in this record. The charming Sonata for five recorders and organ by the Italian-born Viennese court composer Antonio Bertali is an originally scored rarity and the cheerful Canzon super O Nachbar Roland by Samuel Scheidt provides plenty of opportunities for playfulness in ensemble playing.

Seldom Sene
Matthias Havinga, harpsichord, organ

Seldom Sede
Recorder quintet Seldom Sede was formed in 2009 after the five performers met at the Amsterdam Conservatoire. Among the awards won by the group are First Prize at the 2009 Concours International d’Ensembles de Flûte in Le Mans, France (their debut) and the Interpretation Prize at the 17th Concours International de Musique de Chambre d’Illzach in 2011 by a unanimous jury. The ensemble has been hailed as ‘Outstanding because of their excellent musical interpretation and beautiful choice of repertoire’ (Frédéric de Roos, 2009) and has appeared all over Europe in concert series and festivals. The musicians perform on a collection of more than 50 recorders.

Whilst searching for more unfamiliar repertoire, one of the first pieces to catch their attention was "Seldom Sene" by the English composer Christopher Tye – a short work full of beauty, precision and striking rhythmic complexity that they felt captured the essence of their vision: performing unique and compelling repertoire at a standard that is seldomly seen and heard. Since their foundation, "Seldom Sene excels because of their excellent musical interpretation and beautiful choice of repertoire" (Frédéric de Roos, Le Mans 2009).

Seldom Sene gave recitals in renowned series and festivals in Belgium, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Austria, Portugal and Spain. Taracea, their first CD for the Dutch label Brilliant Classics was released in September 2014.

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