Erik Bosgraaf & Cordevento

About this event

Erik Bosgraaf is widely regarded as one of the world’s best and most adventurous recorder players, having been awarded prizes including the London Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award and the Dutch Music Prize. In 2006, he founded the ensemble Cordevento with guitarist Izhar Elias and harpsichordist Alessandro Pianu. The goal was clear: to breathe new life into the often virtuosic music of the 17th century. Hailing from the north, Bosgraaf views early music not as a museum piece, but as something alive. These are pieces that leave room for freedom and improvisation, one of his greatest strengths. The program for this concert revolves around 17th-century (dance) music from Italy, Spain, and the Low Countries. Music from a time when boundaries were not yet fixed and improvisation was essential. You will not hear ready-made masterpieces, but music in motion: flexible and playful, sometimes restrained, then again exuberant. Music that Bosgraaf and his ensemble know how to bring to life like no other. Program Nicolaes a Kempis (1600-1676) Sonata prima Andrea Falconieri (1585-1656) Alemana dicha Villega – La Prudenza, Corrente – Corriente dicha la Mota, echa para D. Pedro de la Mota – Brando dicho el Melo Bartolomé de Selma y Salaverde (ca. 1580-ca. 1640) Canzon Terza Andrea Falconieri (ca. 1585-1656) La Monarcha – La Suave Melodia – Corriente dicha la Cuella – Il Rosso, Brando Gaspar Sanz (ca. 1660-1710) Folia – Españoleta – Canarios Nicolaes a Kempis (1600-1676) Sonata prima Bernardo Storace (mid 17th century) Follia Bartolomé de Selma y Salaverde (ca. 1580-ca. 1640) Canzon Seconda Francesco Corbetta (1615-1681) Chaconne Andrea Falconieri (ca. 1585-1656) La Benedetta – Corriente dicha l’Avellina – Il Spiritillo, Brando Jacob van Eyck (1589-1657) Repicavan – Bocxvoetje – Boffons

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