Five Centuries of Dutch Music

Five Centuries of Dutch Music
Performed by various vocal and instrumental groups
Radio Nederland RN 462 / 474 [LPx13, 25cm]
Radio Nederland RN 109 492 / 498 [LPx7, last side blank]
Radio Nederland RN 114 021 / 027 [LPx7, last side blank]

Content:

    Program I: Works from the 15th century by Jacob Obrecht

    LP-1, side 1 (RN-462-1)

    Jacob Obrecht
  1. La Torterella
  2. Parce Domine
  3. Scon lief
  4. Kyrie Eleison

    5. LP-2, side 1 (RN-463-1)

    Jacob Obrecht
  5. Salve Regina
  6. Tandernaken
  7. 't Sat een meisken

    8. Program II: Works from the 16th century by Clemens non Papa

    LP-1, side 2 (RN-462-2)

    Clemens Non Papa
  8. Pastores quidnam vidistis
  9. Souterliedekens
    1. Souterliedekens I
    2. Souterliedekens II
    3. Souterliedekens III
  10. Entre vos filles de quinze ans

    11. LP-2, side 2 (RN-463-2)

    Clemens Non Papa
  11. De lustelycke mei
  12. Agnus Dei
  13. O Maria Vernans Rosa

    14. Program III: Works from the 16th century

    LP-3, side 1 (RN-464-1)

    Jan Belle
  14. Laat ons nu al verblyden

    15. Anon.
  15. Een meisken eens voerbij passeerde

    16. Jan van Wintelroy
  16. Al is de tijd nu douloureus

    17. Anon.
  17. Suite of Dances

    18. LP-4, side 1 (RN-465-1)

    Anon.
  18. Six Dances

    19. Souliaert
  19. Ick treure en ben van minnen alsoe ziek

    20. Jan Belle
  20. In 't groene

    21. Lupes Hellinc
  21. Janne Moye

    22. Program IV: Songs that reflect an 80 years' war from Adriaan Valerius Songbook

    LP-3, side 2 (RN-464-2)

    Adriaan Valerius
  22. O Neerland let op Uw saeck
  23. Geen dingen sijn so geringhe geschapen
  24. Komt nu met sangh
  25. Here, kere van ons af
  26. Die vastelijck op den Heer
  27. Stort tranen uit

    28. LP-4, side 2 (RN-465-2)

    Adriaan Valerius
  28. O Heer, die daar des hemels tente spreidt
  29. Geluckigh is het land
  30. Al woud' ick
  31. Wilt eden nu treden
  32. U, Waer dat men sich all keerdt of wendt
  33. Merck toch hoe sterck

    34. Program V: Works from the 16th and 17th century by Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck

    LP-5, side 1 (RN-466-1)

    Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
  34. Jan-Jan
  35. Variations on "Est-ce Mars"
  36. Variations on "Unter der grünen Linde"

    37. LP-6, side 1 (RN-467-1)

    Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
  37. Ecce Virgo concipiet
  38. Liquide perle amor
  39. Garulla Rondinella
  40. Mein junges Leben hat ein End

    41. Program VI: Works from the 17th century by Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck

    LP-5, side 2 (RN-466-2)

    Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
  41. Chromatic Fantasy
  42. Pssalm 122 "Incontinent que j'en ouy"

    43. LP-6, side 2 (RN-467-2)

    Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
  43. Pssalm 86 "Mon Dieu, preste moi"
  44. Pssalm 81 "Chantez gayement"
  45. Rosette

    46. Program VII: Works from the 17th century

    LP-7, side 1 (RN-468-1)

    Cornelius Schuyt
  46. O Leyda gratiosa

    47. Mathijs Mercker
  47. Pavanes and Gailliardes

    48. LP-8, side 1 (RN-469-1)

    Jan Tollius
  48. Della veloce sona

    49. Constantijn Huyghens
  49. Sospir che dal bel petto
  50. Con la candida mana
  51. Graves tesmoins de mes délices
  52. Que ferons nous, mon pauvre coeur
  53. Iniquitatate miam

    54. Program VIII. Works from the 17th century

    LP-7, side 2 (RN-468-2)

    Sybrandt van Noordt
  54. Sonata for harpsichord

    55. Van Blanckenburg, Cantata "L'apologie des femmes"
  55. First part

    56. LP-8, side 2 (RN-469-2)

    Van Blanckenburg, Cantata "L'apologie des femmes"
    Conclusion
    Carl Rosier
  56. Sonata for trumpet, two oboes and string orchestra

and ....

    Program IX: Works from the 18th century

    LP-9, side 1 (RN-470-1)
    LP-10, side 1 (RN-471-1)

    (Antonio Mahaut, Pieter Hellendaal, Nicolaas Lentz)

    Program X: Works from the 18th century

    LP-9, side 2 (RN-470-2)
    LP-10, side 2 (RN-471-2)

    (Albertus Gronemann, Popma van Oevering, Hendrik Anders, Willem de Fesch)

    Program XI: Works from the 18th century

    LP-11, side 1 (RN-472-1)
    LP-12, side 1 (RN-473-1)

    (Michael Ernst Heynsius, Johan Meder)

    Program XII: Works from the 19th century

    LP-11, side 2 (RN-472-2)
    LP-13, side 1 (RN-474-1)

    (Johannes van Bree, Anton Berlijn, Johan Wagenaar)

    Program XIII: Works from the 20th century

    LP-12, side 1 (RN-473-2)
    LP-13, side 2 (RN-474-2)

    (Alphons Diepenbrock, Willem Pijper)

Playing time: 27' 53" + 27' 53" + 28' 03" + 27' 20" + 27' 30" + 27' 28" + 27' 40" + 27' 32" + 27' 53" + 27' 52" + 27' 55" + 27' 16" + 27' 53" = 5h 58' 08"

Performers:
[1]-[2], [5]; [8], [12]-[13]; [14]; [22]-[33]; [34], [37]-[38]; [41]-[43], [45]; [46], [48] Netherlands Chamber Choir - Felix de Nobel, cond.
[3]-[4], [6]; [9]-[11]; [15]-[17], [19]-[21], [39] Ensemble "Obrecht"
[7]; [18] Radio Philarmonic Quintet
[35], [40]; [54] Janny van Wering (harpsichord)
[36]; [44] Piet Kee (organ)
[47] Netherlands Chamber Orchestra - Leo Driehuis, cond.
[49]-[53] Elly Ameling (soprano), Hans Schouwman (harpsichord)
[55] Ensemble "Sonata da Camera"; Leo Ketelaars (baritone)
[56] Netherlands Chamber Orchestra - Paul Hupperts, cond.
[and ....] Szell, Noske, Haitink, van Beinum, etc.

Recording site and date:
Unknown [1959 or prior];
Rel.: 1959 (25cm), 1971 or prior (RN 109 492), 1971 (RN 114 021)

Excerpts (maybe original release ?):
[1], [23], [25]-[26], [28]-[33] Epic LC 3263 [LP] Dutch Folk songs
[2], [46], [48] Epic LC 3045 [LP] Choral Music from the Lowlands - 15th and 16th Centuries (also on Philips 402 141 / 142 NE [LPx2, 25cm])
[1]-[2], [46], [48] Philips N 00678R Sacred and Secular Songs from the Renaissance
[3]-[7], [9]-[22], [24], [27], [34]-[36], [38]-[40], [47], [49], etc.: Unknown
[8], [37] Epic LC 3614 [LP] The Birth of Christ
[37], [41], [43]-[44] Donemus DAVS 6201 [LP] Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
[42]-[43] Philips WS PHC 9006 [LP] Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
[45] Philips N 00127R [LP] ???

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Comments:
Information from LPs.
The following publication was laid in container: Wouters, Jos. - Five Centuries of Dutch Music. A short general survey of the history of Dutch Music from Jacob Obrecht to Willem Pijper. Hilversum, Radio Nederland Wereldomroep. n.d., 8vo. 69 pp. "Radio Nederland transcriptions available free of charge to broadcasting stations all over the world" (performers' list, pp. 64-69). Probably a typescript of each program (11 p.) was inserted in container for 30cm editions.

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Pierre-F. Roberge