Roma Alte Musik Köln & Léon Berben

• Francesco Antonio Bonporti (1672 - 1749): Sonata Sesta No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 1:
• 1 Bonporti: Sonata Sesta No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 1: I. Andante 01:24
• 2 Bonporti: Sonata Sesta No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 1: II. Vivace 01:26
• 3 Bonporti: Sonata Sesta No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 1: III. Grave 02:14
• 4 Bonporti: Sonata Sesta No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 1: IV. Allegro e presto 00:56
• 5 Bonporti: Sonata Sesta No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 1: V. Alla breve 00:25
• Alessandro Stradella (1643 - 1682): Sinfonia No. 22 in D Minor:
• 6 Stradella: Sinfonia No. 22 in D Minor 08:01
• Antonio Caldara (1670 - 1736): Concerto da Camera in D Minor:
• 7 Caldara: Concerto da Camera in D Minor: I. Allegro 03:03
• 8 Caldara: Concerto da Camera in D Minor: II. Larghetto 02:15
• 9 Caldara: Concerto da Camera in D Minor: III. Allegro assai 02:45
• Lelio Colista (1629 - 1680): Sonata A Tre in C Minor:
• 10 Colista: Sonata A Tre in C Minor 05:21
• Francesco Antonio Bonporti: Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 2:
• 11 Bonporti: Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 2: Ciaccona 03:02
• John Ravenscroft (1665 - 1697): Sonata Sesta in A Major
• 12 Ravenscroft: Sonata Sesta in A Major: I. Largo 01:56
• 13 Ravenscroft: Sonata Sesta in A Major: II. Allegro 00:54
• 14 Ravenscroft: Sonata Sesta in A Major: III. Grave 01:50
• 15 Ravenscroft: Sonata Sesta in A Major: IV. Allegro 00:53
• Carlo Mannelli (1640 - 1697): Sonata Nona in G Minor, Op. 2 "La Panuzzi“:
• 16 Mannelli: Sonata Nona in G Minor, Op. 2 "La Panuzzi“: I. Adagio-Allegro-Adagio 02:10
• 17 Mannelli: Sonata Nona in G Minor, Op. 2 "La Panuzzi“: II. 3/4 01:13
• 18 Mannelli: Sonata Nona in G Minor, Op. 2 "La Panuzzi“: III. Canzone 01:19
• 19 Mannelli: Sonata Nona in G Minor, Op. 2 "La Panuzzi“: IV. Adagio 01:33
• 20 Mannelli: Sonata Nona in G Minor, Op. 2 "La Panuzzi“: V. 6/8 01:55
• Carlo Ambrogio Lonati (ca. 1645 - 1710): Sonata No. 8 in D Minor per Violin and Basso Continuo:
• 21 Lonati: Sonata No. 8 in D Minor per Violin and Basso Continuo: I. Sostenuto-spiritoso-largo-spiritoso-largo 03:32
• 22 Lonati: Sonata No. 8 in D Minor per Violin and Basso Continuo: II. Allemande. Largo 03:13
• 23 Lonati: Sonata No. 8 in D Minor per Violin and Basso Continuo: III. Allegro 01:01
• 24 Lonati: Sonata No. 8 in D Minor per Violin and Basso Continuo: IV. Giga 01:37
• Carlo Mannelli: Sonata Sesta No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 1:
• 25 Mannelli: Sonata Sesta in C Major, Op. 2 "La Verdoni": I. Allegro 00:48
• 26 Mannelli: Sonata Sesta in C Major, Op. 2 "La Verdoni": II. Canzone 01:10
• 27 Mannelli: Sonata Sesta in C Major, Op. 2 "La Verdoni": III. 3/4 02:01
• 28 Mannelli: Sonata Sesta in C Major, Op. 2 "La Verdoni": IV. Adagio - Allegro 00:58
• 29 Mannelli: Sonata Sesta in C Major, Op. 2 "La Verdoni": V. 6/8 01:25
• Giovanni Lorenzo Lulier (1662 - 1700): Concerto da Camera in F Major:
• 30 Lulier: Concerto da Camera in F Major: I. Adagio 02:05
• 31 Lulier: Concerto da Camera in F Major: II. Allegro 01:50
• 32 Lulier: Concerto da Camera in F Major: III. Adagio 02:01
• 33 Lulier: Concerto da Camera in F Major: IV. Gigue 02:51
• Total Runtime 01:09:07

Info for Roma

The greater part of the music recorded on Roma has been rediscovered for this album and is recorded here for the first time. The common feature in the selection of composers, who span several generations, is that they all spent some time in Rome. The period music ensemble Alte Musik Köln was founded by members of Musica Antiqua Köln after Reinhard Goebels withdrawal from the ensemble in 2006. In order to recreate the special sound of Baroque music, the musicians play original 18th century instruments or highly accurate temporary replicas.

Chiharu Abe, violin
Christine Rox, violin
Klaus-Dieter Brandt, violoncello
Ulrich Wolff, viola da gamba, violone, contraviolone
Léon Berben, harpsichord
Yamato Hasumi, theorbo

Léon Berben
may be considered a master of his craft on the harpsichord and organ. In addition, his extensive knowledge of music history and historical performance practice makes him one of the leading figures of his generation on the early music scene.

His repertoire includes keyboard works between 1550 and 1790, and he also co-authored the encyclopaedia Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart. Intensive study of sources and constant research give Léon Berben's interpretative art a special status. His solo CD recordings on historical organs and harpsichords have been highly praised by the specialist press and have received several awards, including the "Diapason d'Or", the "Choc" of Le Monde de la Musique and the Quarterly Prize of the German Record Critics.

Léon Berben was born in 1970 in Heerlen (Netherlands) and lives in Cologne. He studied organ and harpsichord in Amsterdam and The Hague as the last pupil of Gustav Leonhardt as well as with Rienk Jiskoot, Ton Koopman and Tini Mathot, and graduated with a soloist's diploma.

He is associated as titular organist at the historic organ of St. Andrew's Church in Ostönnen - according to current research one of the oldest playable organs in the world (c. 1425/1722) - and in this capacity helps to oversee the concert series there.

He is senior-organist-in-residence at the Pieterskerk Leiden (NL) with the van Hagerbeer organ from 1643. Since 2000 Léon Berben has been harpsichordist with Musica Antiqua Köln (Reinhard Goebel). In this capacity he gave guest performances in Europe, North and South America and Asia and recorded numerous CDs for Deutsche Grammophon/Archiv Produktion.

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