The album ‘Foreign Masters’ by recorder player Max Volbers and harpsichordist Alexander von Heißen could also be compared to an exciting historical novel. The story takes place in bustling 18th century London. Even then, it was one of the largest cities in the world, a centre of trade, a place of nobility and the rich, but also of the hard-working and underpaid population. People from many up-and-coming industrialised nations come together in London and a wide variety of languages are spoken on the streets. At the same time, London is also the cultural capital of Europe with a rich and lively music scene. In the evenings, people come together at the opera, in the concert halls, but also in the many private salons and theatres. You can hear new music by George Frideric Handel, Arcangelo Corelli, Alessandro Scarlatti and Giuseppe Matteo Alberti. These cultural highlights were widely reported in the first daily newspapers of the time, which did not go unnoticed abroad and attracted even more musicians and composers to London. For this is the story of the foreign masters. London was then, as it is today, a melting pot of the European cultural scene. Anyone who thought highly of themselves, or who – to put it bluntly: wanted to earn money – went to London and presented their music there.
Max Volbers and Alexander von Heißen have compiled music from ten composers and one anonymous source in this novel – oh, sorry: on this album – that turned the London music world of the 18th century on its head. All of them, apart from a certain William Babell, did not come from England, but from Italy, France and Germany. Without the continent’s skilled musicians and composers, this important music scene would not have existed. Many of them are still regarded as masters today, while a few have unfortunately been forgotten. But this is another reason why this excellent compilation offers added value. Some of the pieces became so well known that today they would be described as ‘hits’. For example, Corelli’s Violin Sonata op. 5, which was written and published in Italy but triggered a Corelli hype in England that lasted for more than 50 years. Yet Arcangelo Corelli never set foot on English soil. We owe this hype to the resourceful music publisher John Walsh, who gathered the European composer elite of the time around him, published their works, printed them and had them performed. He turned some composers into stars in the cosmopolitan city of London.

Foreign Masters Max Volbers & Alexander von Heißen

Artist

Max Volbers
Alexander von Heißen

Composer

Alessandro Scarlatti
Anonymous
Arcangelo Corelli
Francesco Barsanti
George Frideric Handel

Further information

Genre

Klassik
Blockflöte

Publication date

06.09.2024



The album ‘Foreign Masters’ by recorder player Max Volbers and harpsichordist Alexander von Heißen could also be compared to an exciting historical novel. The story takes place in bustling 18th century London. Even then, it was one of the largest cities in the world, a centre of trade, a place of nobility and the rich, but also of the hard-working and underpaid population. People from many up-and-coming industrialised nations come together in London and a wide variety of languages are spoken on the streets. At the same time, London is also the cultural capital of Europe with a rich and lively music scene. In the evenings, people come together at the opera, in the concert halls, but also in the many private salons and theatres. You can hear new music by George Frideric Handel, Arcangelo Corelli, Alessandro Scarlatti and Giuseppe Matteo Alberti. These cultural highlights were widely reported in the first daily newspapers of the time, which did not go unnoticed abroad and attracted even more musicians and composers to London. For this is the story of the foreign masters. London was then, as it is today, a melting pot of the European cultural scene. Anyone who thought highly of themselves, or who - to put it bluntly: wanted to earn money - went to London and presented their music there.

Max Volbers and Alexander von Heißen have compiled music from ten composers and one anonymous source in this novel - oh, sorry: on this album - that turned the London music world of the 18th century on its head. All of them, apart from a certain William Babell, did not come from England, but from Italy, France and Germany. Without the continent's skilled musicians and composers, this important music scene would not have existed. Many of them are still regarded as masters today, while a few have unfortunately been forgotten. But this is another reason why this excellent compilation offers added value. Some of the pieces became so well known that today they would be described as ‘hits’. For example, Corelli's Violin Sonata op. 5, which was written and published in Italy but triggered a Corelli hype in England that lasted for more than 50 years. Yet Arcangelo Corelli never set foot on English soil. We owe this hype to the resourceful music publisher John Walsh, who gathered the European composer elite of the time around him, published their works, printed them and had them performed. He turned some composers into stars in the cosmopolitan city of London.

Tracklist - These are the tracks you will hear on the album

Foreign Masters
Max Volbers & Alexander von Heißen
1
I. Largo
2
II. Vivace
3
III. Furioso
4
IV. Adagio
5
V. Alla Breve
6
VI. Andante
7
VII. A tempo di Minuet
8
Cibell by Sigr. Baptist
9
I. Largo
10
II. Allegro
11
III. Allegro
12
Cease your Funning
13
I. Andante
14
II. Presto
15
III. Minuetto I - Minuetto II
16
Vo fa guerra
17
I. Prelude
18
II. Rigadon
19
III. Minuett
20
IV. Entrèe
21
V. Air
22
Aria con Variazioni
23
The Lass of Peatie's Mill
24
I. Adagio
25
II. Allegro
26
III. Adagio
27
IV. Vivace - V. Allegro
28
VI. Andante
29
VII. Allegro
30
VIII. Adagio
31
IX. Allegro
32
Come O Sleep

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