à Amsterdam
The scene is a warmly-lit house on the Grachtengordel in 18th-century Amsterdam: remnants of a hearty dinner remain on the table, but the guests have repaired to the salon, where the musicians among them have taken up their instruments or seated themselves before the harpsichord. As the musicians begin to play, you notice that the music was printed neither in London nor Leipzig but right here in Amsterdam.
This is an album of music from the Galant era, a term that covers a whole world of sins and rather than try to describe it, we’ve found some of our favourite examples and decided to present them to you here. This is our introduction of both Postscript and the music of the Galant period, and with Telemann as the central theme, we have chosen composers who complement, match or contrast with his style. You’ll hear his works throughout the programme, from the dark, ominous Largo of the Quartet that starts the performance to the more dance-like or lyrical pieces that follow.
Introductio:
Our first album.
About Postscript
Core members:
Aysha Wills, traverso
David Westcombe, traverso
Octavie Dostaler-Lalonde, cello
Artem Belogurov, harpsichord/fortepiano
Postscript is a flexible period chamber ensemble founded by Artem Belogurov, Octavie Dostaler-Lalonde, David Westcombe and Aysha Wills. Based in Amsterdam, the founders met during their studies at the Conservatorium. First prize-winner at the international Brothers Graun Competition (DE) in 2018, Postscript recorded their first CD for the Dutch label TRPTK in June 2019. The core musicians share a passion for exploring new ways to approach early music, through the use of both historical research and experimentation. They “seduce by their musical energy and simplicity” (Anne-Sandrine di Girolamo, Gang Flow), and always strive to create engaging and communicative performances where the audience feels at ease and close to the action.
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“We want to display our full range to you as clearly as possible.’ This is exactly what this album has to offer. But not without the keen ears and state-of-the-art equipment of TRPTK and producer Brendon Heinst. To concur: I don’t know any Baroque music recording better than this one. You’ll have to hear it to believe it. ★★★★★”
“I really like this one! ★★★★★”
“All in all it’s an inspiring voyage of discovery, sublimely recorded by the engineers of the young label TRPTK.”
