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DutchDiva of the Month
Barbara Schilstra
Dutch lyric soprano Barbara Schilstra is Diva of the Month December 2016/January 2017 in the wake of her lead part in 401Concerts 4, in the Concert Hall of the library at Spui, The Hague, 18 december. She will sing there an array of arias and duets from Dutch operas by Cornelis Dopper, Daniël de Lange, Gerard von Brucken Fock, Emile von Brucken-Fock, Willem Landré, Jan van Gilse, Jan Brandts Buys en Richard Hageman. Schilstra's voice is marked by a silvery timbre and genuine personality. Till date the highlight of her career was a tour as Saffi in Gypsy Baron that took her from Vienna throughout Germany. The next highlight will be the December 18 concert! Who is curious after her voice is welcome to attend this coproduction with the Netherlands Music Institute. Entrance is Free!
DutchDivo of the Month
In Memoriam Wolter Willemsen
Our 401DutchOperas house pianist, the brilliant Wolter Willemsen, has died completely unexpectedly in his house on June 18. On behalf of our team, in particular also our vocal ensemble consisting of Barbara Schilstra, Hendrik Vonk, Lilian van de Zande and since recently also Hans de Vries, we wish his friends and family strength. Wolter was exceptionally gifted, he could take you to realms of sound in Dutch music that you had never believed possible. We had planned a studio recording of all the music we had been working on for the past two years: operas by Von Brucken Fock, Jan van Gilse, Jan Brandts Buys and some others. That we have to cancel this recording is a true blow to those wodnerful Dutch composers. Dear Wolter, wherever you are on the journey to the big unknown, we do not wish you a quiet journey at all, we wish you a lot of music and a Bösendörfer!
Aaltje Noordewier-Reddingius, recordings:
- Aaltje Noordewier-Reddingius, soprano - DDR 0901
01-Dvorak, sound Singet ein neues Lied, Columbia DH 82, 1929
02-Het viel een hemelsdouwe, arr Van der Horst, Columbia DH 82, 1929
03-Schubert, Im Abendroth, Columbia D 15838, 1929
04-Schubert, sound Verklaerung, Columbia D 15838, 1929
05-O Heer, die daer kom nu met sang, Edison 73013-L, 1926
06-Pyper, sound Di mey playsant willen wi planten, Edison 73010-R, 1926
07-Drie koningen lied, Edison 73010-R, 1926
08-Noel provencal, oud Frans lied, Columbia D 15839, 1929
09-Roussel, Ciel, aer et vens, Columbia D 15839, 1929
10-Noel Bressan, Edison 73011-R, 1926
11-Jesus' Bloemhof, Edison 73011-L, 1926
12-Bach, Komm, susser Tod, BWW 478, Edison 73013-R, 1926
13-Bach, Jesu, Jesu, du bist mein, BWV 470, Edison 73010-L, 1926
14-Bach, Hochster was ich habe, cantata BWV 39, Columbia D 15842, 1929
15-Handel, Susse Stille, Columbia D 15842, 1929
16-Bach, sound 'Süsser Trost, mein Jesus kommt' , Cantata BWV151, Columbia DHX 38, 1929
17-Mahler, Um Mitternacht, Columbia D 14001, 1929
18-Susani, Susani, trad. not issued, Columbia, 1929
01 t/m 04 organ Anthon van der Horst - 09, flute Michiel Noordewier Jr
08, 14, 15, 16, organ Anthon van der Horst & flute Michiel Noordewier Jr.
05, 06, 07, 10, 11, 12, 13, piano Herman Neuman
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