Rebaroque: The Musical Treasures of Leufsta Bruk, Vol. 3
Sheet Music

SKU: NX.BIS-2354

By Elin Rombo, Maria Lindal, and Rebaroque. By Anonymous, Conrad Friedrich Hurlebusch, F. I. De Boeck, Hinrich Philip Johnsen, and Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny. Classical, Baroque Era. Classical. Listening CD. Naxos #BIS-2354. Published by Naxos (NX.BIS-2354).

An important centre for iron production in 17th-century Sweden, Leufsta Bruk came into the hands of the De Geers, a Dutch family, in the 1640s. In 1730 the young Charles De Geer inherited the estate and the ironworks, and it was here that he kept his extensive collection of sheet music, including many volumes imported from Amsterdam but also works by composers based in or visiting Sweden, such as Hinrich Philip Johnsen and Conrad Friedrich Hurlebusch. Charles played the cello and the harpsichord, and it is probable that much of the music in the Leufsta collection will have been performed by members of the De Geer family themselves. The collection, now housed in the library of the University of Uppsala, thus offers fascinating insights into domestic music-making in 18th-century Sweden. This is the third album to present music from the collection, and the first to focus on vocal music. It also features the famous organ in the church belonging to the estate, built in 1728 by Johan Niclas Cahman. Ranging from Swedish chorales to French opera, the varied selection is performed by soprano Elin Rombo and members of Rebaroque, one of the leading baroque ensembles in Sweden.

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