The Orpheus of Utrecht and His Garden of Delights
Sunday 7 May 2006 13:00-14:00 (Radio 3)
Catherine Bott visits Utrecht to trace the life, work and legacy of one of the most remarkable figures in 17th Century musical life, and the man who became known as the Orpheus of Utrecht - Jacob van Eyck.
Blind from birth, he became widely known as a carillonneur, recorder player, and leading expert in the field of bell casting and tuning. Perhaps his greatest achievement, though, is the series of pieces for recorder Der Flyten Lust-hof (The Flute's Garden of Delight) - the largest solo collection of music for one single instrument ever printed.
Playlist
Praetorius: La Bouree from Terpsichore
Early Music Consort of London/ Munrow
EMI CDM7690242
Van Eyck: Stil stile een reys
Marion Verbruggen
Harmonia Mundi HMX290735051- CD2/2
John Dowland: Now O Now our needs…
James Bowman/ David Miller/ King’s Consort
Hyperion CDA66447
Van Eyck: Harte diefje, wareom zoo stil
Marion Verbruggen
Harmonia Mundi HMX290735051- CD1/2
My lovely Celia
Janet Baker/ Ambrose Gauntlett/ Martin Isepp
Testament SBT1241
Van Eyck: L’Amie Cillae
Marion Verbruggen
Harmonia Mundi HMX290735051- CD1/2
Dowland Flow my tears
Paul Agnew/ Christopher Wilson
Metronome METCD1010
Van Eyck: Pavane Lacryme
Marion Verbruggen
Harmonia Mundi HMX290735051- CD1/2
Van Eyck: Amarilli mia bella
Marion Verbruggen
Harmonia Mundi HMX290735051- CD1/2
Morley: Lord Souche’s Masque
Charivari Agreable
Signum SIGCD009
Van Eyck: Onder de Linde groene
Marion Verbruggen
Harmonia Mundi HMX290735051- CD1/2
Tom O’Bedlam
Harp Consort/ Andrew Lawrence-King
Berlin Classics 0011552BC
Van Eyck: Verdwaelde Koningin
Marion Verbruggen
Harmonia Mundi HMX290735051- CD1/2
Prince Robert's Masque
Marion Verbruggen
Harmonia Mundi HMX290735051- CD1/2
