Arend Grosfeld - Stylus Fantasticus (2018) [DSD64]

Arend Grosfeld is a Harpscihordist focusing on baroque and modern music for historical instruments. He has studied and worked with baroque specialists such as Sigiswald Kuijken, Peter Kooij and Philip Pickett. He has taken various masterclasses with Skip Sempé, Pierre Hantaï and Gustav Leonhardt.

Arend studied at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague and at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis. In Basel he specialized in Basso Continuo with Jörg-Andreas Bötticher, Andrea Marcon and Jesper Christensen.

Arend Grosfeld performs regularly as a soloist and ensemble player of both early and modern music. In September 2011 Arend performed at the international festival of Ambronay. Here he played Bach’s ‘Hohe Messe’ under the leadership of Sigiswald Kuijken touring across France, Italy and Portugal. He has also performed numerous concerts with the German baroque ensemble, ‘NeoBarock’ throughout Europe.

Currently he teaches Basso Continuo at the National University of Arts in Seoul, South Korea. In addition to his musical activities he is also researching Korean traditional instruments in depth at the Academy of Korean Studies.


Tracks:

01. Partita II in D minor, FbWV 602 - Allemande 03:32
02. Partita II in D minor, FbWV 602 - Sarabande 02:08
03. Passacaglia in D minor 05:53
04. Partita in G minor, FbWV 618 - Allemande 03:25
05. Partita in G minor, FbWV 618 - Sarabande 02:25
06. Prelude - Fugue - Postlude in G minor 07:24
07. Musicalisches Blumen-Büschlein Suite No.8 in G major - Praludium 02:37
08. Musicalisches Blumen-Büschlein Suite No.8 in G major - Chaconne 03:55
09. Musicalischer Parnassus Uranie - Toccata 01:29
10. Musicalischer Parnassus Uranie - Passacaille 05:05
11. Prelude in G minor BWV 917 02:42
12. Prelude in C minor BWV 921 02:34
13. Sonata in G minor Wq. 65-17 Allegro - Adagio - Allegro assai 12:27

Personnel:

Arend Grosfeld, harpsichord