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Dick Sanderman: 'Live at Harlingen'

Concert by Dick Sanderman (harmonium) and Annet Verboom (violin)
Harlingen, July 30 2010

First of all for those not familiar with 'Harlingen', this is an old city in the north of the Netherlands.

At the moment the pipe organ in Harlingen Groote Kerk is under restoration. Hence, it was not possible to continue the annual concert series. However, the concert committee came up with a bright idea: 'Let's have a series of harmonium concerts."

For those interested in the organ: This is an instrument by Anthoni Hinsz, the same as Bolsward, Kampen and a few more. A picture of the Kampen organ is at the bottom of this page.

Dick Sanderman wrote me:

"Zoals je weet, is het Hinsz-orgel van de Grote kerk in Harlingen momenteel in restauratie en heeft men deze zomer een concertserie rond het harmonium georganiseerd. Dankzij de fantastische akoestiek van de kerk klinkt het harmonium daar indrukwekkend. Ik bespeelde gisteren de Mustel uit 1903 die eigendom is van Klaas Hoek.

Ik stuur je twee stukken die afkomstig zijn uit een bundel “Inspirations Modernes en Vieux Style”, een uitgave van Seyffardts Muziekhandel Amsterdam uit 1922. De bundel bevat werk van twee volslagen onbekende componisten, waarover ik nergens informatie heb kunnen vinden: J.J. Bieselaar en H. Wittwer.
Van laatstgenoemde krijg je Erinnerung (Souvenir) Op. 12, opgedragen aan “Herrn Konzertmeister Alfred Stauffer in Stuttgart” en Albumblatt (Feuille d’Album) Op. 13."

"As you are aware, the Hinsz organ at Grote Kerk Harlingen is under restoration at the moment, and they organized a concert serie featuring the harmonium. Due to the magnificent acoustic of this church, the harmonium sounds impressive. Yesterday I played the 1903 Mustel Art Harmonium, owned by Klaas Hoek.

Attached are two pieces of music found in a book published by Seyffardts Music Publishing Amsterdam in 1922. This book contains two compositions by two composers I am not familiar with: J.J. Biesleaar and H. Wittwer.

From the latter - Wittwer - I played 'Erinnerung (Souvenir) opus 12, dedicated to 'Herrn Konzertmeister Alfred Stauffer in Stuttgart' and an second composition 'Albumblatt (Feuille d'album) opus 13. "

LIVE FROM HARLINGEN: FULL SOUNDTRACKS

Althoug not world premieres, I am proud to present these two tracks on this web site. Before that, you need to see the instrument played.

Picture: © 2010 Dick Sanderman

Also there was a violonist performing at this concert. Annet Verboom.

THE SOUNDTRACKS

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