Hacquart's suites incorporate the highly developed diminution art of Dutch and English musicians, rather than typical French 'agréments'.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in April 2003 at the Chiesa di S. Giorgio in Pisa, Italy.
Compositional Technique
The twelve suites by Hacquart synthesize various viol composition tendencies of the late 17th century, combining French, German, Dutch, and Italian influences.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Hacquart, an inventive and rational composer, believed in conscientious labor, knowledge, and technical ability, not just divine inspiration, as stated in his introductory notes.
Composer Biography
Hacquart dedicated his viol suites, Chelys (Opus 3), to his pupils, the lawyers Pittenius and Kuysten, signing it 'no longer your master, but your servant'.
Composer Biography
Carolus Hacquart, the composer of these viol suites, is considered the most important Dutch composer of the 17th century.
Composition History
Hacquart's opera, De triomfeerende Min, is generally considered the first opera with a Dutch libretto.
