Hurlebusch: Harpsichord Music

Featuring

Fernando de Luca
Conrad Friedrich Hurlebusch

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Performer Biography

Fernando De Luca, the harpsichordist on this recording, was the first to perform the complete harpsichord works of J.N.P. Royer in 1991.

Compositional Technique

The collection of harpsichord music on this album, 'Compositioni musicali per il cembalo', features a 'mixed form' in its suites, combining predominant Italian songs with French forms.

Composer Biography

Conrad Friedrich Hurlebusch, the composer, received his first musical education from his father, Heinrich Lorenz Hurlebusch, who was an organist and composer.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Due to his cosmopolitan background, Hurlebusch was familiar with Italian musical styles from composers like Arcangelo Corelli and Antonio Vivaldi, and also embraced the more recent galant style.

Composer Biography

Hurlebusch toured extensively through Europe as a keyboard virtuoso and conductor, visiting cities like Hamburg, Vienna, Massa, Venice, and Rome.

Composer Biography

In 1742, Hurlebusch settled in Amsterdam, becoming the organist at the Oude Kerk, a position previously held by Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck.

Composer Biography

Hurlebusch met Johann Sebastian Bach and his children in Leipzig, and Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach, J.S. Bach's second son, mentioned him as an excellent keyboard virtuoso.