Jean Baptiste Loeillet de Gant, the composer, was baptized on July 6, 1688, in Ghent and later served the Archbishop Paul-François de Neufville de Villeroy in Lyon.
Performer Biography
Vanessa Young, the cellist, began her extensive interest in historical performance practice while studying at Stony Brook University, where she earned her Master of Music degree in 2002.
Performer Biography
Ketil Haugsand, the harpsichordist, is a professor at the Cologne University of Music and studied with Gustav Leonhardt at the Amsterdam Conservatory, graduating with the Prix d'Excellence.
Composition History
J. B. Loeillet de Gant left behind 48 solo sonatas for recorder and basso continuo, divided into four opuses (Op. I-IV), with 12 sonatas in each.
Composer Biography
J. B. Loeillet de Gant used the suffix 'de Gant' to distinguish himself from his cousin, John Baptiste Loeillet, who was also a musician and composer.
Critical Reception
Loeillet de Gant's solo sonatas were very popular in the Baroque era, evidenced by their reprinting in London shortly after their initial publication in Amsterdam.
Compositional Technique
Loeillet de Gant's sonatas are strongly influenced by Arcangelo Corelli's Violin Sonatas Op. V and the Sonata da chiesa and Sonata da camera types, but also show unique French influences.
