New sounds and sights
for harpsichord
Text in the booklet of the CD
'The Dutch harpsichordist Annelie de Man has specialised in the contemporary repertoire for her instrument. In the course of time she drew what was to her a logical conclusion: she commissioned the artist Sies Bleeker to adapt her instrument so that the visual impact would correspond to the audible. This meant the complete metamorphosis of an instrument whose shape and ornamentation, both in original and copied examples, so clearly reflect the spirit of the Renaissance and Baroque, the periods in which the harpsichord flourished. The intention was not so much that the instrument should radiate the spirit of the late 20th-century, but rather that it should become dissociated from the appearance so clearly defined by the climate of the original period.
On 18th October 1987 Annelie de Man introduced the metamorphosed harpsichord in a 'première' recital in the musical instrument hall of the Haags Gemeentemuseum, a visible and audible manifestation of this 'new' instrument among so many 'historical' instruments of the same type yet of so different nature. Those who were present felt the extraordinary tension caused by the confrontation of the harpsichord, producer of musical sounds. The same tension gave rise to the idea that for this very reason the Music Department of the Haags Gemeentemuseum should issue a CD of new Dutch compositions for the harpsichord, performed by Annelie de Man. The recordings for this CD were also made in the musical instrument hall.'
Ladder of Escape 10 / Attacca 28120 in coproduction with Deutschlandfunk
Sonneries (pour Annelie) (2007) for violin, cello and harpsichord - Roderik de Man Tangram (1992) for bass clarinet, harpsichord and tape - Hope Lee Suite de Clavecin (1921) for harpsichord - Alexander Voormolen Dubbelspoor/Double track (rev.1992) for harpsichord, piano, celesta, Glockenspiel and vibraphone - Louis Andriessen Counting Stars with Confidence (2002) for bass clarinet and harpsichord - Giel Vleggaar Witte Roos/White Rose (1994) for harpsichord - Geoffrey King Urban Myths (1999) for bass clarinet and harpsichord - Joe Cutler Doggy Steps (2007) for violin, cello, harpsichord and tape - JacobTV
A Lady Shaves her Legs /WVH 072
a.o.:
A Lady Shaves her Legs (1981) for guitar and harpsichord- Chiel Meijering
Continuum (1968) for solo harpsichord - György Ligeti Balance (1989) for 12-stringed guitar and harpsichord - Reinhold Westerheide
Toccare (1988) for harpsichord and soundtracks -Ton Bruynèl Fantango (1984) for solo harpsichord - Jukka Tiensuu
Micro Piezas (1972) for guitar and harpsichord - Leo Brouwer
Annelie de Man - harpsichord
Reinhold Westerheide - guitar
Jacob ter Veldhuis - Van grote en kleine Vogels/ BVHAAST CD 9606
o.a.:
De zuchten van Rameau
(Les soupirs de Rameau) (1995) for harpsichord and tape with images by Kristien Kerstens
The Storm for harpsichord and tape (1995)
(recorded by Thora Johansen)
written for and dedicated to Annelie de Man and Thora Johansen
EDISON DENISOV / BIS CD 518
o.a.: Concerto for two viola's, harpsichord and string orchestra (1984)
Chamber music for viola, harpsichord and strings (1982)
Nobuko Imai and Petra Vahle - viola
Annelie de Man - harpsichord
Amsterdam Sinfonietta,
Lev Markiz conducting
awarded a Diapason d'Or
Visions - chamber music by Roderik de Man / WVH 141
a.o.: Chordis Canam (1989) for harpsichord and tape
Momentum (1991) for bass clarinet, harpsichord and tape
Annelie de Man - harpsichord
Harry Sparnaay - bass clarinet
written for and dedicated to Annelie de Man and Harry Sparnaay
