Barbara Heindlmeier & Ensemble La Ninfea – Gentleman for a Day (2024) [Official Digital Download 24bit/48kHz]

Barbara Heindlmeier & La Ninfea spend a day as a gentleman in baroque London. “Gentleman for a Day” is la Ninfea’s second production with Perfect Noise, this time with founding member and renowned recorder player Barbara Heindlmeier as the soloist, also known for her excitingly innovative concepts.

When thinking of a true London gentleman, the first thing that comes to mind are top hats and courteous behaviour, elegance and elevated status. Recorder, too? But of course! Well, the fine gentleman didn’t (yet) have a top hat around 1700, but of course it was excellent manners to have a recorder in your pocket for you to, for example, serenade the lady you adored at any given moment – a welcome occasion for Barbara Heindlmeier and her colleagues to be “Gentleman for a Day”. Everything is included: from getting up in the morning to going for a walk, visiting the royal court and going to the opera, to the obligatory five o’clock tea and preparing for the said serenade.

An exciting and busy day plotted out with music by composers such as G.F. Handel, H. Purcell, M. Locke and J. Playford. The Bremen baroque ensemble La Ninfea stands for the highest artistic standards. They have since made a name for themselves with creative, cross-genre concert formats. This baroque ensemble with a varying line-up is completely dedicated to the art of baroque ornamenation and improvisation. Their own contributions such as the divisions on ‘Strawberries and Cream’ or ‘John come kiss me now’ underline the richness of colour, emotional density and fast-moving contrasts so inherent to this repertoire.

Tracklist:
1-1. Barbara Heindlmeier – Curtain Tune from “The Tempest” (01:14)
1-2. Barbara Heindlmeier – Air from Fairy Queen (01:36)
1-3. Barbara Heindlmeier – Solo: Poco Allegro/Adagio/Poco Allegro – Adagio – Allegro – Adagio/Spiccato – Largo – Allegro – Aria (06:07)
1-4. Barbara Heindlmeier – Divisions on “Pudding and Pies or Greensleeves” (02:56)
1-5. Barbara Heindlmeier – Sonata in D minor for recorder and b.c. HWV 386 a op.2/1: Largo (02:09)
1-6. Barbara Heindlmeier – Sonata in D minor for recorder and b.c. HWV 386 a op.2/1: Vivace & Hornpipe HWV 461 (03:18)
1-7. Barbara Heindlmeier – Sonata in D minor for recorder and b.c. HWV 386 a op.2/1: Furioso (02:21)
1-8. Barbara Heindlmeier – Sonata in D minor for recorder and b.c. HWV 386 a op.2/1: Adagio (01:37)
1-9. Barbara Heindlmeier – Sonata in D minor for recorder and b.c. HWV 386 a op.2/1: Alla breve (01:49)
1-10. Barbara Heindlmeier – Sonata in D minor for recorder and b.c. HWV 386 a op.2/1: Andante (02:35)
1-11. Barbara Heindlmeier – Sonata in D minor for recorder and b.c. HWV 386 a op.2/1: A tempo di minuet (01:38)
1-12. Barbara Heindlmeier – Ladies of London (03:25)
1-13. Barbara Heindlmeier – Vaghe fonti from “Agrippina” HWV 6 (01:59)
1-14. Barbara Heindlmeier – Sonata in imitation of birds for 2 recorders, viol and b.c: Adagio (01:50)
1-15. Barbara Heindlmeier – Sonata in imitation of birds for 2 recorders, viol and b.c: Allegro 1 (01:35)
1-16. Barbara Heindlmeier – Sonata in imitation of birds for 2 recorders, viol and b.c: Grave (01:17)
1-17. Barbara Heindlmeier – Sonata in imitation of birds for 2 recorders, viol and b.c: Allegro 2 (01:37)
1-18. Barbara Heindlmeier – Strawberries and cream (03:25)
1-19. Barbara Heindlmeier – Sinfonia from “Giulio Cesare” HWV 17 (02:27)
1-20. Barbara Heindlmeier – Triosonata C minor for recorder, violin and b.c: Andante (03:36)
1-21. Barbara Heindlmeier – Triosonata C minor for recorder, violin and b.c: Allegro 1 (02:26)
1-22. Barbara Heindlmeier – Triosonata C minor for recorder, violin and b.c: Largo (02:49)
1-23. Barbara Heindlmeier – Triosonata C minor for recorder, violin and b.c: Allegro 2 (02:07)
1-24. Barbara Heindlmeier – Ground after the Scotch Humour (02:14)
1-25. Barbara Heindlmeier – Engels Nachtegaeltje (02:39)
1-26. Barbara Heindlmeier – Curtain Tune on a ground from “Timon of Athens” (02:19)
1-27. Barbara Heindlmeier – John come kiss me now (03:05)