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Bob van Asperen
12+ albums
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Bob van Asperen, harpsichordist, organist, conductor, clavichordist and early music-specialist, was born in Amsterdam on 8 October 1947. After completing a conventional music course at university, in 1967 he studied under the harpsichord master Gustav Leonhardt. In 1968 he joined the group Quadro Hotteterre, of which he was a member until 1984. He completed his studies in 1972 with distinction after finishing a course in organ at the Amsterdam Conservatory given by Albert de Klerk. After finishing his studies, Bob van Asperen accepted a teaching post at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague. He held this post until he was invited to replace the departing Gustav Leonhardt at the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam, where he is now a professor of harpsichord and basso continuo. Van Asperen also teaches at summer academies in Europe and Canada where his masterclasses attract students from all over the world. A recognized specialist in the realm of performance on period keyboard instruments, his extensive knowledge of keyboard repertoire from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries is reflected in his wide-ranging concert programmes. In addition to concert engagements in Holland, foreign tours have included performances throughout Europe, the United States, Russia and Australia. His repertoire on harpsichord, organ, and clavichord is expansive and ranges from the music of John Bull and Byrd to that of Padre Antonio Soler, and to Johann Sebastian Bach and his sons. From time to t
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Das Wohltemperierte Klavier BWV846-869, Book One, No. 12 in F minor BWV857: Prelude
5182Das Wohltemperierte Klavier BWV846-869, Book One, No. 1 in C major BWV846: Prelude
3053Das Wohltemperierte Klavier, BWV 846-869, Book One, No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846: Prelude
2024Harpsichord Concerto in F minor BWV1056: II. Largo
1465Das wohltemperierte Klaver BWV 846-893, Book Two, No.14 in F sharp minor BWV 883: Prélude et Fugue
1306Das Wohltemperierte Klavier, BWV 846-869, Book One, No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 847: Fugue
1237Das Wohltemperierte Klavier, BWV 846-869, Book One: No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846
1198Das Wohltemperierte Klavier BWV846-869, Book One, No. 2 in C minor BWV847: Fugue
1159Das wohltemperierte Klaver BWV 846-893, Book One, No. 3 in C sharp major BWV848: Prélude et Fugue
11110Das Wohltemperierte Klavier, BWV 846-869, Book One, No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846: Fugue
102albums
Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1
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Bach: Harpsichord Concertos, BWV 1052-1059
Bach Well-Tempered Clavier Goldberg Variations Toccatas
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100 Best Baroque
Bach : Toccatas & Goldberg Variations
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2
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Bach 100 Best
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Keyboard Works Disc 12
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D. Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonatas
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