Postscript

As Amsterdam’s 750th birthday celebrations continue, we’re sharing another gem from our À Amsterdam project — this time by the Belgian flutist and composer Antoine Mahaut, who spent about twenty years living and working in our city.

During his Amsterdam years, Mahaut published a flute method in both French and German, wrote music with flashes of the emerging Mannheim style, and generally made himself at home… until he abandoned us all and moved to Paris. (Some sources say he eventually retired to a French monastery to meditate on the beauty of the flute — we’ll allow it.)

Before his Parisian betrayal, he left Amsterdam with some truly wonderful works, including this elegant and expressive piece performed in our concert/recording session at the Waalse Kerk.

Antoine Mahaut (c. 1719–c. 1785)
Sonata in D

Postscript
Aysha Wills – traverso
David Westcombe – traverso
Octavie Dostaler-Lalonde – cello
Artem Belogurov – harpsichord

Recorded live in
De Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam – June 10, 2022

🎥 Video – Andrea Friggi
🎥 Camera assistant – Mateusz Pusiewicz
🎧 Audio – Brendon Heinst, TRPTK

🔗 Watch the full video and the À Amsterdam playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUHPpamAIcUQcXGxatLB7kY4sZVtKPRpu

💿 Get the album À Amsterdam:
https://trptk.com/shop/downloads/a-amsterdam/


De Waalse Kerk TRPTK
Aysha Wills - Historical and Modern Flutist Octavie Dostaler-Lalonde Artem Belogurov David Westcombe

Our next video features Willem de Fesch (1687–1761), a composer whose music is full of charm, wit, and elegance. These five duets (from 30 Duetten voor Fluit of Viool) show him at his playful, inventive best: Fanfare, two Menuets, Largo, and a sparkling Rondo.

De Fesch was a towering figure in Amsterdam’s musical life — and funnily enough, also connected by family to Carl Rosier, our first video’s composer. Here, we get a glimpse of the social side of Baroque music: intimate duets made for friends, family, and admirers. Perfectly delightful!

Willem de Fesch (1687—1761)
5 Duets (from 30 Duetten voor Fluit of Viool):
1. Fanfare
2. Menuet
3. Menuet
4. Largo
5. Rondo

Postscript
Aysha Wills, traverso
David Westcombe, traverso

Recorded live in De Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam on June 10, 2022

Video — Andrea Friggi, http://www.andreafriggi.com/recording-facilities
Camera assistant — Mateusz Pusiewicz
Audio — Brendon Heinst, TRPTK, https://trptk.com
Purchase à Amsterdam here: https://trptk.com/shop/downloads/a-amsterdam/

TRPTK De Waalse Kerk



Aysha Wills - Historical and Modern Flutist David Westcombe

Pietro Locatelli was a really, really fantastic violinist, and he knew it. Coming originally from Bergamo, he travelled through Italy and Germany before settling in Amsterdam in 1729. He’d already had some of his works published here and he clearly had a good business acumen too, because he started publishing his music under his own name just two years after arriving in Amsterdam. There are even accounts of him only allowing amateurs to see his Wednesday performances at Prinsengrcht 506 so that no other musicians could learn the secrets of his insanely good technique. The piece we’ve chosen is the second sonata of Opus 5, which is a beautiful representation of the grace, virtuosity and elegance which feature in a lot of his compositions.

Pietro Locatelli (1695–1764)
Sonata II (from Sonate a Tre per due Flauti e Basso per il Cembalo, Op. 5):
I. Largo e andante
II. Allegro
III. Allegro

Postscript
Aysha Wills, traverso
David Westcombe, traverso
Octavie Dostaler-Lalonde, cello
Artem Belogurov, harpsichord

Recorded live in De Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam on June 10, 2022
Video – Andrea Friggi, andreafriggi.com/recording-facilities
Camera assistant – Mateusz Pusiewicz
Audio – Brendon Heinst, TRPTK, trptk.com
Purchase À Amsterdam here: trptk.com/shop/downloads/a-amsterdam/

TRPTK De Waalse Kerk



David Westcombe Aysha Wills - Historical and Modern Flutist Artem Belogurov Octavie Dostaler-Lalonde

Our next video is a selection of pieces from Servaas de Koninck, a resident of Amsterdam from 1685 to his death in 1701. Seven of his opus numbers in a selection of genres were published by Estienne Roger, one of the leading publishers from Amsterdam at the time. These pieces demonstrate a mostly French style. Think of those fancy dutch restaurants with a full menu of french food. Delicious!

Servaas de Konink (1654–1701)
Pieces (from Suites & Trio Sonatas, Op. 1 & 4):

Ouverture
Air
Plainte
Marche
Air
Louis Bourbon
Menuet
Gigue

Postscript
Aysha Wills, traverso
David Westcombe, traverso
Octavie Dostaler-Lalonde, cello
Artem Belogurov, harpsichord

Recorded live in De Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam on June 10, 2022

Video — Andrea Friggi, http://www.andreafriggi.com/recording-facilities
Camera assistant — Mateusz Pusiewicz
Audio — Brendon Heinst, TRPTK, https://trptk.com
Purchase à Amsterdam here: https://trptk.com/shop/downloads/a-amsterdam/

TRPTK De Waalse Kerk

Aysha Wills - Historical and Modern Flutist David Westcombe Octavie Dostaler-Lalonde Artem Belogurov

As we rapidly approach the end of Amsterdam’s 750th birthday celebration, we realised it was basically the only appropriate time to release a few more videos from our project at the Waalse Kerk, titled "à Amsterdam". We recorded the album in Amsterdam while living there during the COVID pandemic. The project celebrates Amsterdam’s publishing industry: music composed and published in Amsterdam by people living in Amsterdam, played on instruments made in Amsterdam — you get the picture.

Our first video features a relatively unknown but beautiful piece by Carl Rosier, whose differently spiced movements make a perfect introduction to this period of Amsterdam’s musical life. Rosier was active in Amsterdam from 1683–1699 as a composer, violinist and concert organiser. One of his daughters later married Willem de Fesch, who appears elsewhere on this album — so many layers of connection.

Stay tuned as we release more videos every week!

Carl Rosier (1640–1725)
Sonata I (from Pièces choisies, a la manière Italienne):
I. Poco alegro
II. Non troppo alegro
III. Più alegro
IV. Canzon
V. Presto

Postscript
Aysha Wills - traverso
David Westcombe — traverso
Octavie Dostaler-Lalonde — cello
Artem Belogurov — harpsichord

Recorded live in De Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam on June 10, 2022

Video — Andrea Friggi, http://www.andreafriggi.com/recording-facilities
Camera assistant — Mateusz Pusiewicz
Audio — Brendon Heinst, TRPTK, https://trptk.com

Watch the video and the full a Amsterdam playlist here: https://youtu.be/aBMrYPe_JxA?si=B6RZfz_jIrySU00a

Get CD here: https://trptk.com/shop/downloads/a-amsterdam/
TRPTK De Waalse Kerk

On our way to Sastamala Gregoriana! So looking forward to performing at this beautiful festival with Elisabeth Hetherington!

Unohda suuret oopperatalot ja sukella 1700-luvun Lontoon kiehtovaan musiikkimaailmaan! Sublimely Intimate vie sinut musiikkimatkalle kodikkaisiin tunnelmiin, joissa aikakauden suosikkiaariat soivat rakkaudella ja lämmöllä. Ohjelmassa kuullaan italialaisten säveltäjien, kuten Giovanni Bononcinin ja George Frideric Händelin, säkenöiviä aarioita sekä brittiläisiä kansanlauluja John Walshin kokoelmista – teoksia, joita 1700-luvun kuulijat esittivät omissa olohuoneissaan.

Tähtiesiintyjänä hurmaava ja palkittu kanadalainen sopraano Elisabeth Hetherington ja ylistetty amsterdamilainen periodiyhtye Postscript, jonka historiallisiin soittimiin ja improvisoivaan otteeseen perustuva sointi hehkuu autenttista barokkitunnelmaa.

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📍 Sastamalan Pyhän Marian kirkko
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Forget the grand opera houses and step into the enchanting soundscape of 18th-century London. Sublimely Intimate takes you on a musical journey into the warmth of the home, where beloved arias were performed with intimacy and heart. The programme features dazzling arias by Italian composers such as Giovanni Bononcini and George Frideric Handel, alongside charming British folk melodies from John Walsh’s collections – music once played in the parlours of 18th-century music lovers.

Starring the captivating and award-winning Canadian soprano Elisabeth Hetherington, joined by the acclaimed Amsterdam-based period ensemble Postscript, known for their improvisatory approach and historically informed sound that radiates true Baroque character.

📅 Fri 18 July, 7–9 PM
📍 St Mary’s Church, Sastamala
🎟️ Tickets €12–57 | .fi

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