A forgotten voice, heard again - the rediscovered genius Pieter van Maldere.
True to its mission of rewriting music history and bringing hidden treasures from the archives to light, the Terra Nova Collective is dedicating itself to the Flemish composer Pieter van Maldere.
Van Maldere is one of the most fascinating rediscoveries of 18th-century music. His symphonies were for a long time attributed to the “Father of the Symphony,” Joseph Haydn. The name Pieter van Maldere appeared with striking frequency in the so-called Quartbuch from Haydn’s estate—a small thematic catalogue containing brief opening motifs used to identify and classify symphonies. A total of thirty-three symphonies are attributed to Pieter van Maldere in the Quartbuch, eighteen of which have survived to this day.
For the Terra Nova Collective, this historical evidence marks the starting point for an extensive musical exploration. Under the direction of Vlad Weverbergh, the ensemble is dedicating itself to van Maldere’s surviving symphonic works, bringing back to life a composer who for a long time remained in the shadow of his more famous contemporaries.
The recently released EP Symphonies – Selection offers a first glimpse into van Maldere’s symphonic oeuvre and marks the beginning of what is still to come: the complete recording of all his surviving symphonies.
True to its mission of rewriting music history and bringing hidden treasures from the archives to light, the Terra Nova Collective is dedicating itself to the Flemish composer Pieter van Maldere.
Van Maldere is one of the most fascinating rediscoveries of 18th-century music. His symphonies were for a long time attributed to the “Father of the Symphony,” Joseph Haydn. The name Pieter van Maldere appeared with striking frequency in the so-called Quartbuch from Haydn’s estate—a small thematic catalogue containing brief opening motifs used to identify and classify symphonies. A total of thirty-three symphonies are attributed to Pieter van Maldere in the Quartbuch, eighteen of which have survived to this day.
For the Terra Nova Collective, this historical evidence marks the starting point for an extensive musical exploration. Under the direction of Vlad Weverbergh, the ensemble is dedicating itself to van Maldere’s surviving symphonic works, bringing back to life a composer who for a long time remained in the shadow of his more famous contemporaries.
The recently released EP Symphonies – Selection offers a first glimpse into van Maldere’s symphonic oeuvre and marks the beginning of what is still to come: the complete recording of all his surviving symphonies.
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