The ear of Rembrandt - Music from Rembrandt's time - Camerata Trajectina

The ear of Rembrandt - Music from Rembrandt's time - Camerata Trajectina

The ear of Rembrandt

Nobody can get around Rembrandt this year. In 2019 it will be exactly 350 years ago that this famous painter died. Camerata Trajectina paints a musical portrait of Rembrandt herself. What was he listening to while he was painting? Were they familiar tunes on the carillon of the Amsterdam Zuiderkerk? Was it the ear-wrenching music of his fellow townsman Sweelinck? Camerata Trajectina takes you into the musical world of Holland's greatest painter of all time.


Sweelinck, Vondel and Huygens

"You can't get any closer to Rembrandt," says Camerata Trajectina. A unique opportunity to listen to music that Rembrandt probably heard himself. A colourful collection of songs, poems, paintings and tunes from Rembrandt's immediate surroundings passes by. Songs by Samuel van Hoogstraten, Catharina Verwers, Salomon de Bray and Karel van Mander, among others. Coryphées such as Joost van den Vondel, Constantijn Huygens and Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck will also pass by. And, of course, pictures of Rembrandt's paintings are not missing.


Camerata Trajectina

Camerata Trajectina has been a warm advocate of Dutch music from the Middle Ages to the Golden Age for over forty years. The ensemble was awarded the Visser Neerlandia Cultuurprijs for this in 2014. The ensemble's greatest asset is its unique combination of intensive scientific research and spontaneous performances. The ensemble participated in numerous editions of the Holland Early Music Festival Utrecht, gave hundreds of concerts in the Netherlands and Flanders, and toured Europe and beyond. The ensemble regularly listened to national commemorations, such as those of the Union of Utrecht (1979), Willem van Oranje (1984), Constantijn Huygens (1987), the Peace of Münster (1998) and the Calvijn Year (2009).


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Seizoen '19-'20 Sweelinck Rembrandt oude muziek Het oor van Rembrandt Nachtwacht Schilder Gouden Eeuw schilderkunst kunst
Friday 22 November 2019, 20:00

Everyone knows Rembrandt as a painter, but what do you know about his musical preferences? What music did Rembrandt listen to? Camerata Trajectina gives the answer and is your guide through the musical world of Holland's greatest painter. The popular tunes of his time pass by, as well as the sensitive music of his fellow townsman Sweelinck. And who knows, Rembrandt might have been shaking his belly with laughter at the farces of Harmenz Krul. With Camerata Trajectina you listen to music that Rembrandt probably heard himself. "You can't get any closer to Rembrandt."

When and where

Begin time:
Friday 22 November 2019, 20:00

The Edesche Concert Hall. Unheard of acoustics, intimate beauty, one of the most beautiful concert grand pianos in the Netherlands with the very best musicians. From one hour before the start of the concert you are welcome in the Edesche Concert Hall, for example for a cup of coffee in advance. Please note: during the performance we do not grant access to the concert hall The Edesche Concertzaal is unsubsidized and is made possible by Eskes Media / DagjeWeg.NL.

  • Many payment options online;
  • Stage Gift Card OK, also online;
  • Free coffee/drinks/breakfasts;
  • Free wardrobe;
  • Free luxury program magazine;
  • Free and paid parking in the vicinity;
  • ECLive! Listen to the concert again in high quality afterwards (at selected concerts);
  • Enjoy the Edesche Concert Hall Diner at the adjacent atmospheric restaurant Buitenzorg;
  • Subsidy free and independent. Sponsor: DagjeWeg.NL Tickets;
  • NPO Radio 4 broadcasts regularly from the Edesche Concertzaal. Listen again to e.g.

Edesche Concertzaal

Amsterdamseweg 9, Ede

Directions: Car Public transportation