Jesper Bøje Christensen

Jesper Bøje Christensen (born December 3, 1944 in Copenhagen ) is a Danish harpsichordist and music researcher, especially in the field of figured bass .

Life

Jesper B. Christensen was from 1972 to 1985 lecturer in historical composition, figured bass and performance practice at the Royal Danish University of Music in Copenhagen. Jesper Christensen has been teaching harpsichord, basso continuo, chamber music and performance practice at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis since 1988 , and he has also been a visiting professor at the CNSM in Lyon , at the Département de musique ancienne of the Geneva Conservatory, at the Johann Joseph Fux Conservatory in Graz , as well as at numerous Master classes. In 1992, 1995, 1998 and 2001 Christensen was a member of the jury at the international harpsichord competition at the MAfestival Bruges and in 2006 President of the jury at the chamber music competitionPremio Bonporti in Rovereto , Italy , and chairman of the Telemann competition in Magdeburg several times .

He is the author of the textbook The Basics of Thorough Bass Playing in the 18th Century (Kassel 1992) and, together with Jörg-Andreas Bötticher, the author of the article Thorough Bass in the music dictionary of music in the past and present .

Publications

• The basics of figured bass in the 18th century. A textbook based on contemporary sources . Bärenreiter, Kassel 1992. (6th edition. 2012, ISMN 979-0-006-48912-1)
  • English translation by J. Bradford Robinson entitled Eighteenth Century Continuo Playing. A historical guide to the basics. Bärenreiter, Kassel 2002. (2nd edition. 2014, ISMN 979-0-006-50549-4)
  • French translation by Marinette Extermann under the title Les Fondements de la Basse Continue au XVIIIe siècle. A method based on the sources d'époque. Bärenreiter, Kassel 2002. (4th edition. 2013, ISMN 979-0-006-49820-8)
  • Italian translation by Maria Luisa Baldassari under the title Fondamenti di prassi del basso continuo nel secolo XVIII. Metodo basato sulle fonti originali. Ut Orpheus Edizioni 2003, ISMN 979-0-2153-0823-7.
  • Czech translation by Dagmar Kupčiková under the title Základy generálbasové hry v 18. století. Učebnice dle historických pramenů. Brno 2011. (2nd edition. 2014, ISBN 978-80-7460-063-0 )

• On basso continuo practice with Handel and Bach. In: Theory and Practice with Bach and Handel. (= Basler Jahrbuch für Historische Musikpraxis. 9). Amadeus, Winterthur 1985, ISBN 3-905049-33-3 .
• About the relationship between the solo part and the position of exposure: To some "sacred cows" of figured bass in the 20th century. In: "What is the general bass?". Contributions to theory and practice II. (= Basler Jahrbuch für Historische Musikpraxis. 19). Amadeus, Winterthur 1995, ISBN 3-905049-71-6 .
• with Jörg-Andreas Bötticher figured bass. In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present. 2nd Edition. Volume 3, Bärenreiter, Kassel 1995.
• "Del Modo di Guidare colla Battuta e senza". Francesco Maria Veracini on conducting. In: Direction and Conducting. (= Basler Jahrbuch für Historische Musikpraxis. 24). Amadeus, Winterthur 2000, ISBN 3-905049-88-0 .
• What no musical text could have told us. On the musical meaning and expressiveness of historical audio documents. In: Claudio Bacciagaluppi, Roman Brotbeck, Anselm Gerhard (ed.): Between creative individuality and artistic self-denial. On musical performance practice in the 19th century. Edition Argus, Schliengen 2009, ISBN 978-3-931264-82-6 .

Discography

• Luigi Boccherini: Sonata a violoncello solo e basso . 2CDs. Pan Classics, PC 10260, also as mp3, with Gaetano Nasillo et al.
• Francesco Antonio Bonporti: Invenzioni a violino solo . 2CDs. Harmonia Mundi, HMC 905237.38, with Chiara Banchini and Gaetano Nasillo. - German Record Critics' Prize
• Arcangelo Corelli: Sonata a violino e violone o cimbalo. op. 5. Harmonia Mundi, HMA 1951307, with Chiara Banchini, Luciano Contini and Kathy Gohl
• Arcangelo Corelli: Concerti Grossi. op. 6. 2CDs. Harmonia Mundi, HMG 501406.07, with Chiara Banchini and the Ensemble 415. - Diapason d'or
• Francesco Geminiani: 6 sonata per violoncello e basso continuo. op. 5. first published by Symphonie, now Pan Classics, PC 10232, and also on itunes and as mp3, with Gaetano Nasillo and Tobias Bonz
• Johann Mattheson: The useful virtuoso. 12 chamber sonatas (1717). 2 CDs. Counterpoint, also as mp3, with Toke Lund Christiansen. - Recording of the year (1980) in Weekendavisen (Dk), shortlist of the 10 best recordings of the year (1980) in gramophone
• Georg Muffat: Armonico Tributo . Harmonia Mundi, with Chiara Banchini and the Ensemble 415. - Diapason d'or
• Antonio Vivaldi: Sonata a tre "La Follia" . Harmonia Mundi, HMG 501366, with Chiara Banchini and the Ensemble 415
• Timewave with Mikkel Nordso, Klaus Nordso and Tine Rehling, Stunt Records (Sunnymoon)

Web links

• CV at Musicke's Pleasure Garden (musickespleasuregarden.com)