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Bob van Asperen
hps, *1947 NL, Amsterdam
Musician / Conductor of Classical
Bob van Asperen (born 8 October 1947 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch harpsichordist and early keyboard instrument performer, as well as a conductor. He graduated in 1971 from the Amsterdam Conservatory, where he studied the harpsichord with Gustav Leonhardt and the pipe organ with Albert de Klerk. Since then he has been performing extensively in Europe and the rest of the world, both as a soloist and as an accompanist/conductor.
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Sonata in D Major, No. 1: III. Allegro on Corelli: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-6, Op. 5 by Arcangelo Corelli Sonata in C Major, No. 3: IV. Allegro on Corelli: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-6, Op. 5 by Arcangelo Corelli Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Harpsichord in A Major, BWV 1015: IV. Presto on Bach, J.S.: Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord, Vol. 1 by Johann Sebastian Bach Telemann: Oboe Concerto in E Minor, TWV 51:e1: I. Andante on Telemann, Bach & Vivaldi: Oboe Concertos by Han De Vries Sonata in D Major, No. 1: II. Allegro on Corelli: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-6, Op. 5 by Arcangelo Corelli Sonata in D Major, No. 1: I. Grave - Allegro on Corelli: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-6, Op. 5 by Arcangelo Corelli Sonata in D Major, No. 1: IV. Adagio on Corelli: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-6, Op. 5 by Arcangelo Corelli Telemann: Oboe Concerto in F Minor, TWV 51:f1: II. Largo e piano on Telemann, Bach & Vivaldi: Oboe Concertos by Han De Vries Sonata in A Major, No. 6: III. Allegro on Corelli: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-6, Op. 5 by Arcangelo Corelli Sonata in B-flat Major, No. 2: III. Vivace on Corelli: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-6, Op. 5 by Arcangelo CorelliTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Die Kunst Der Fuge | Johann Sebastian Bach, Bob van Asperen | 2018 | Album |
| Suittes Voor't Clavier | Bob van Asperen | 2017 | Album |
| The Suites For Violoncello Solo, The Sonatas For Viola Da Gamba & Harpsichord | Johann Sebastian Bach - Anner Bylsma, Bob van Asperen | 2012 | Compil. |
| Goldberg Variations / Toccatas | Johann Sebastian Bach : Bob van Asperen | 2009 | Compil. |
| Suites Pour Le Clavessin - The French Suites | Johann Sebastian Bach - Bob van Asperen | 2005 | Album |
| French Music, 18th Century | François Couperin • Charles Dieupart • Jacques Martin Hotteterre • Marin Marais - Marijke Miessen, Anner Bylsma, Pieter Wispelwey, Bob van Asperen | 2001 | Album |
| Sonatas For Violin And Harpsichord, Volume 2 | Johann Sebastian Bach - Lucy van Dael • Bob van Asperen | 2000 | Album |
| Harpsichord Concertos | Johann Sebastian Bach, Bob van Asperen | 1999 | Compil. |
| The Well-Tempered Clavier | Johann Sebastian Bach, Bob van Asperen | 1999 | Album |
| The Complete Wind Sonatas | Georg Friedrich Händel / Frans Brüggen, Bruce Haynes, Hansjürg Lange, Anner Bylsma, Bob van Asperen | 1998 | Compil. |
| Organ Concertos, Op. 4 | Bob van Asperen, Georg Friedrich Händel | 1996 | Album |
| From the Court of Frederick the Great | Barthold Kuijken, Wieland Kuijken, Bob van Asperen | 1996 | Album |
| The Great Harpsichord Works | Georg Friedrich Händel, Bob van Asperen | 1996 | Album |
| Concertos For 2 Harpsichords BWV 1060-62 | Johann Sebastian Bach, Bob van Asperen, Gustav Leonhardt, Melante Amsterdam | 1995 | Album |
| Das Alte Werk (Highlights • Extraits) | Nikolaus Harnoncourt • Il Giardino Armonico • Gustav Leonhardt • Frans Brüggen • Chanticleer • Herbert Tachezi • Tragicomedia • Bob van Asperen • St. James's Baroque Players • Anner Bylsma • Jaap Schröder | 1994 | Compil. |
| Baroque Violin Sonatas | Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber . Johann Heinrich Schmelzer . Johann Jakob Walther, Lucy van Dael, Bob van Asperen, Wouter Möller | 1993 | Album |
| Toccatas BWV 910-916 = Toccaten BWV 910-916 | Johann Sebastian Bach, Bob van Asperen | 1993 | Album |
| Cello Sonatas - Fugues For 2 Cellos | Luigi Boccherini, Anner Bylsma, Kenneth Slowik, Bob van Asperen | 1993 | Album |
| Complete Works For Harpsichord 4 | Padre Antonio Soler, Bob van Asperen | 1992 | Album |
| Virtuose Bläsermusik (Chamber Music For Trumpet And Winds) | Wolfgang Basch, Bob van Asperen | 1991 | Album |
| The Harpsichord In The Netherlands (1580-1712) | Bob van Asperen | 1990 | Album |
| J. S. Bach Sonatas For Viola Da Gamba Bwv 1027-1029 / J. Chr. Bach Sonata In A (From "Musikalisches Vielerley") | Johann Sebastian Bach, Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, Anner Bylsma, Bob van Asperen | 1990 | Album |
| Canzoni | Girolamo Frescobaldi / Kees Boeke, Wouter Möller, Bob van Asperen | 1989 | Album |
| Hamburger Cembalokonzerte - "Hamburg" Harpsichord Concertos - Les Concertos Pour Clavecin | Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach – Bob van Asperen, Melante Amsterdam | 1987 | Album |
| Handel: Complete Sonatas For Recorder | Georg Friedrich Händel, Frans Brüggen, Bob van Asperen, Hansjürg Lange, Anner Bylsma | 1986 | Album |
| 12 Sonatas • 1734 | Georg Philipp Telemann - Marijke Miessen, Bob van Asperen • Glen Wilson • Wouter Möller | 1984 | Album |
| Canzonen | Girolamo Frescobaldi - Kees Boeke, Wouter Möller, Bob van Asperen | 1983 | Album |
| Vier Sonaten Für Violoncello Und Basso Continuo | Antonio Vivaldi - Wouter Möller • Bob van Asperen • Lidewij Scheifes | 1982 | Album |
| Flute Sonatas | Georg Friedrich Händel, Frans Brüggen, Bob van Asperen, Anner Bylsma | 1980 | Album |
| 6 Preußische Sonaten (Concerto Per Il Cembalo Solo) | Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach - Bob van Asperen | 1979 | Album |
| 10 Triosonaten = Trio Sonatas = Sonates En Trio | Georg Philipp Telemann, Alice Harnoncourt • Kees Boeke • Wouter Möller • Bob van Asperen | 1978 | Album |
| 6 Württembergische Sonaten Op. 2 | Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach - Bob van Asperen | 1978 | Album |
| Hotteterre Quartet, Vol. 2 (Works By Fontana, Locke, Vitali & Marais) | Giovanni Battista Fontana, Matthew Locke, Giovanni Battista Vitali, Marin Marais - Quadro Hotteterre - Kees Boeke & Walter Van Hauwe, Bob van Asperen, Wouter Möller | 1977 | Album |
| Cembalowerke · Harpsichord Works · Œuvres Pour Clavecin | Girolamo Frescobaldi, Bob van Asperen | 1977 | Album |
| 4 Flötensonaten = 4 Flute Sonatas = 4 Sonates Pour Flûte | Georg Friedrich Händel - Frans Brüggen, Bob van Asperen, Anner Bylsma | 1976 | Album |
| Sämtliche Sonaten Für Ein Blasinstrument Und Basso Continuo | Georg Friedrich Händel - Frans Brüggen ∙ Bruce Haynes ∙ Bob van Asperen ∙ Anner Bylsma ∙ Hansjürg Lange | 1974 | Compil. |
| Clavecimbelwerken | William Byrd - Girolamo Frescobaldi - François Couperin - Bob van Asperen | 1974 | Album |
| 5 Flötensonaten / 5 Flute Sonatas / 5 Sonates Pour Flûte | Georg Friedrich Händel — Frans Brüggen - Bob van Asperen, Anner Bylsma | 1974 | Album |
| Original Instruments - Cembalo, Harpsichord, Clavecin | Bob van Asperen, John Bull | Album |
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