Short bio Joseph-Hector Fiocco
Full biography Joseph-Hector Fiocco
Joseph-Hector Fiocco was a renowned composer and harpsichordist of the late Baroque period , born on January 20, 1703, in Brussels, Belgium. He was known for his beautiful and ornamental compositions that were characteristic of his era. Fiocco belonged to a family of musicians; his father, Pietro Antonio Fiocco, was also a composer.
Fiocco's body of work includes several motets, numerous pieces for the Cathedral, and a collection of harpsichord works. His music displays a deep understanding of the Baroque style, and his compositions are renowned for their complexity and ornamental qualities.
Despite having a relatively short life, Fiocco left a significant impact on the music world during his time. His pieces are still performed and admired today, and his influence can be seen in the works of many contemporary artists.
In conclusion, Joseph-Hector Fiocco was a talented composer and harpsichordist whose legacy has endured for centuries. His ornamental and complex compositions are a testament to his exceptional skills, and his contributions to Baroque music still resonates with audiences today.
Compositions featuring Joseph-Hector Fiocco
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allegro | 3:29 min | Chamber Music | 17?? |
| 2 | Tandem Fulget | 22:57 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 3 | Adagio for harpsichord in G | 3:05 min | Keyboard | - |
| 4 | Suite No. 2 for harpsichord ("Pièces de Clavecin") | 39:53 min | Keyboard | - |
| 5 | Suite for harpsichord No. 1 (Pièces de Clavecin), Op. 1/1 | 45:38 min | Keyboard | - |
| 6 | Sonata in G minor | 4:36 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 7 | Salve Regina, motet for 4 voices & 4 instruments | 11:44 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 8 | Proferte cantica, motet for 4 voices, strings & continuo | 8:48 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 9 | Pièces de clavecin, Op. 1 | Keyboard | - | |
| 10 | O beatissima virgo Maria, motet for 4 voices, strings & continuo | 15:33 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 11 | Missa Solemnis for 7 voices & 7 instruments in D major | 47:05 min | Choral | - |
| 12 | Missa Sanctae Caeciliae | 46:07 min | Choral | - |
| 13 | Libera Me Domine, motet for 4 voices & 4 instruments | 9:19 min | Choral | - |
| 14 | Laudate pueri, for soprano & orchestra | 14:16 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 15 | Lamentatio Secunda | 12:07 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 16 | Lamentatio Prima du Jeudi Saint | 14:29 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 17 | Jubilate Deo, motet for voice & 3 instruments | 10:06 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 18 | Homo Quidam, for 4 voices & ensemble | 9:48 min | Choral | - |
| 19 | Exaudiat te Dominum, motet for 4 voices, strings & continuo | 9:35 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 20 | Concerto in G major | 11:16 min | Concerto | - |
| 21 | Benedicam Dominum, motet for 2 voices & 3 instruments | 14:52 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 22 | Beatus vir, motet for voice & 4 instruments | 13:41 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 23 | Ave Maria, for voice & ensemble | 3:51 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 24 | Arioso | 3:06 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 25 | Andante for organ in E minor | 3:38 min | Keyboard | - |
| 26 | Andante and Allegro for organ | 4:27 min | Keyboard | - |
| 27 | Alma redemptoris mater, motet for 4 voices, strings & continuo | 12:48 min | Vocal Music | - |
Albums featuring Joseph-Hector Fiocco
| # | Сover | Name album | Year | Music label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Joseph Hector Fiocco – Ensemble Bonne Corde, Diana Vinagre, Ana Quintans, Ana Vieira Leite, Hugo Oliveira (2) – Lamentationes Hebdomadœ Sanctœ(2×CD, ) | 2022 | Ramée |
| 2 |  |
Joseph-Hector Fiocco / Anne Mertens - Wieland Kuijken - Richte Van Der Meer - Kris Verhelst - Peter Van Heyghen – Lamentations(CD, Album, Reissue) | 2016 | Etcetera (3) |
| 3 |  |
Joseph Hector Fiocco, Scherzi Musicali, Nicolas Achten – Petits Motets Vol. II(CD, Album) | 2016 | Musique En Wallonie |
| 4 |  |
Johanna Martzy, Ferenc Fricsay · Jean Antonietti, Dvořák | Brahms | Bach | Händel | Vivaldi | Kreisler | Fiocco | Ravel | De Falla – Berlin 1953 - 1966(2×CD, Compilation) | 2015 | Audite |
| 5 |  |
Ensemble Apotheosis, Korneel Bernolet, Servaas De Konink, Pieter Van Maldere, Joseph-Hector Fiocco, Josse Boutmy – Flemish Baroque(CD, ) | 2014 | Apotheosis Records (2) |
| 6 |  |
Carolyn Sampson, Ex Cathedra (2), Jeffrey Skidmore - Lacoste, Lalande, Rameau, Rousseau, Fiocco & Mondonville – A French Baroque Diva: Arias For Marie Fel By Lacoste, Lalande, Rameau, Rousseau, Fiocco & Mondonville(CD, Album) | 2014 | Hyperion |
| 7 |  |
Joseph Hector Fiocco – Scherzi Musicali, Nicolas Achten – Petits Motets(CD, ) | 2010 | Musique En Wallonie |
| 8 |  |
Ensemble Kairós, Barbara Lorey, Lourdes Ambríz - Strozzi, Monteverdi, Couperin, Forqueray, Fiocco – Due Alme Innamorate(CD, Album) | 2005 | Urtext Digital Classics |
| 9 |  |
Joseph Hector Fiocco, Greta de Reyghere, Jan van der Crabben, Groupe C – Lamentationes Hebdomadae Sanctae(CD, Album) | 2004 | Assai |
| 10 |  |
Missa Solemnis/Ave Maria/Homo Quidam(CD, ) | 2003 | Naxos |
| 11 |  |
Joseph-Hector Fiocco / Anne Mertens - Wieland Kuijken - Richte Van Der Meer - Kris Verhelst - Peter Van Heyghen – Lamentations(CD, Album) | 2001 | Eufoda |
| 12 |  |
Giaches De Wert, Josephus-Hector Fiocco, Peter Benoit, August De Boeck, Karel Goeyvaerts, Luc Brewaeys – Gloria Flandriae(CD, Compilation, Stereo) | 1993 | Eufoda |
| 13 |  |
J.H. Fiocco, Cristina Miatello, Sergio Foresti, Ensemble "Concerto", Roberto Gini – Lamentationes(2×CD, Album) | 1992 | Giulia |
| 14 |  |
Diana Petech, Joseph Hector Fiocco – Piecès de Clavecin(CD, ) | 1990 | Fonè |
| 15 |  |
Joseph Hector Fiocco, Ton Koopman – Pieces De Clavecin(2×CD, ) | 1989 | Astrée Auvidis |
| 16 |  |
J.H. Fiocco - Westvlaams Vocaal Ensemble, Musica Polyphonica, Louis Devos – Missa Solemnis | 1985 | Erato |
| 17 |  |
Joseph Hector Fiocco / Greta De Reyghere - Christina Kyprienides - Jozef Sluys - Roel Dieltiens – Lamentationes Jeremiae Prophetae (Leçons Des Ténèbres)(LP, Album) | 1982 | Zephyr (2) |
| 18 |  |
Joseph Hector Fiocco - Ton Koopman – Pieces De Clavecin - Première Suite | 1979 | Astrée |
| 19 |  |
Joseph Hector Fiocco, Ton Koopman – Pieces De Clavecin - Seconde Suite(LP, Stereo) | 1979 | Astrée |
| 20 |  |
J. S. Bach • J. H. Fiocco • G. Ph. Telemann • G. Tartini • J. M. Leclair − Marianne Boettcher, Heinz Lohmann – Kostbarkeiten Barocker Meister(LP, Album, Stereo) | 1979 | Mars (8) |
| 21 |  |
Charles Joseph Van Helmont / Joseph Hector Fiocco / Pierre Hercule Bréhy – Jules Bastin, Lia Rottier, Lynen Simone, Louis Devos, Les Solistes De Liège, Cercle Tornacum Et Chœurs Du Conservatoire De Tournai, Géry Lemaire – Accensa Furore / Jubilate Deo / S | 1978 | Erato |
| 22 |  |
Joseph Fiocco - Les Solistes De Liège, Maurice André, Géry Lemaire – Missa Solemnis | 1978 | Erato |
| 23 |  |
Joseph Hector Fiocco / Jos van Immerseel – Pièces De Clavecin(LP, Album, Stereo) | 1976 | Monumenta Belgicae Musicae |
| 24 |  |
J.H. Fiocco, Christiane Wuyts – On The Dulcken Hapsicord - Pieces De Clavecin - First Recording(LP, Stereo) | 1974 | Decca |
| 25 |  |
J.-M. Leclair, J. H. Fiocco, L.-N. Clérambault, D. Scarlatti, F. M. Veracini - Semyon Snitkovsky, Leonora Iosiovich, Lev Evgrafov – Музыка Барокко | 1973 | Мелодия |
| 26 |  |
Haydn, Fiocco, Tomasini, Burgksteiner, János Liebner, Hans Pischner – Barytonmusik Des 18. Jahrhunderts(LP, Stereo) | 1970 | ETERNA |
| 27 |  |
Boutmy Et Fiocco Par Simone Vierset – Le Clavecin À La Chapelle Royale De Charles De Lorraine(LP, Stereo, Mono) | 1970 | Alpha (34) |
| 28 |  |
Bach / Mozart / Fiocco, Arthur Grumiaux, Gregory Tucker – Chaconne / Sonatas / Allegro | 1958 | Argo (2) |
| 29 |  |
Kreisler, Chopin, Sarasate, Tartini, Fiocco - Norman Carol, Julius Levine – Violin Favorites(LP, Album) | 1958 | RCA Camden |
| 30 |  |
Vassil Chernaev - J. H. Fiocco / F. M. Veracini / F. Schubert / P. Hristoskov – Recital Of Vassil Chernaev(LP, Mono) | - | Балкантон |
| 31 |  |
J.-H. Fiocco, H.-P. Brehy, C.-J. van Helmont, Collegium Instrumentale Brugense, Westvlaams Vocaal Ensemble, Patrick Peire – Kapelmeesters In Brussel(CD, Album) | - | Eufoda |
| 32 |  |
Jacob Obrecht, Heinrich Isaac, Gerardus Scronx, Peeter Cornet, Jean-Baptiste Loeillet, Abraham van den Kerckhoven, Joseph Hector Fiocco, Dieudonné Raick, Matthias van den Gheyn, Anonymous – Oude Orgels In Vlaanderen - Vieilles Orgues En Flandre(LP) | - | Monumenta Belgicae Musicae |
| 33 |  |
Jubilate Deo(LP) | - | Erato |
Videos featuring Joseph-Hector Fiocco
Jos van Immerseel (harpsichord) Joseph-Hector Fiocco, Pièces de Clavecin
Released 1976 by Alpha Brussels MBM 26
Recording : Steurbaut Studio, St. Amandsberg, Ghent, January 1975.
Harpsichord : Walter Maene, Sint-Eloois-Vijve, 1973, after the Ruckers-Taskin harpsichord (1646-1780) of the collection Thibault, Paris.
Faithful re
Joseph-Hector Fiocco (1703-1741): Petits Motets - Salve Regina & Libera me Domine
Joseph-Hector Fiocco (1703-1741)
Petits Motets
Salve Regina: Mot. à 4 voc. et 4 instr.
Libera me Domine: Responsor à 4 voc. et 4 instr.
1) Salve Regina (a)
I. Salve Regina
II. Ad te clamamus
III. Ad te suspiramus
IV. Eia ergo advocata nostra
V. Et Jesum
Ton Koopman (harpsichord) Joseph Hector Fiocco, Pièces de clavecin, première suite
Released 1979 by Astrée AS 45
Clavecin Jacobus Van den Elsche, Anvers 1763, par courtoisie du Musée Vleeshuis à Anvers
Enregistrement effectué au Musée Vleeshuis à Anvers, en novembre 1978, par les soins de Sonart, Milano (Dr. Thomas Gallia et Paul
Ton Koopman (harpsichord) Joseph Hector Fiocco, Pièces de clavecin, seconde suite
Released 1979 by Astrée AS 46
Clavecin Jacobus Van den Elsche, Anvers 1763, par courtoisie du Musée Vleeshuis à Anvers
Enregistrement effectué au Musée Vleeshuis à Anvers, en novembre 1978, par les soins de Sonart, Milano (Dr. Thomas Gallia et Paul
Joseph Hector Fiocco: Missa Solemnis "Et in unum Deum" "Deum de D"
Westvlaams Vocaal Ensemble
Het, Musica Polyphonica
Dir. Louis Devos
Christiane Wuyts (harpsichord) J.H. Fiocco: Pièces de clavecin (first recording)
The harpsichord has one keyboard (5 octaves) and three registers (2 x 8', 1 x 4') and was built in 1747 by the well known Antwerp builder J.D. Dulcken. He was one of the three leading harpsichord builders of the 18th century. Dulcken instruments are scatt
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