Concerto Köln
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Concerto Köln is a Baroque music
chamber ensemble.
The group formed in 1985, one of many groups associated with the surging interest in period instruments in that decade. Its members consisted mainly of recent graduates of conservatories from across Europe. They began touring the Continent, often making appearances at major festivals. In 1992 they founded the Cologne Festival of Early Music with the aid of Deutschland Radio. They receive no government subsidies
, and do not have a permanent conductor, though the group has an artistic director, Werner Ehrhardt.
Their repertory stretches from early Baroque on through the Classical Era and as far into the nineteenth century as Mendelssohn
. They have also done a number of collaborative works, such as a disc juxtaposing Turkish
folk music with pieces in a Turkish style by composers such as Mozart. They have recorded frequently with, among others, René Jacobs, Daniel Harding, Louis Langrée, David Stern
, Ivor Bolton, Marcus Creed, Christopher Moulds, and Evelino Pidò.
Baroque music
Baroque music describes a style of Western Classical music approximately extending from 1600 to 1760. This era follows the Renaissance and was followed in turn by the Classical era...
chamber ensemble.
The group formed in 1985, one of many groups associated with the surging interest in period instruments in that decade. Its members consisted mainly of recent graduates of conservatories from across Europe. They began touring the Continent, often making appearances at major festivals. In 1992 they founded the Cologne Festival of Early Music with the aid of Deutschland Radio. They receive no government subsidies
Subsidy
A subsidy is an assistance paid to a business or economic sector. Most subsidies are made by the government to producers or distributors in an industry to prevent the decline of that industry or an increase in the prices of its products or simply to encourage it to hire more labor A subsidy (also...
, and do not have a permanent conductor, though the group has an artistic director, Werner Ehrhardt.
Their repertory stretches from early Baroque on through the Classical Era and as far into the nineteenth century as Mendelssohn
Felix Mendelssohn
Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Barthóldy , use the form 'Mendelssohn' and not 'Mendelssohn Bartholdy'. The Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians gives ' Felix Mendelssohn' as the entry, with 'Mendelssohn' used in the body text...
. They have also done a number of collaborative works, such as a disc juxtaposing Turkish
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
folk music with pieces in a Turkish style by composers such as Mozart. They have recorded frequently with, among others, René Jacobs, Daniel Harding, Louis Langrée, David Stern
David Stern (conductor)
David Stern is an american conductor born on May 21, 1963. He is the son of violinist Isaac Stern.- Biography :Having studied at the Juilliard School, he starts his career as an assistant to John Eliot Gardiner, then as principal conductor of Concerto Köln...
, Ivor Bolton, Marcus Creed, Christopher Moulds, and Evelino Pidò.
Discography
The ensemble has released more than 50 recordings. A selection:- 2005: Concerto Köln & Ensemble Sarband: The Waltz. Echo Klassik 2006
- 2004: W.A. Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro. Grammy AwardGrammy AwardA Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
2005 - 2003: Concerto Köln & Ensemble Sarband: Dream of the Orient. Echo Klassik 2003
- 1999: John Field - Andreas Staier: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3
- 1998: Carl Heinrich Graun - Cleopatra & Cesare
- 1994: Gaetano Brunetti: Sinfonien
- 1992: Francesco Durante: Concerti
- 1991: Georg Friedrich Händel - Giulio Cesare
- 1990: Johann Sebastian Bach - Auf schmetternde Töne (BWV 207a), Schleicht, spielende Wellen (BWV 206)
- 1987: Christoph Willibald Gluck - Echo et Narcisse
- 1987: Antonio Vivaldi; Giovanni Battista Sammartini; Pietro Antonio Locatelli: Six Concerti Venetiens