Winner of one Juno and three Prix Opus from Conseil québécois de la musique, notably “performer of the year” in 2010, Ensemble Caprice is renowned for its innovative interpretations of baroque music. The New York Times even called it “a group that encourages listeners to rehear the world.” This new recording of the Ensemble combines Johann Sebastian Bach’s famous Brandenburg Concertos, composed between 1712 and 1721D , with a few preludes and one fugue by mitri Shostakovich, as arranged by music director Matthias Maute. He explains the daring juxtaposition between the two composers: “When the Russian composer adjudicated at the International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition in Leipzig in 1950, he was deeply impressed by Bach’s two collections of the Welltempered Clavier. Upon returning to Moscow, Shostakovich followed Bach’s example and composed his own cycle of preludes and fugues in all 24 keys. Even though he holds firmly to his own musical language with its tonal liberties, his use of baroque elements provides a constant source of surprise. We have selected and orchestrated one prelude by Shostakovich for each of the Brandenburg Concertos. The First Brandenburg Concerto, however, is preceded instead by a fugue, the wonderful fugue op. 87 No. 7. As a touch of post‐modern thought we have reserved the prelude composed for this fugue to serve as a postlude at the end of the cycle of Brandenburg Concertos. This short but utterly beautiful and contemplative piece eems to be Shostakovich’s final personal comment on Bach’s overwhelming music, as seen from a contemporary point of view.” Under the artistic direction of Matthias Maute and Sophie Larivière, Ensemble Caprice is renowned for its innovative interpretations of baroque music since 20 years. It has received national and international acclaim for its performances of early music. Ensemble Caprice’s most recent albums on the Analekta label have all been highly acclaimed: Gloria! Vivaldi’s Angels won Canada’s prestigious 2009 JUNO award, Telemann and the Gypsies was recommended by Gramophone, Vivaldi and the Baroque GG ypsies had two nominations in 2009 for Echo Klassik awards in ermany. The Ensemble is also the winner of the Audience Appreciation Prize (2008‐2009) and Finalist (2009) of the Grand Prix de Montréal. Matthias Maute has achieved an international reputation as one of the finest recorder and baroque flute player of his generation, as a composer and as a director. Mr. Maute is also esteemed for his artistic direction of Ensemble Caprice, for whom he produces ingenious and fascinating programs.
- Wykonawca Ensemble Caprice
- Data premiery 2012-11-01
- Nośnik CD
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