Release Date: 28 February 2020
Label: Etcetera
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8711801016528
Genres: Classical Chamber Music
Description
Early music ensemble 'The Counterpoints' began in 2011 and has performed in European chamber music series and festivals, sharing a special interest in the contrapuntal music of J.S. Bach and the interplay of their musical voices.
Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice June 2020: "This debut disc is, hands down, some of the best recorded Telemann out there......"
"The Counterpoints draw out the sensuous in Telemann's music, all the while with superb intonation and flairful phrasing." Gramophone
They themselves say of this new recording:
"From the moment we decided to release a debut album, there was no doubt that we would dedicate the entire CD to the music of Georg Philipp Telemann. Perhaps no other baroque composer wrote in such a natural and idiomatic way
for each instrument; the pleasures of his music are therefore not enjoyed by listener alone, for it is also a joy to play. But this is not the only reason Telemann has endeared himself to us. His music is filled with the unexpected, which during rehearsals and concerts invites playful and imaginative music making time and time again."
The Counterpoints, all recent graduates of the Royal Conservatoire of The Hague, The Amsterdam Conservatory and University of the Arts Utrecht, have performed together internationally across Europe, and competed as finalists in the York Early Music International Young Artists Competition
and the göttingen händel competition.
Their most recent engagements have included performances at The Royal Concertgebouw Amsterdam, the International Chamber Music Festival Utrecht, Grachtenfestival Amsterdam and Bachfestival Dordrecht, and appearances on Brava TV, NDR Kultur, NPO Radio 4 and BBC Radio 3.
Tracklisting
Bruno Monteiro, Joao Paulo Santos
Hendrickje Van Kerckhove, Eddy Vanoosthuyse, Severine Sierens, Hannelore Vermeir, Hans Ryckelynck,
Nuno Cernadas
Amy Norrington, Piet Kuijken
Herman Jeurissen, Ensemble Capricorno, Geerten van der Wetering
Currende, Erik van Vevel
Thomas Blondelle, Filip Rathe
Marco Mantovani
Biber Consort, Jakub Mitrik
Xenia Loffler
Trio Areal
Alina Ibragimova, Cedric Tiberghien
Engegard Quartet
Karolos
The Counterpoints
Narratio Quartet
