Nicolas Eighth
Nicolas Acht (born September 25, 1985 in Brussels ) is a Belgian conductor, singer, lutenist , harpsichordist and harpist in the field of historical performance practice .
Live and act
Nicolas Acht, who learned the lute and harpsichord from his earliest youth, studied at the Conservatories of Brussels and The Hague, and he expanded his knowledge in master classes at the Baroque Academy of Ambronnay and the Center de la Voix in Royaumont . He is one of the very few singers in the field of early music who, as historically handed down, accompanies each other singing on the various instruments.
Since 2004 he has appeared with well-known ensembles in the scene, such as L'Arpeggiata by Christina Pluhar , La Fenice, La Petite Bande , Ensemble Ausonia, Les Agrémens, Akadêmia, Les Talens Lyriques, Il Fondamento, Les Musiciens du Louvre , Il Seminario Musicale or the Le Poème Harmonique.
His personal interest in singing in the early 17th century led him to found his ensemble “Scherzi Musicali”. With this he recorded the opera “ Euridice ” by Giulio Caccini in 2009 , which has won numerous record awards (Joker de Crescendo, La Clef de ResMusica, Prelude Classics Award 2009, 4 étoiles du Monde de la Musique, 5 Diapasons). Another recording, “Dulcis Amor Iesu”, introduces partly unknown motets by Giovanni Felice Sances . Recordings of works by the Brussels baroque composer Joseph-Hector Fiocco and the first recording of the oldest known Roman opera La Catena d'Adona by Domenico Mazzocchi were made in 2010.
Nicolas Acht teaches the lute at the Royal Conservatory in Brussels, he is visiting professor at the University of East Anglia and he is visiting professor at various master classes. At Operastudio Vlaanderen he conducted Euridice by Caccini (2006), La Catena d'Adona by Domenico Mazzocchi (2007), l'Incoronazione di Poppea by Claudio Monteverdi (2009).
Discography (selection)
- Giulio Caccini , L'Euridice - Scherzi Musicali, 2009, Ricercar RIC 269
- Giovanni Felice Sances , Duclis amor Iesu - Scherzi Musicali, 2010, Ricercar RIC 292
- Joseph-Hector Fiocco , Petits Motets - Scherzi Musicali, 2011, Musique en Wallonie MEW 1054
- Domenico Mazzocchi , La Catena d'Adone - Scherzi Musicali, 2012, Alpha 184
- Henry Purcell , How pleasant 'tis to Love! - Scherzi Musicali, 2013, Alpha 192
- Il pianto d'Orfeo , an imaginary opera with works by Rossi, Merula, Cavalieri, Caccini, Monteverdi, Piccinini, Peri, Faloniero, Sartorio, Landi - Scherzi Musicali, 2014, DHM
- Antonio Bertali : La Maddalena 1663 - Scherzi Musicali, 2016, Ricercar, RIC 367
- Joseph-Hector Fiocco: Petits Motets Vol. 2, Scherzi Musicali, 2017, Musique en Wallonie, MEW 1682
- Giovanni Felice Sances, Dialoghi amorosi - Scherzi Musicali, 2017, Ricercar, RIC 385
- Giovanni Paolo Colonna (1637–1695) Motetti a due et tre voci Op. 3, Scherzi Musicali, 2019, Ricercar, Ric 406
Web links
- Official web presence of the artist
- Interview with Nicolas Acht, as well as examples from the CD recordings (in French)
- Information from the artist agency
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.ensemble-ausonia.org/bio.php?id=14&lang=fran%C3%A7ais ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.scherzimusicali.be/nicolas-achten.php?lang=en
- ^ Report on Nicolas eighth and his ensemble on the cultural pages of the University of Liège
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from January 6, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Eighth, Nicolas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian singer, lutenist and conductor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 25, 1985 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brussels |