Ensemble La Partita
The Ensemble La Partita is a Zurich- based chamber orchestra . It was founded in 1974 by Rolf Laubi and is directed by him and the concertmaster.
The orchestra is made up of around fifteen string instruments , a bassoon, a harpsichord and a lute. Other instruments are occasionally used. Concertmaster is currently Simone Strohmeier. Rudolf Bamert and Frank Gassmann, among others, used to be active as concert masters.
La Partita has set itself the goal of performing seldom heard compositions alongside well-known works from the Baroque and Classical periods .
history
In addition to the concert business at home and abroad, La Partita played several concerts in Salzburg every year from 1983 to 2004 as part of the fortress concerts. Since 1995 La Partita has given regular concerts in the Vivaldi Church, in the churches of San Marco and San Giorgio, in the Basilica dei Frari and, since 2011, also in the Chiesa Santa Maria dei Miracoli in Venice. In the autumn of 1995, an extensive concert tour with the Zurich Boys' Choir took him to Belgium, Holland, Rome and Florence. In 2004 La Partita went on a concert tour to Mexico. The ensemble performed in June 2007 under the direction of Helmuth Rilling in the St. Peter Church in Zurich. Concerts in Austria and Italy have expanded the range of activities of the ensemble in recent years.
Discography
- con Spirito (private press 2015)
- Una notte italiana ( Herder 2013)
- Highlights Vivaldi, Antonio. Concerts (Hänssler 2002)
- Flute concertos Vivaldi, Antonio. Concerts ( Hänssler 2001)
- Violin concertos Vivaldi, Antonio. Concerts (Hänssler 2001)
- Peter Hahne wishes a happy birthday (Hänssler 2000)
- Security gives hope (Hänssler 2000)
- Flute concertos Vivaldi, Antonio. Concerts (Hänssler 1998)
- Violin concertos Vivaldi, Antonio. Concerts (Hänssler 1998)
- Coronation Mass KV 317 Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus. Trade Fairs (Gold Records 1985)
Members
- Violin: Simone Strohmeier (concertmaster), Corinna Meienberg, Sylvie Chopard, Muriel Furchner, Corinne Raymond-Jarczyk, Heidi-Maria Makkonen, Madeleine Bopp, Michele Tabet, Barbara Landtwing
- Viola: Manuel Naegeli, Regina Walthert and Evi Laubi
- Violoncello: Rolf Laubi and Beate Schnaithmann
- Double bass: Susann Brandenberg
- Bassoon: Roberto Giumbini
- Lute: Andreas Schlegel
Web links
- Recordings of the La Partita ensemble in the catalog of the German National Library
- Entry on Radio Swiss Classic
- Website of the La Partita Ensemble