Musica Antiqua Cologne
The Musica Antiqua Köln was a renowned baroque orchestra dedicated to historical performance practice .
history
It was founded in 1973 by Reinhard Goebel with musicians from the Cologne University of Music . The ensemble, which comprised six instrumentalists in the core group, focused primarily on the orchestral and ensemble works by Georg Philipp Telemann and the entire Bach family. Members of Musica Antiqua Köln were, for example, Andreas Staier (harpsichord), Anton Steck , Florian Deuter , Manfredo Kraemer (violin), Verena Fischer , Wilbert Hazelzet (transverse flute), Jaap ter Linden (cello), Jonathan Cable (double bass, violone and gamba) , Léon Berben (harpsichord), Adrian Rovatkay (bassoon) and Susanne Regel (oboe).
In November 2006 the ensemble disbanded. Reinhard Goebel had ended his activity as a violinist due to a disease of the left hand and now dedicates himself exclusively to conducting.
Awards
- 1977: Prize of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia for Reinhard Goebel, Hajo Bäß (violin and viola), Henk Boumann (harpsichord), Jonathan Cable (double bass, violone), Charles Medlam (cello)
- 1981: Artist of the Year of the German Phono Academy
- 1997: State Prize of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia for Reinhard Goebel
- Multiple awards with the Grand Prix du Disque and the Grammophon Award as well as nominations for the Grammy
Discography (selection)
- Georg Philipp Telemann : Wassermusik Hamburger Ebb & Fluth; 1983 (DGG)
- Johann Sebastian Bach : Brandenburg Concerts; 1985/1986 (DGG)
- Georg Philipp Telemann: wind concerts; 1986 (DGG)
- Georg Philipp Telemann: Table music (complete); 1988 (DGG)
- Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber : Rosary Sonatas; 1991 (DGG)
- Johann David Heinichen : Dresden Concerti; 1992 (DGG)
- Francesco Maria Veracini : 5 overtures; 1994 (DGG)
- Jean-Féry Rebel : Les Élémens, Georg Philipp Telemann: Sonata (septet) in E minor, Christoph Willibald Gluck : Alessandro, Balletto; 1995 (DGG)
- Bachiana: cantatas of the Bach family, with Magdalena Kožená ; 2001 (DGG)
- John Dowland : Lachrimae or Seven Teares; 2001 (Vanguard Classics)
- Marc-Antoine Charpentier : Musique sacrée; 2003 (DGG)
- Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber: Harmonia artificiosa; 2004 (DGG)
- Georg Philipp Telemann: Flute Quartets, with Maurice Steger ; 2005 (DGG)
- Johann Friedrich Meister : Some sonatas from the collection Il giardino del piacere; 2004/2010 (Label Berlin)
Web links
- Works by and about Musica Antiqua Cologne in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Musica Antiqua Cologne at KlassikAkzente.