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Hortus Musicus is an Estonian ensemble that was established in 1972 by Andres Mustonen, a violin student of the Tallinn State Conservatory.[1] Hortus Musicus specialises in performing early music, including 8th–15th-century European forms such as Gregorian Chant, Organum, Medieval Liturgic Hymns and Motets, the Franco-Flemish School, and Renaissance Music (including French chansons, villanelles and Italian madrigals).[2] The group also presents early, non-European styles including Indian Ragas, Israeli temple songs, Arabian mughams and Jewish music. The group's repertoire has also included pieces by 20th-century composers (often created specially for Hortus Musicus, e.g. by Arvo Pärt).
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Hortus Musicus has given concerts in the US, Turkey, Japan, and Israel, and has performed at several major early music festivals. They have recorded approximately 35 programmes, a portion of which is available from companies such as Erdenklang, Musica Svecia, Forte and Finlandia Records. The group's latest recording is "Ave..." (2005): 'music from the late Middle Ages in memoriam Helle Mustonen (1950–2005)'.[3]
Members
edit- Andres Mustonen – leader, violin, viola, recorder, cromorn
- Olev Ainomäe – shawm, oboe, recorder, schalmey, cromorn, rauschpfeiff
- Valter Jürgenson – sackbut
- Tõnis Kuurme – curtal, shawm, baroque bassoon, recorder, cromorn, rauschpfeiff
- Anto Õnnis – tenor, percussion
- Imre Eenma – violone, viola da gamba
- Ivo Sillamaa – harpsichord, organ, piano
- Tõnis Kaumann – baritone, percussion
- Riho Ridbeck – bass, percussion
- Taavo Remmel – double bass
Essential discography
editVinyl Recordings released on "Melodiya" label (USSR)
edit- 1975 — Gregorian chant / Early polyphony (Thousand years of music, vol.1) (Melodiya, S10-06499-00)
- 1975 — "Ludus Danielis" (Thousand years of music, vol.2) (Melodiya, S10 07015-16)
- 1977 — Italian secular music of the 14th c. (Melodiya, S10 07933-34)
- 1977 — Francesco Landini: Ballate, madrigali, caccia (Melodiya, S10 07935-36)
- 1979 — French secular music of the 16th c. (Melodiya, S10 14027-28)
- 1979 — Secular music of the 12th - 14th cc. LP1: France (Melodiya, S10-15085-86)
- 1979 — Secular music of the 12th - 14th cc. LP2: Italy (Melodiya, S10-15087-88)
- 1982 — Italian music of the 16th and 17th cc. (Melodiya, S10 19277-78)
- 1983 — From Yugoslavian manuscripts of the 10th - 12th cc. (Melodiya, S10 19383-84)
- 1984 — French music of the 16th and 17th cc. (Melodiya, S10 20873-74) (LP)
- 1985 — Adriano Banchieri: "La Pazzia Senile", madrigal comedy of 1607. (Melodiya, S10 21697-98)
- 1986 — Suite from The Louvain Collection Of Dances (Melodiya, S10 24423-24)
- 1986 — Guillaume Dufay / Gilles Binchois (Melodiya, S10 24851-52)
- 1987 — Croatian music of the 11th - 14th cc. (Melodiya, S10 25089-90)
- 1988 — German Early Baroque Dance Music (Melodiya, S10 28029-30)
- 1988 — Italian dances of the 14th c. / Liturgical drama "Tractus stellae" (Melodiya, S10 28697-98)
Compact Discs
editCompilations, reissues
edit- 1989 — 1200-1600 Medieval - Renaissance (CD1: instrumental music, CD2: vocal music) (Erdenklang 40692)
- 1994 — Gregorianische Choräle -Plainchants- (Erdenklang 40712)
Original early music recordings
edit- 1989 — Musik över Östersjön/Music across the Baltic (Musica Sveciae MSCD 302)
- 1991 — Vasakungarnas hov (The Royal Court of the Vasa Kings) (Musica Sveciae MSCD 202)
- 1994 — Johann Valentin Meder: Matthäus Passion 1700 (Hortus Musicus, vol. 1) (Forte Classical FD 0006/2)
- 1995 — Vuestros Amores, He Señora (Erdenklang 50792)
- 1996 — Ave... (Erdenklang 61142)
- 1997 — Maypole (Erdenklang 70982)
- 2005 — Ave... (Estonian Record Productions 805)
- 2018 — Jerusalem (Estonian Record Productions 10318)
- 2018 — canto:) (Estonian Record Productions 10518)
- 2020 — Messe de... Carmina Burana (Estonian Record Productions 11720)
Recordings of modern (Estonian) composers
edit- 1995 — Peeter Vähi: 2000 Years After the Birth of Christ (with Kaia Urb, The "Bad" Orchestra etc.) (Antes Edition Classics BM-CD 31.9059)
- 1995 — Peeter Vähi: 2000 Years After the Birth of Christ (with Kaia Urb, The "Bad" Orchestra etc.) (Forte FD 0016/2)
- 1997 — Peeter Vähi: To His Highness Salvador D. (with Ivo Sillamaa, Camerata Tallinn etc.) (Antes Edition Classics BM CD 31.9086)
- 1998 — René Eespere: Concerto Ritornello, Flute Concerto, Viola Concerto (with Ülo Kaadu, Maano Männi, Neeme Punder, Jouko Mansnerus) (Antes Edition Classics BM-CD 31.9129)
- 2003 — Eesti heliloojad/Estonian Composers (III): works by Galina Grigorjeva and Lepo Sumera (ER - Eesti Raadio ERCD 045)
- 2011 — Early Music of 3rd Millennium: Alexander Knaifel, Erkki-Sven Tüür, Peeter Vähi, Arvo Pärt, Valentin Silvestrov, Giya Kancheli. (Estonian Record Productions 4611)
- 2020 — Peeter Vähi / Ludwig van Beethoven: Hommage à brilliance de Lune (Estonian Record Productions 11920)
References
edit- ^ "Hortus Musicus". Eesti Raadio. Archived from the original on 2007-02-20. Retrieved 2007-11-22.
- ^ "Hortus Musicus". Eesti Kontsert. Retrieved 2007-11-22.
- ^ "Ave..." Estonian Record Productions. Retrieved 2007-11-22.