Les Escapades from Karlsruhe is a German ensemble for early music established in 2000. The four viola da gamba players, Sabine Kreutzberger, Franziska Finckh, Adina Scheyhing and Barbara Pfeifer, studied in The Hague, Basel and Trossingen. They play in the instrumentation as pure Gambenconsort or in cooperation with other artists or choirs. The name of the ensemble promises unexpected access to the musical world of Renaissance and Baroque music.
Repertoire edit
Les Escapades give concerts with a wide range of repertoire. This includes the classical English consort of instruments of the 16th and 17th centuries.[1] works and arrangements of Spanish music by the Siglo de Oro[2] or numerous German sacred works,[3][4] including participation in performances of Dietrich Buxtehude's Membra Jesu nostri. A special feature presented in the production Les Escapades du Roi: Based on the fictional adventures of a young woman at the court of the "Sun King" Louis XIV, the courtly music of the Palace of Versailles.[5] The ensemble also took part in productions of the SWR.
Recordings edit
- Ich will in Friede fahren - Geistliche Musik, with Franz Vitzthum, Christophorus (2009)
- Les Escapades du Roy - Liebe & Intrige am Hof zu Versailles, Christophorus (2010)
- Volkslieder Vol. 1 - Exklusive Volksliedersammlung, SWR Liederprojekt (track 15 and 30), Carus (2010)
- Volkslieder Vol. 2 - Exklusive Volksliedersammlung, SWR Liederprojekt (track 11), Carus (2011)
- Weihnachtslieder Vol. 1 SWR Liederprojekt (track 6 and 21), Carus (2012)
- Fabulous London - Englische Musik für Gambenconsort von Jenkins, Mico, Simpson, Gibbons, Bassano, Byrd, Holborne, Ferrabosco, Hume, Anonymus, Bull, Locke, Christophorus (2013)
- Dass sich wunder alle Welt - Lieder zum Advent, with Miriam Feuersinger and Daniel Schreiber, Christophorus (2015)
- Flores españolas - Music for Viol Consort and Guitar, with Maria Ferré, Christophorus (2018)
- Johann Rosenmüller et al.: Habe deine Lust an dem Herren - Geistliche Konzerte, with Miriam Feuersinger, Christophorus (2018)
References edit
- ^ "Hohe Kunst des Gambenconsorts – Konzert von Les Escapades in Göttinger St. Nikolai – Goettinger-Tageblatt.de". Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ "Perfekt auf Klang der Gamben eingestimmt". Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ "Ich will in Frieden fahren". Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ "Lahr: Harmonie der Gambentöne - badische-zeitung.de". Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ "The Strad, essential reading for the string music world since 1890". Retrieved 18 October 2020.
External links edit
- Literature by and about Les Escapades in the German National Library catalogue
- Les Escapades discography at Discogs
- Official website
