Katy Bircher is a specialist in early flutes, having worked with most UK-based early music groups and performed as a soloist alongside figures like Emma Kirkby and Trevor Pinnock.
Performer Biography
Lars Ulrik Mortensen, the artistic director of Concerto Copenhagen, was awarded Denmark's most prestigious music award, the Léonie Sonning Music Prize, in 2007.
Performer Biography
Trevor Pinnock, a pioneer of early music performance, founded The English Concert in 1972 and led it for thirty years, achieving worldwide recognition through recordings and concert tours.
Performer Biography
Marieke Spaans, a harpsichordist born in Amsterdam in 1972, was the last student of Gustav Leonhardt, studying with him for five years.
Performer Biography
Manfredo Kraemer, a renowned Argentinean musician specializing in 17th and 18th-century music, founded the ensemble 'The Rare Fruit Council' in 1996 and 'La Barroca del Suquía', a prestigious original instrument orchestra in South America.
Recording & Production
The harpsichords used in this recording include instruments built by John Phillips (after Johann Heinrich Gräbner), Titus Crijnen (after Hans Ruckers), and Matthias Kramer (in the style of an Italian 'gravicembalo').
Performer Biography
Marcus Mohlin, a harpsichordist, was introduced to the instrument through a school project led by Peter Spissky, the concertmaster of Concerto Copenhagen.
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