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Bach and the Baroque Gypsies
Bach and the Baroque Gypsies
While it may seem unusual to consider the works of an icon such as J.S. Bach in proximity with music performed by the itinerant musicians of the eighteenth century, there are some parallel aspects that deserve closer scrutiny. Bach's friendship with G.P. Telemann allows us to speculate about Bach's exposure to music in this genre. Telemann reports in one of his autobiographies how much he was impressed by the creative playing of itinerant musicians and it is reasonably certain that he and Bach exchanged ideas about this exciting source of inspiration. Little detail is known about their encounters but their relative geographic situation facilitated them. So Bach might have heard the melodies of the Uhrovska collection from 1730. This collection (named for the eponymous town in present-day Slovakia where it was found) is a fascinating document that provides a direct glimpse into the world of gypsy music. The approximately 350 melodies it contains were probably intended to be as comprehensive a collection of gypsy music as possible. Its multinational character documents the extent to which the gypsies--and with them their music--traveled. Hungarian melodies appear next to Czech songs and the location of Uhrovska's discovery in Slovakia suggests further ethnic influences.
Ensemble Caprice
Ensemble Caprice is renowned for its innovative interpretations of baroque music. Originally formed in Germany in 1989 and now based in Montreal, the ensemble continues to give concerts in Europe and has appeared at the Vlaanderen Festival in Bruges, Belgium, the Netwerk-Reihe of the Organisatie voor Oude Muziek in The Netherlands, the International Recorder Symposium in Stuttgart, the Recorder Festival in Stockstadt, and, most recently, the Internationale Händel-Festspiele in Göttingen. In 2005, Ensemble Caprice made its U.S. debut in the Boston Early Music Festival's concert series and has subsequently appeared in many parts of the United States, with additional tours of Israel and Taiwan. In Canada, the ensemble has appeared at the Ottawa Chamber Music Festival, the Elora Festival, the Domaine Forget's International Festival and has its own concert series at Redpath Hall in Montreal. Ensemble Caprice's most recent CD, Gloria! Vivaldi's Angels (Analekta) won Canada's 2009 JUNO award in the category of Classical Album of the Year: Vocal or Choral Performance. The ensemble has also been nominated for 2009 Echo Klassik awards in Germany for its CD Vivaldi and the Baroque Gypsies (Analekta) in two categories: Ensemble/Orchestra of the Year and Classics Without Borders. The ensemble was also awarded a PRIX OPUS by the Conseil québécois de la musique, and the Conseil des Arts de Montréal awarded them their Audience Appreciation Prize (2008-2009) and Grand Prix de Montréal Finalist (2010). Their latest recording, Salsa Baroque, was released on the Analekta label in September 2010.
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