Ensemble 415
Ensemble 415 is a chamber ensemble devoted largely to the performance of Baroque music on period instruments. The numerical reference in the group's name derives from the pitch used for tuning instruments in the Baroque era. In performing chamber music, Ensemble 415 consists of just a few players, but for larger compositions, the number expands to a minimum of 13 and can reach up to as high as 40 performers. The ensemble's repertory has been broad over the years, taking in many Baroque standards by J.S. Bach, Vivaldi, and Handel, as well as lesser known fare by Muffat and others. But the group is really best known for its interpretations of the works by the Italian masters: Corelli, Boccherini, Bononcini, Geminiani, Albinoni, Sammartini, Valentini, and a spate of others. The group has also extended its repertory into the Classical era to include works by Haydn and Mozart. Ensemble 415 concertize at a variety of venues in Switzerland, France, and Germany during the concert season, including at the Lausanne opera house, Victoria Hall (Geneva), Komische Oper (Berlin), the theaters in Caen and Poissy (France), and the Clermont-Ferrand Opera (France). It also regularly appears at music festivals like the Utrecht Early Music Festival, Copenhagen Early Music Festival, the Edinburgh International Festival, and countless others. It has regularly toured throughout Europe, Asia, and South America and has made numerous acclaimed recordings for such labels as Harmonia Mundi, Zig-Zag Territoires, Erato, Accent, and Astrée.
Ensemble 415 was founded in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1981 by virtuoso Baroque violinist Chiara Banchini, who from the beginning has served as the group's artistic director and conductor. The ensemble quickly drew attention from both critics and public alike, and by the mid-'90s, when its recording of Vivaldi's Stabat Mater (1996) was released by Harmonia Mundi, the group had achieved international notice.
The first recording for the French label Zig-Zag Territoires, a disc of Valentini concertos, was given the prestigious Diapson d'Or Award in 2002. In the new century the group's tours have included concerts in Australia, Singapore, Turkey, Russia, and Slovenia, as well as major cities throughout Europe. Ensemble 415's March 2010, tour of Tokyo and Osaka, Japan, with soprano soloist Cristina Kiehr and featuring music by Boccherini, was a great critical success. Among the ensemble's later recordings is the 2010 Harmonia Mundi CD of Tartini concertos, with cellist Roel Dieltiens and violinist Enrico Gatti.
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Discographie
20 album(s) • Trié par Meilleures ventes
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Vivaldi: Stabat Mater
Chiara Banchini, Ensemble 415, Andreas Scholl
Classique - Paru chez harmonia mundi le 1 juin 1996
4F de Télérama10 de Classica-RépertoireDiapason d'or16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Corelli: Concerti grossi op.6 (Ensemble 415, Chiara Banchini, Jesper Christensen)
Classique - Paru chez harmonia mundi le 1 janv. 1992
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Boccherini: Sextets, Op. 23
Musique de chambre - Paru chez harmonia mundi le 7 juin 1994
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Albinoni: Sinfonie a Cinque, Op. 2
Classique - Paru chez Alpha Classics le 1 févr. 2009
4 étoiles ClassicaDiapason d'or16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Geminiani: 12 concerti grossi composti sull'opera V d'Arcangelo Corelli
Classique - Paru chez Zig-Zag Territoires le 1 mars 2004
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Boccherini: Quintets With Two Violas
Quatuors - Paru chez harmonia mundi le 30 juil. 1993
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Geminiani: Concerti grossi & La follia
Classique - Paru chez Outhere le 13 juil. 2004
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Valentini : Concerti grossi, Op. 7
Concertos pour violon - Paru chez Alpha Classics le 26 août 2002
Recommandé par Classica4 étoiles Classica10 de RépertoireDiapason d'or16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Vivaldi : Concertos for 4 Violins (Alpha Coll.)
Concertos pour violon - Paru chez Alpha Classics le 1 sept. 2007
4 étoiles Classica16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Vivaldi: "La Follia", Sonate a due violini
Ensemble 415 and Chiara Banchini
Classique - Paru chez harmonia mundi le 9 déc. 1992
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Italiane Baroque: Sonatas & Concertos
Chiara Banchini, Ensemble 415, Amandine Beyer, Gli Incogniti
Classique - Paru chez Zig-Zag Territoires le 6 nov. 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Vivaldi: "La Follia". Sonate a due violini (Ensemble 415, Chiara Banchini)
Musique de chambre - Paru chez harmonia mundi le 9 déc. 1992
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Schobert: Quartet, Trios, Sonatas
Chiara Banchini, Luciano Sgrizzi, Ensemble 415
Classique - Paru chez harmonia mundi le 1 janv. 1989
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Bononcini: La nemica d'amore fatta amante (Alpha Collection)
Classique - Paru chez Alpha Classics le 1 août 2003
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Mozart: Concertone (Alpha Collection)
Classique - Paru chez Alpha Classics le 1 mars 2006
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Boccherini: Symphonies
Classique - Paru chez harmonia mundi le 1 janv. 1988
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Giorno e notte
Conrad Steinmann, Ensemble 415
Musique de chambre - Paru chez Divox le 25 mai 2010
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Giorno e notte
Conrad Steinmann, Ensemble 415
Classique - Paru chez Divox le 1 sept. 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Bononcini: La nemica d'amore fatta amante
Classique - Paru chez Zig-Zag Territoires le 1 août 2003
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Boccherini: Stabat Mater, Symphonies
Ensemble 415, Agnès Mellon, Chiara Banchini
Musique vocale sacrée - Paru chez harmonia mundi le 1 janv. 2006
Diapason d'or16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo