12 Ensemble
British string group 12 Ensemble, has gained wide critical and audience acclaim since its founding in 2012 for its innovative approach, democratic performance shaping, and conductorless ensemble playing. The group's 2018 debut album, Resurrection, was the subject of strong anticipation. 12 Ensemble was founded by principal violinist Eloisa-Fleur Thom and principal cellist Max Ruisi, seeking to create a group marked by youthful enthusiasm for chamber music performance. The group has performed both traditional repertory and new music, and their concert schedule shows a similar duality: they have played at top traditional venues, including the Barbican in London and, in 2018, the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg and the Berlin Philharmonie. But, as part of an effort to build new classical music audiences, the group has also performed at such venues as a London warehouse roof. 12 Ensemble received a PRS Resonate Award in 2018. Often working with British composer Max Richter, including a three-day residence at the Barbican Sounds & Visions Festival under Richter's curation, the group has also collaborated with violist Simon Rowland-Jones, cellist Leonard Elschenbroich, violinist Mari Samuelsen, and tenor Nicky Spence. In a BBC Music Magazine interview, Thom described the group's rehearsal process this way: "We do try to be democratic! Everyone chips in, but it helps that we've known each other a long time. The rehearsal process is something we've refined over the years; it used to be all free love and everyone having their say all the time, but we'd cover just three bars in an hour. So what we do now is work together a lot beforehand and find out the general direction of where we want to go." In 2018, 12 Ensemble released Resurrection, featuring works by Lutoslawski and Bryce Dessner (the latter a commentary on the first, and the first an homage to Bartók), as well as works by Kate Whitley and John Woolrich. That year they commissioned a new work by composer Oliver Leith.
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19 album(s) • Trié par Meilleures ventes
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Winter Songs
Ola Gjeilo, The Choir of Royal Holloway, 12 Ensemble
Classique - Paru chez Decca Music Group Ltd. le 17 nov. 2017
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Visions Illuminées
12 Ensemble, Mary Bevan, Joseph Middleton
Musique vocale (profane et sacrée) - Paru chez Signum Records le 17 févr. 2023
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VIII
Isobel Waller-Bridge, 12 Ensemble
Classique - Paru chez Mercury Classics le 25 nov. 2022
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Sigur Rós: Fljótavík
Classique - Paru chez Sancho Panza Records le 29 nov. 2019
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Last Days: Non Voglio Mai Vedere Il Sole Tramontare
Caroline Polachek, Oliver Leith, 12 Ensemble
Opéra - Paru chez Perpetual Novice le 7 oct. 2022
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Death and the Maiden
Classique - Paru chez Sancho Panza Records le 24 janv. 2020
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Death and the Maiden
Symphonies - Paru chez Sancho Panza Records le 24 janv. 2020
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Tavener: The Lamb
Classique - Paru chez Sancho Panza Records le 9 août 2019
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Winter Songs
Ola Gjeilo, The Choir of Royal Holloway, 12 Ensemble
Classique - Paru chez Decca Music Group Ltd. le 17 nov. 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Chanson Triste
Musique vocale (profane et sacrée) - Paru chez Signum Records le 17 janv. 2023
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Hymn (after Byrd)
12 Ensemble, Eloisa-Fleur Thom, Max Ruisi
Classique - Paru chez Platoon le 16 févr. 2024
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Tes yeux bleus
Musique vocale (profane et sacrée) - Paru chez Signum Records le 1 févr. 2023
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Non Voglio Mai Vedere Il Sole Tramontare
12 Ensemble, Eloisa-Fleur Thom, Max Ruisi
Classique - Paru chez Platoon le 26 janv. 2024
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Last Days, Prologue, Scene 2: Home
Jack Sheen, 12 Ensemble, GBSR Duo
Classique - Paru chez Platoon le 2 févr. 2024
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
VIII
Isobel Waller-Bridge, 12 Ensemble
Classique - Paru chez Mercury Classics le 25 nov. 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Last Days, Act 2, Scene 4: The Super-fan
Jack Sheen, 12 Ensemble, GBSR Duo, Patricia Auchterlonie, Sean Shibe, Agathe Rousselle
Classique - Paru chez Platoon le 12 avr. 2024
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo