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The Quadriga Consort specializes in performing arrangements of folk songs from the British isles, and their recordings typically follow a unifying theme, as in the case of 14 Tales of Mystery, the group's 2014 release on Deutsche Harmonia Mundi. This collection of ballads from England, Ireland, and Scotland (with one, MacAfee's Confession, being an Appalachian song), relates tales of murder, revenge, and supernatural visitations. At the center of the album is soprano Elisabeth Kaplan, who sings with a richly lyrical tone that is almost too lovely for the contents of some of the songs, and she softens the grimness of The Holland Handkerchief, The Unquiet Grave, Geordie, and The Rich Old Lady. While the ensemble plays early music instruments, such as viols, recorders, and harpsichord, the arrangements have a distinctly updated feeling, because leader Nikolaus Newerkla has found an intriguing balance between old Baroque period sounds and modern popular rhythms that has considerable appeal for crossover audiences.
© Blair Sanderson /TiVo
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Quadriga Consort, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Traditional, Composer - Jonas Niederstadt, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer, Recording Engineer - Nikolaus Newerkla, Arranger
(P) 2014 Sony Music Entertainment
Quadriga Consort, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Turlough O'Carolan, Composer - Jonas Niederstadt, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer, Recording Engineer - Nikolaus Newerkla, Arranger
(P) 2014 Sony Music Entertainment
Quadriga Consort, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Traditional, Composer - Jonas Niederstadt, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer, Recording Engineer - Nikolaus Newerkla, Arranger
(P) 2014 Sony Music Entertainment
Quadriga Consort, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Nikolaus Newerkla, Composer - Jonas Niederstadt, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer, Recording Engineer - Traditional, Lyricist
(P) 2014 Sony Music Entertainment
Quadriga Consort, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Traditional, Composer - Jonas Niederstadt, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer, Recording Engineer - Nikolaus Newerkla, Arranger
(P) 2014 Sony Music Entertainment
Quadriga Consort, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Nikolaus Newerkla, Composer - Jonas Niederstadt, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer, Recording Engineer - Traditional, Lyricist
(P) 2014 Sony Music Entertainment
Quadriga Consort, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Traditional, Composer - Jonas Niederstadt, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer, Recording Engineer - Nikolaus Newerkla, Arranger
(P) 2014 Sony Music Entertainment
Quadriga Consort, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Traditional, Composer - Jonas Niederstadt, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer, Recording Engineer - Nikolaus Newerkla, Arranger
(P) 2014 Sony Music Entertainment
Quadriga Consort, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Turlough O'Carolan, Composer - Jonas Niederstadt, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer, Recording Engineer - Nikolaus Newerkla, Arranger
(P) 2014 Sony Music Entertainment
Quadriga Consort, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Traditional, Composer - Jonas Niederstadt, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer, Recording Engineer - Nikolaus Newerkla, Arranger
(P) 2014 Sony Music Entertainment
Quadriga Consort, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Traditional, Composer - Jonas Niederstadt, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer, Recording Engineer - Nikolaus Newerkla, Arranger
(P) 2014 Sony Music Entertainment
Quadriga Consort, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Traditional, Composer - Jonas Niederstadt, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer, Recording Engineer - Nikolaus Newerkla, Arranger
(P) 2014 Sony Music Entertainment
Quadriga Consort, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Traditional, Composer - Jonas Niederstadt, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer, Recording Engineer - Nikolaus Newerkla, Arranger
(P) 2014 Sony Music Entertainment
Quadriga Consort, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Traditional, Composer - Jonas Niederstadt, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer, Recording Engineer - Nikolaus Newerkla, Arranger
(P) 2014 Sony Music Entertainment
Quadriga Consort, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Traditional, Composer - Jonas Niederstadt, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer, Recording Engineer - Nikolaus Newerkla, Arranger
(P) 2014 Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
The Quadriga Consort specializes in performing arrangements of folk songs from the British isles, and their recordings typically follow a unifying theme, as in the case of 14 Tales of Mystery, the group's 2014 release on Deutsche Harmonia Mundi. This collection of ballads from England, Ireland, and Scotland (with one, MacAfee's Confession, being an Appalachian song), relates tales of murder, revenge, and supernatural visitations. At the center of the album is soprano Elisabeth Kaplan, who sings with a richly lyrical tone that is almost too lovely for the contents of some of the songs, and she softens the grimness of The Holland Handkerchief, The Unquiet Grave, Geordie, and The Rich Old Lady. While the ensemble plays early music instruments, such as viols, recorders, and harpsichord, the arrangements have a distinctly updated feeling, because leader Nikolaus Newerkla has found an intriguing balance between old Baroque period sounds and modern popular rhythms that has considerable appeal for crossover audiences.
© Blair Sanderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:59:32
- Main artists: Quadriga Consort
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Deutsche Harmonia Mundi
- Genre: Classical
(P) 2014 Sony Music Entertainment
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