22 June 2010

THE LAUTTEN COMPAGNEY from Berlin is one of the most renowned German Baroque ensembles, performing in different chamber orchestral formations that stretch through to the Baroque opera orchestra.

The repertoire encompasses works from the period of the 16th to the 18th c.

The musicians put a special emphasis on an imaginative and multifaceted realisation of the basso continuo.

In the past years, the ensemble has performed a series of musical discoveries and excavations with great success. This has included the first-ever CD recording of music by G. B. Bononcini, B. Castaldi, G. Ph. Krieger, M. Locke, as well as Italian compositions from around 1700 unearthed in the musical library at Schloss Sondershausen.

Their own productions of operas by Handel and Purcell have been met with great success.

Regularly since 2007, together with the Sing-Akademie zu Berlin have been performing pieces from the archives in two concert series.

The Lautten Compagney's crossover projects serve as a bridge to modern music.

A stroke of genius was achieved with Timeless (2009, featuring compositions by T. Merula from 17th c. and contemporary works by Ph. Glass.