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Leonhardt-Consort (Period-instrument Ensemble)

Founded: 1954 - the Netherlands

Leonhardt-Consort, also known as the Leonhardt Baroque Ensemble, was a Baroque music ensemble which played historically informed performances from the early 1970's.

The ensemble, founded in 1954 and conducted by Gustav Leonhardt, concentrated on music by J.S. Bach and recorded all his harpsichord concertos and the Brandenburg Concertos (BWV 1046-1051). The ensemble participated in his St Matthew Passion (BWV 244) with Koor Groningse Bachvereniging, conducted by Johan van der Meer). In collaboration with the Concentus Musicus Wien, conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt, they recorded from 1971 to 1989 J.S. Bach's complete sacred cantatas. They also recorded works by William Lawes and Henry Purcell.

Members of Leonhardt-Consort:

Violins: Lucy van Dael, Jacques Holtman, Antoinette van den Hombergh, Sigiswald Kuijken, Marie Leonhardt, Alda Stuurop, Janneke van der Meer
Violas: Lodevijk de Boer, Wim ten Have, Frans Jansen, Wiel Peeters, Jaap Schröder
Viola d'amore
: Wim ten Have
Violas da gamba: Henrich Haferland, Veronika Hampe
Violoncellos: Anner Bylsma, Dijck Koster
Violones: Piet Swinkels, Anthony Woodrow
Double-bass: Fred Nijenhus
Transverse Flute: Frans Brüggen;
Recorders: Kees Boeke, Frans Brüggen, Jeanette van Wingerden
Oboes, Oboes d'amore, Oboes da caccia: Ku Ebbinge, Karl Gruber, Paul Hailperin Maarten Karres, Ad Mater, Jürg Schaeftlein,;
Bassoon: F.J.M Buurmann, Milan Turkovič, Peter Mauruschat
Slide Trumpet: Ralph Bryant
Horn: Adriaan van Woudenberg
Corno da caccia: Hermann Baumann
Organ: Gustav Leonhardt, Bob van Asperen

 

Source: Wikipedia Website (January 2012)
Contributed by
Aryeh Oron (February 2012, August 2019 )

Gustav Leonhardt: Short Biography | Ensembles: Leonhardt-Consort
Bach Discography: Recordings of Vocal Works:
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Recordings of Instrumental Works
Table of Cantata Recordings by BWV Number
Discussions of Vocal Recordings:
BWV 232 - G. Leonhardt | BWV 244 - G. Leonhardt
Reviews of Instrumental Recordings:
Bach’s Inventions & Sinfonias from Leonhardt | Leonhardt’s Goldberg on Vanguard
Discussions of Instrumental Recordings:
GV BWV 988 - G. Leonhardt
General Discussions:
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Articles: Gustav Leonhardt & Bach [W. Hoffman]

Conductor

As

Works

Jürgen Jürgens

Orchestra

[L-1] (1964): BWV 18, BWV 152
[L-5] (1963): BWV 106, BWV 182

Links to other Sites

Leonhardt Consort (Wikipedia)


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