Ricercar Consort
The Ricercar Consort is a Belgian instrumental ensemble founded in 1980 together with the
The founding members were violinist
countertenors Henri Ledroit, James Bowman, tenor Guy de Mey, and bass Max van Egmond, as well as the cornett player Jean Tubéry
.
The consort is associated with the Festival Bach en Vallée Mosane held in the valley of the
Meuse.[6]
Recordings
The consort has recorded over 50 discs.
On Ricercar
- Deutsche Barock Kantaten Vol.I : Johann Rudolf Ahle, Leopold I. Countertenor Henri Ledroit(RIC 034008)
- Deutsche Barock Kantaten Vol.II : Dieterich Buxtehude, James Bowman (RIC 041016)
- Deutsche Barock Kantaten Vol.III : Cantatas for two sopranos. Franz Tunder, Johann Hermann Schein, Buxtehude (RIC 046023)
- Deutsche Barock Kantaten Vol.IV : (RIC 048035/36)
- Deutsche Barock Kantaten Vol.V : Christmas cantatas – Andreas Hammerschmidt, Thomas Selle, Johann Hermann Schein (RIC 060048)
- Deutsche Barock Kantaten Vol.VI : Trauerkantaten / Funeral cantatas – Georg Philipp Telemann, Christian Ludwig Boxberg, Georg Riedel (Altstadt Kantor), and Johann Sebastian Bach Egmond. (RIC 079061)
- Deutsche Barock Kantaten Vol.VII : Dieterich Buxtehude (RIC 094076)
- Deutsche Barock Kantaten Vol.VIII : Aus der Tiefe (2CD) Leonard Lechner(RIC 193086-87)
- Deutsche Barock Kantaten Vol.IX : Matthias Weckman(2CD) (RIC 1090097/098)
- Deutsche Barock Kantaten Vol.X : Cantatas for bass – Franz Tunder, Heinrich Schütz, Thomas Selle, Johann Christoph Bach Max van Egmond (RIC 206092)
- Deutsche Barock Kantaten Vol.XI : St Matthew Passion – Bach. RIC 160144
- Deutsche Barock Kantaten Vol.XII : Schütz - Agnes Mellon, Steve Dugardin, Mark Padmore, Paul Agnew, Stéphane van Dijck, Job Boswinkel; Ricercar Consort, Philippe Pierlot) (RIC206412)
- Deutsche Barock Kantaten Vol.XIII : Scheidt - Prima Pars Concertuum Sacrorum (La Fenice, Jean Tubéry; Philippe Pierlot) (RIC 206882)
- Motetti ed Arie a basso solo : Brevi, Bassani, Francesca Caccini, Maurizio Cazzati, Benedetto Marcello. Egmond, Pierlot 88 (Ricercar)
- , 2003.
- Telemann: Les Plaisirs de la table. Tafelmusik.
- Henry Purcell: Sonatas of III Parts; Sonatas in IV Parts. Ricercar Consort
- Alfonso Ferrabosco & William Byrd: Consort Music. James Bowman, Suzan Hamilton, Philippe Pierlot. 2CD
- Compilation: Deutsche Barock-Weihnacht 2CD.
On Mirare
- De Aeternitate Cantatas by Johann Christoph Bach, Johann Michael Bach, Christoph Bernhard, Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer, Christian Geist, Nikolaus Hasse, Melchior Hoffmann, Johann Adam Reincken, Christian Spahn. Countertenor Carlos Mena. Philippe Pierlot. 2004.
- , Ricercar Consort. 2005.
- Giovanni Battista Pergolesi: Stabat Mater. Carlos Mena, Nuria Rial, Philippe Pierlot, Ricercar Consort. 2005.
- , Ricercar Consort. 2006.
- Johann Sebastian Bach: Tombeau de Sa Majesté la Reine de Pologne. Carlos Mena, Jan Kobow, Stephan MacLeod, Francis Jacob, Katharine Fuge, Philippe Pierlot, Ricercar Consort. 2007.
- Marco Antonio Ziani2008.
- De Profundis. Bass cantatas by Dietrich Buxtehude. Stephan MacLeod. 2009.
- Johann Sebastian Bach: Aus der Tieffen. Carlos Mena, Katharine Fuge, Hans Jörg Mammel, Stephan MacLeod, Philippe Pierlot, Ricercar Consort. 2009.
- Johann Sebastian Bach: Magnificat. Carlos Mena, Anna Zander, Hans Jörg Mammel, Stephan MacLeod, Francis Jacob, Philippe Pierlot, Ricercar Consort. 2010.
References
- ^ Ricercar Archived 2010-03-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Emile Henceval Musique-musiques 1998: chronique de la vie musicale en Wallonie et à Bruxelles 1999 p95 "les 15 ans de Ricercar Bien ancrée dans le paysage wallon, créée par Jérôme Lejeune, pur Ardennais"
- ^ André Lange Stratégies de la musique 1986 p298 "Dans ce champ restreint, le fondateur de la firme Ricercar, Jérôme Lejeune, a le profil classique d'un «héritier», au sens que Pierre Bourdieu donne à ce terme"
- ^ Bach Cantatas page
- ^ Alexander J. Morin Classical music: the listener's companion 2002 - 1201 pages Page 557
- ^ Festival Bach en Vallée Mosane (French).