Waking up listeners - Capriccio Stravagante is world-renowned for their memorable interpretations of Renaissance and Baroque music. Founded in 1986 by Skip Sempé, the ensemble of three to seventy performers incorporates Capriccio Stravagante, the Capriccio Stravagante Renaissance Orchestra and Capriccio Stravagante Les 24 Violons. By the mid 1990s, the ensemble had built up an extensive discography for which they received international acclaim and had performed in major concert halls and festivals worldwide. Nonchalance & Power - The ensembles seek a musical aesthetic whose values have been nearly lost to contemporary musical life. Unlike many other early music ensembles, they adhere to traditional principles of articulation, rhetoric, scholarship, imagination and talent to break down conventions that have little to do with historical practice, particularly those originating in twentieth-century ‘Baroque’ performance practices. Capriccio Stravagante has recorded extensively for the Paradizo, Deutsche Harmonia Mundi, Astrée, Alpha and Teldec labels. Man-made beauty - The Capriccio Stravagante Renaissance Orchestra offers virtuoso performers on a highly distinctive musical instrumentarium that includes violins, viols, recorders, cornetti, sackbuts, krummhorns, shawms, lutes, harps, harpsichords, virginals, organs, and percussion. Derived from the instrumental virtuosity that sixteenth-century music demanded, their playing techniques are completely unknown to classically trained instrumentalists and mainstream audiences today. The ensemble is the largest and most luxurious gathering yet assembled for the performance of masterpieces from this Golden Age of musical creativity. Awards & Rewards - Capriccio Stravagante’s exceptional chamber ensemble playing has inspired three generations of musicians, many of whom have gone on to enjoy international careers. The Capriccio Stravagante Prize was created by Skip Sempé in 1997, and served to encourage numerous musicians in their early careers. It is particularly touching that many of those musicians have now become an integral part of Capriccio Stravagante’s activities. Sempé receives lasting inspiration from the key members of these renewed generations.
@kkallebb If I had to dedicate a sequence of this music to someone I would probably "make eyes" somewhen between 2:10-2:48. I like the grace notes in this sequence very much. (No looks from Mr. Cheatham there ;) It is gorgeous music wonderfully played!
I bought Josh's Paradizo CD (marvelous music and playing) and this delectable DVD was included free, no notice of it on the outside packaging at all! I can't seem to stop playing both. More, please, Mr Cheatham.
These look like the original instruments. Six strings no less. Tough to play as you are also creating the harmony at the same time you are playing the melody. Sort of like the bagpipe with it two drone pipes and then the melody. I wonder if these instruments were developed about the same time in history? Bill
And So do I. The thought on the bagpipes came to me as Saint Andrews University in Laurinberg, NC where I teach has a bagpipe band which is in celebration of their Scottish and Presbyterian heritage. Many Scots fled to this part of NC a century ago when England defeated the Scots and tried to banish the clan system. Bill
Well I went to Wikipedia and the bagpipe has been with us since 1000BC but the first mention of the Scottish bagpipe was in 1580 in the Canterberry Tales. Bill
@kkallebb Haha, of course I cannot read his mind, but I don't think so. I know these looks if you come across parts that were discussed or had to be re-rehearsed to get them completely right. It looks more like as if he were saying: "as lasciviously as Mr. Sempe ordered". At 2:02 his colleague smiles back at him, probably because he played a non rehearsed ornamentation. If the conductor hasn't spoiled the climate, there is a lot of non verbal communication going on in an ensemble.
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There's not much better in the world than Marais in competent hands. Lovely.
Very beautiful music and three excellent and very talented musicians for our time!!!!
Waking up listeners - Capriccio Stravagante is world-renowned for their memorable interpretations of Renaissance and Baroque music. Founded in 1986 by Skip Sempé, the ensemble of three to seventy performers incorporates Capriccio Stravagante, the Capriccio Stravagante Renaissance Orchestra and Capriccio Stravagante Les 24 Violons. By the mid 1990s, the ensemble had built up an extensive discography for which they received international acclaim and had performed in major concert halls and festivals worldwide.
Nonchalance & Power - The ensembles seek a musical aesthetic whose values have been nearly lost to contemporary musical life. Unlike many other early music ensembles, they adhere to traditional principles of articulation, rhetoric, scholarship, imagination and talent to break down conventions that have little to do with historical practice, particularly those originating in twentieth-century ‘Baroque’ performance practices. Capriccio Stravagante has recorded extensively for the Paradizo, Deutsche Harmonia Mundi, Astrée, Alpha and Teldec labels.
Man-made beauty - The Capriccio Stravagante Renaissance Orchestra offers virtuoso performers on a highly distinctive musical instrumentarium that includes violins, viols, recorders, cornetti, sackbuts, krummhorns, shawms, lutes, harps, harpsichords, virginals, organs, and percussion. Derived from the instrumental virtuosity that sixteenth-century music demanded, their playing techniques are completely unknown to classically trained instrumentalists and mainstream audiences today. The ensemble is the largest and most luxurious gathering yet assembled for the performance of masterpieces from this Golden Age of musical creativity.
Awards & Rewards - Capriccio Stravagante’s exceptional chamber ensemble playing has inspired three generations of musicians, many of whom have gone on to enjoy international careers. The Capriccio Stravagante Prize was created by Skip Sempé in 1997, and served to encourage numerous musicians in their early careers. It is particularly touching that many of those musicians have now become an integral part of Capriccio Stravagante’s activities. Sempé receives lasting inspiration from the key members of these renewed generations.
this is so, so, so beautifully played!
Exquisite embellishments!
C'est magnifique... Les aprioris sont vraiment des choses à se débarrasser!
What a refreshing sound.
bravo, Josh!
This is sooo beautiful!
Fab! Best I've heard of this chaconne.
Interpretação belíssima! Ótimos instrumentistas
Qué maravilla!
How true, so beautiful music!
Very, very, very beautiful
c'est tres beau.......
Muito lindo!!!
5/5 and favorited !!! :D
Marais et al wrote some of the sweetest Chaconnes !!! :)
Bellisimo!..Gracias!
Splendid.
@kkallebb
If I had to dedicate a sequence of this music to someone I would probably "make eyes" somewhen between 2:10-2:48. I like the grace notes in this sequence very much. (No looks from Mr. Cheatham there ;)
It is gorgeous music wonderfully played!
Bravo!!!
very nice!
Superb!!!
spotted!
I bought Josh's Paradizo CD (marvelous music and playing) and this delectable DVD was included free, no notice of it on the outside packaging at all! I can't seem to stop playing both. More, please, Mr Cheatham.
This is really great stuff.
These look like the original instruments. Six strings no less. Tough to play as you are also creating the harmony at the same time you are playing the melody. Sort of like the bagpipe with it two drone pipes and then the melody. I wonder if these instruments were developed about the same time in history? Bill
That is an interesting question. I don't really know the answer, but it would be fun to research when I have time. I do like the sound, however.
And So do I. The thought on the bagpipes came to me as Saint Andrews University in Laurinberg, NC where I teach has a bagpipe band which is in celebration of their Scottish and Presbyterian heritage. Many Scots fled to this part of NC a century ago when England defeated the Scots and tried to banish the clan system. Bill
Well I went to Wikipedia and the bagpipe has been with us since 1000BC but the first mention of the Scottish bagpipe was in 1580 in the Canterberry Tales. Bill
Canterbury is the correct spelling
Everything is sublime: the music, the place, and the gamba musicians ;-)
Thanks for posting.
Both instruments are very beautiful, may I please know more about them?
@AulicExclusiva
could you pls give me the details of this recording with the DVD ♥♥ ? I'm so in love with the music and the playing ... THanks !!!
mi piace.... .
@kkallebb
Haha, of course I cannot read his mind, but I don't think so. I know these looks if you come across parts that were discussed or had to be re-rehearsed to get them completely right. It looks more like as if he were saying: "as lasciviously as Mr. Sempe ordered". At 2:02 his colleague smiles back at him, probably because he played a non rehearsed ornamentation.
If the conductor hasn't spoiled the climate, there is a lot of non verbal communication going on in an ensemble.
2:02
Hell YES.
I need the score of notes from the main voice of the cello please
Its not a cello. Its a viola da gamba.
You could find it on IMSLP, good luck!
Incredibly gorgeous music. Is the first gambist making eyes at the second gambist at 0:52?
XD (hehehe) SEXY! and the music... sublime. I love all these videos!
nun kann der Tag dahingehen...
@arkavi90 the gambists are quite lovely to look at, yes :D
Of course =) !!
Indeed, they are... *-*...
Indeed hahaha.
Of course, that ingredient is so important, too... =)
Specially the musicians.
XD