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Montreal Season 2008-2009 | Montreal Recorder Festival
Ensemble Caprice
An original voice in early music
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Under the artistic direction of Matthias Maute and Sophie Larivière, Ensemble Caprice is renowned for its innovative interpretations of baroque music. Originally formed in Germany in 1989 and now based in Montreal, the ensemble continues to give concerts in Europe and has appeared at the Vlaanderen Festival in Bruges, Belgium, the Netwerk-Reihe of the Organisatie voor Oude Muziek in The Netherlands, the International Recorder Symposium in Stuttgart, the Recorder Festival in Stockstadt, and the Early Music Rencontres in Heidelberg. In 2005, the ensemble made its U.S. debut in the Boston Early Music Festival concert series and has subsequently appeared in many parts of America, with additional tours of Israel and Taiwan. Closer to home in Canada, the ensemble has its own concert series at Redpath Hall in Montreal and was recently nominated for the Conseil québécois de la musique's prestigious Prix Opus award in three different categories, including best early music concert and CD. A new recording featuring the music of Fux, Caldara and Badia was released in June 2007. Ensemble Caprice’s most recent recording project, for the Analekta label, focuses on a unique, anonymous collection of early gypsy music (1730) from Eastern Europe and works by Vivaldi. |