La Nuova Musica
La Nuova Musica is an early music ensemble based in the United Kingdom that was founded in 2007 by countertenor David Bates.[1]
They have been regarded as "‘one of the most exciting consorts in the early music field" by BBC 3 Radio.[2] The ensemble focuses on music from across the Baroque and Classical periods (1600-1800), alongside new commissions by composers including Nico Muhly, Luke Styles, Anna Thorvaldsdottir, Edmund Finnis and Cassandra Miller.[3] The group performs regularly at Wigmore Hall in London,[4] along with La Seine Musicale, the Göttingen International Handel Festival, the Salzburg Festival, and the Innsbruck Festival of Early Music.
Their repertoire includes many forgotten and lesser-known pieces of literature like Francesco Bartolomeo Conti’s final opera Issipile, cantatas by Agostino Steffani, and motets by Alessandro Grandi.
Albums[edit]
La Nuova's albums are released by independent record label Harmonia Mundi[5] and Pentatone.[3]
- Il Circolo Di Giulio Caccini (2008)
- Handel: Il Pastor Fido (2012)
- Dixit Dominus (2013)
- Sacrifices (2014)
- A Royal Trio: Arias by Handel, Bononcini & Ariosti (2014) with American countenor Lawrence Zazzo
- F. Couperin: Leçons De Ténèbre (2016)
- Pergolesi: Stabat Mater - Bach: Cantatas BWV 54 & 170 (2017), with soprano Lucy Crowe and countertenor Tim Mead[6]
- Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30 [Live] (2019) with countertenor Iestyn Davies
- Handel's Unsung Heroes (2021), with soprano Lucy Crowe and countertenor Iestyn Davies
References[edit]
- ^ "Monteverdi". Wigmore Hall.
- ^ "Players & Singers". La Nuova Musica. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
- ^ a b "Players & Singers". La Nuova Musica.
- ^ Picard, Anna. "Review: La Nuova Musica at Wigmore Hall". The Times.
- ^ "Harmonia mundi | la musique classique par excellence". Harmoniamundi.com.
- ^ "Pergolesi: Stabat Mater/Bach: Cantatas CD review – fiery, sumptuous singing". The Guardian. March 30, 2017.