Arcangelo is a UK-based early music ensemble founded by
Jonathan Cohen in 2010.
It performs and records music from the
Baroque
The Baroque (, ; ) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1750s. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including t ...
, Classical, and early Romantic repertoire, ranging from
Monteverdi to
Beethoven. It is noted for its approach based on the collaborative tradition of chamber music making.
Its cast varies in size, from small instrumental repertoire of 4 musicians to large choral works of 80 such as
J. S. Bach's
Mass in B Minor
The Mass in B minor (), BWV 232, is an extended setting of the Mass ordinary by Johann Sebastian Bach. The composition was completed in 1749, the year before the composer's death, and was to a large extent based on earlier work, such as a Sanctu ...
.
Performances and tours have included appearances at
Wigmore Hall,
Aldeburgh Festival,
Edinburgh Festival,
BBC Proms, The Globe's
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse,
Hampton Court Palace
Hampton Court Palace is a Grade I listed royal palace in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, southwest and upstream of central London on the River Thames. The building of the palace began in 1514 for Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, the chie ...
,
Tetbury Music Festival,
Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall ( ) is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City. It is at 881 Seventh Avenue (Manhattan), Seventh Avenue, occupying the east side of Seventh Avenue between West 56th Street (Manhattan), 56th and 57th Street (Manhatta ...
,
Salzburg Festival,
Musikverein
The ( or ; ), commonly shortened to , is a concert hall in Vienna, Austria, which is located in the Innere Stadt district. The building opened in 1870 and is the home of the Vienna Philharmonic orchestra.
The acoustics of the building's 'Great ...
Vienna and
Berliner Philharmonie.
It was the first ever Baroque Ensemble in Residence at
Wigmore Hall in the 2016–17 concert season
Musicians and soloists
Arcangelo has performed with soloists including
Iestyn Davies MBE (counter tenor),
Christiane Karg (soprano),
Matthew Rose (bass),
Vilde Frang (violin),
Alina Ibragimova (violin),
Tim Mead (counter tenor),
Nicolas Altstaedt (cello),
Christopher Purves
Christopher Purves (born in Cambridge) is an English bass-baritone.''Opera'' (2009), vol. 60, p. 516, "Christopher Purves. Erica Jeal. Purves sings his first Falstaff at Glyndebourne this month Before I get to talk with ... Home was Cambridge, wh ...
(baritone),
Anna Prohaska (soprano), and Louise Alder (soprano)
Its ranks are cast from both the UK and continental Europe, and include young emerging musicians who are invited to the group as part of their artistic and career development.
Recordings
Labels that the ensemble has recorded under
*
Hyperion Records
*
Berlin Classics
*
Universal Music / Archiv Produktion
*
Warner Classics
* Alpha Classics
Discography and awards
*
Porpora
Nicola (or Niccolò) Antonio Porpora (17 August 16863 March 1768) was an Italian composer and teacher of singing of the Baroque era, whose most famous singing students were the castrati Farinelli and Caffarelli. Other students included composers ...
: ''Cantatas'',
Iestyn Davies, Arcangelo,
Jonathan Cohen Hyperion RecordsCDA67894, 2011
* ''Arias for Guadagni'',
Iestyn Davies, Arcangelo,
Jonathan Cohen Hyperion RecordsCDA67924, 2012, Gramophone Award Winner 2012 and Sky Arts South Bank Awards Nominee 2013
* ''Amoretti''
Christiane Karg, Arcangelo,
Jonathan Cohen Berlin Classics885470003894, 2012
*
Handel
George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (; baptised , ; 23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German-British Baroque composer well known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, concerti grossi, and organ concertos. Handel received his training i ...
's: ''Finest Arias for Base Voice, Vol. 1,''
Christopher Purves
Christopher Purves (born in Cambridge) is an English bass-baritone.''Opera'' (2009), vol. 60, p. 516, "Christopher Purves. Erica Jeal. Purves sings his first Falstaff at Glyndebourne this month Before I get to talk with ... Home was Cambridge, wh ...
, Arcangelo,
Jonathan Cohen Hyperion RecordsCDA67842, 2012, Gramophone Award Nominee 2013, BBC Music Magazine Award Nominee 2014, and The Stanley Sadie Handel Recording Prize Nominee 2013
* ''Enchanted Forest''
Anna Prohaska, Arcangelo,
Jonathan Cohen Deutsche Grammophon /
Archiv Produktion02894790077, 2013, and a track included on ''Canti Amorosi'' (2014), also on ''Das Händel Album'' (2016) and on the ''Handel: The Essentials'' (2017) compilations on
Deutsche Grammophon, and one on the ''Vivaldi: The Classics'' (2016) compilation on U-5 Records, 7332849150985.
*
Claudio Monteverdi
Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi (baptized 15 May 1567 – 29 November 1643) was an Italian composer, choirmaster and string player. A composer of both secular and sacred music, and a pioneer in the development of opera, he is considered ...
: ''Madrigals of Love and Loss'' James Gilchrist, Arcangelo,
Jonathan Cohen Hyperion RecordsCDA68019, 2014
*
Johann Sebastian Bach ''Mass in B Minor'', Arcangelo,
Jonathan Cohen Hyperion RecordsCDA68051/2, 2014, Gramophone Award Finalist, 2015
* ''
W.A. Mozart violin concertos''
Vilde Frang, Arcangelo,
Jonathan Cohen Warner Classics0825646276776, 2015, BBC Music Magazine: Concerto Choice March 2015,
W.A. Mozart Sinfonia Concertante
Sinfonia concertante (; also called ''symphonie concertante'') is an orchestral work, normally in several movements, in which one or more solo instruments contrast with the full orchestra.Collins: ''Encyclopedia of Music'', William Collins Sons & C ...
named Best recording, Gramophone Magazine 2015, Echo Klassik Award winner 2015, Number 1 in the UK specialist classical chart on 1 March 2015,
Number 13 in the German classical chart in March 2015, and a track included on the 'Classical 2016' 2-CD compilation on Warner Classics
* ''Scene!''
Christiane Karg, Arcangelo,
Jonathan Cohen Berlin Classics885470006468, 2015, International Opera Awards Nominee 2016,
Gramophone Award finalist 2016, and Echo Klassik Award winner 2016; 5 tracks from ''Amoretti'' and ''Scene!'' feature on ''Portrait'', a compilation disc by
Christiane Karg released in 2016 on Berlin Classics
*
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and
Joseph Haydn
Franz Joseph Haydn ( , ; 31 March 173231 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions ...
: ''concertos''
Nicolas Altstaedt (cello), Alfredo Bernardini (oboe), Ilya Gringolts (violin), Peter Whelan (bassoon), Arcangelo,
Jonathan Cohen Hyperion RecordsCDA68051, 2015
* ''Arias for Benucci''
Matthew Rose, Arcangelo,
Jonathan Cohen Hyperion RecordsCDA68078, 2015, International Opera Awards Nominee 2016
*
Johann Sebastian Bach: Violin Concertos with
Alina Ibragimova (violin), Arcangelo &
Jonathan Cohen Hyperion RecordsCDA68068, 2015, Presto Classical Disc of the Year 2015, was Number 1 in the UK specialist classical chart on 12 November 2015
and Number 14 in the US Billboard chart on 7 November 2015
*
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Cello Concertos with
Nicolas Altstaedt (cello), Arcangelo &
Jonathan Cohen Hyperion RecordsCDA68112, 2016, Finalist, International Classical Music Award 2017, was listed by US National Public Radio as one of the 1 best classical albums of 2016, Number 5 in the UK specialist classical chart on 8 September 2016
and Number 13 in the US Billboard chart on 13 September 2016, and won a 2017
BBC Music Magazine
''BBC Music Magazine'' is a British monthly magazine that focuses primarily on classical music.
History
The first issue appeared in September 1992. BBC Worldwide, the commercial subsidiary of the BBC was the original owner and publisher toget ...
Concerto Award
*
Johann Sebastian Bach ''Cantatas No 54, 82 and 170''
Iestyn Davies, Arcangelo, &
Jonathan Cohen Hyperion RecordsCDA68111, 2016, Number 1 in the UK specialist classical chart on 19 January 2017, 2017 Gramophone Award Winner in the Baroque Vocal category. One of the Sunday Times best albums of 2017; one of BBC Radio 3 Album Review Critics' Choice for 2017; one of Opera News' best albums of 2017.
*
François Couperin
François Couperin (; 10 November 1668 – 11 September 1733) was a French Baroque composer, organist and harpsichordist. He was known as ''Couperin le Grand'' ("Couperin the Great") to distinguish him from other members of the musically talented ...
''L'Apothéose de Lully & Leçons de ténèbres''
Katherine Watson, Anna Dennis, Arcangelo &
Jonathan Cohen Hyperion RecordsCDA68093, 2017
*
Dietrich Buxtehude
Dieterich Buxtehude (; ; born Diderik Hansen Buxtehude; c. 1637 – 9 May 1707) was a Danish organist and composer of the Baroque period, whose works are typical of the North German organ school. As a composer who worked in various vocal a ...
''Sonatas Opus 1'', Arcangelo &
Jonathan Cohen, Alpha Classics
Alpha 367, 2017, nominated for a
60th Annual Grammy Awards, Grammy Award 2018.
*
John Blow, ''Odes'', Samuel Boden, Thomas Walker, Arcangelo &
Jonathan Cohen Hyperion RecordsCDA68149, 2017, nominated for a 2018
BBC Music Magazine
''BBC Music Magazine'' is a British monthly magazine that focuses primarily on classical music.
History
The first issue appeared in September 1992. BBC Worldwide, the commercial subsidiary of the BBC was the original owner and publisher toget ...
Award
*
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, CPE Bach,
JC Bach,
JS Bach ''Magnificats'', Joélle Harvey, Olivia Vermeulen,
Iestyn Davies, Thomas Walker, Thomas E. Bauer, Arcangelo &
Jonathan Cohen,
Hyperion RecordsCDA68157, 2018, nominated for a Gramophone Award 2018
*
John Blow, Marc-Antoine Charpentier, ''Leçons de ténèbres, Litanies & Magnificat'', Samuel Boden, Stephane Degout, Arcangelo &
Jonathan Cohen Hyperion RecordsCDA68171, 2018
*
Handel
George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (; baptised , ; 23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German-British Baroque composer well known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, concerti grossi, and organ concertos. Handel received his training i ...
's: ''Finest Arias for Base Voice, Vol. 2,''
Christopher Purves
Christopher Purves (born in Cambridge) is an English bass-baritone.''Opera'' (2009), vol. 60, p. 516, "Christopher Purves. Erica Jeal. Purves sings his first Falstaff at Glyndebourne this month Before I get to talk with ... Home was Cambridge, wh ...
, Arcangelo,
Jonathan Cohen Hyperion RecordsCDA67152, 2018
Media
* Arcangelo video clips from recordings for
Hyperion Recordsbr>
2011-ongoing
* Video clip published by Berlin Classics about
Christiane Karg's album ''Amoretti'' with Arcangelo
2012
* Video clips from ''Enchanted Forest'',
Anna Prohaska with Arcangelo, and other related programmes
2013
* Arcangelo replay of WQXR radio broadcast at Carnegie Hall, with
Alina Ibragimovabr>
2013
* Video clip published by
Berlin Classics about
Christiane Karg's album ''Scene!'' with Arcangelo
2015
* Video clips published by
Warner Classics about
Vilde Frang's album of
Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 17565 December 1791), baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. Despite his short life, his ra ...
Violin concertos with Arcangelo
2015
* BBC Music Magazine podcast:
Johann Sebastian Bach ''violin concertos''
Alina Ibragimova, Arcangelo, Recording of the Mont
* Arcangelo filmed performance with
Isabelle Faust (violin) for the
Wigmore Hall 115th Anniversary Celebration concert
June 2016
* Video clips from Arcangelo at the BBC
The Proms at
The Globe's
Sam Wanamaker Playhousebr>
August 2016
* Arcangelo video clip about the Buxtehude Opus 1 recording,
July 2017
References
External links
Arcangelo website
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British classical music groups
Musical groups established in 2010
2010 establishments in the United Kingdom