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Musica Alta Ripa

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Musica Alta Ripa
OriginHanover, Germany
GenresBaroque
Years active1984 (1984)–present
LabelsMDG
Members
  • Danya Segal
  • Anne Röhrig
  • Ulla Bundies
  • Albert Brüggen
  • Bernward Lohr
Websitewww.musica-alta-ripa.de

Musica Alta Ripa is a musical ensemble from Hanover, specializing in Baroque music on period instruments.

Background

Founded in 1984, the Hanover-based Musica Alta Ripa is well known for its historically-informed musical performances. The ensemble has won four ECHO Klassik prizes, the Cannes Classical Awards,as well as the 2002 Musikpreis Niedersachsen.[1] A particular focus for the group is the work of Georg Philipp Telemann, whose chamber music they have recorded several discs of.[2][3][4][5] The group is also well known for their efforts to strengthen ties between Syrian refugees and locals.[6]

The ensemble's name comes from the city in which they are based, Hanover.[7] Alta ripa means in Latin "high riverbank." Similarly, hanover comes from Old German honovere, also meaning "high riverbank."[8]

Members

The ensemble consists of five members:

Selected Discography

Musica Alta Ripa has recorded exclusively with the MDG label.[10]

References

  1. ^ "4.09. Musica Alta Ripa". Goldberg Festival. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  2. ^ Oron, Aryeh. "Musica Alta Ripa (Instrumental Ensemble)". Bach Cantatas Website. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  3. ^ Greene, John. "Telemann: Chamber works/Musica Alta Ripa". Classics Today. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  4. ^ Greene, John. "Telemann Volume 2". Classics Today. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  5. ^ Tuttle, Raymond. "Telemann Volume 4". Classical.net. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  6. ^ Kruger Lenz, Peter. "– Musica Alta Ripa in der Heimkehrerkirche Friedland". Göttinger Tageblatt/Eichsfelder Tageblatt (in German). Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  7. ^ "Musica Alta Ripa". Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm.
  8. ^ "Musica Alta Ripa". NPR. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  9. ^ "Musica Alta Ripa" (in German). Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  10. ^ "Musica Alta Ripa Baroque Ensemble, Germany". The International Bach Chamber Music Festival. Music in Latvia. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  11. ^ "Musica Alta Ripa Recordings". Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm. Retrieved 18 January 2016.