Collegium Vocale Gent
Category: | koor, ensemble (vocaal), ensemble (vocaal-instrumentaal) |
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1970 | |
Genre(s): | 20ste eeuw, romantiek, classicisme, barok, oude muziek |
Conductor of: | Philippe Herreweghe |
Biography
The Collegium Vocale, one of the most outstanding Flemish musical showpieces, was founded in 1970 by Philippe Herreweghe. This group of singers was the first one to apply to vocal music the newly rediscovered stylistic principles for the authentic interpretation of baroque music. Musicians such as Gustav Leonhardt, Ton Koopman and Nikolaus Harnoncourt quickly showed a special interest for the fresh and dynamic approach of the ensemble, resulting in intensive collaborations. The trump card of the group consists in its capability to organise for each project an optimal cast, enabling them to interpret a repertoire ranging across a wide gamut from Renaissance polyphony to classical and romantic oratorios as well as contemporary music. More specifically the works of J.S.Bach and G.F.Händel loom large in the concert agenda. The ensemble has built up an impressive discography. In the course of the years more than 65 recordings have been realised, a cappella or in collaboration with the orchestra of Collegium Vocale Gent, the Orchestre des Champs Elysées, the choir of La Chapelle Royale (Paris) and several other ensembles. Collegium Vocale has performed at all important venues and music festivals in Europe, as well as in North and South America, Asia and Australia.
Selective discography
![]() | Anton Bruckner: Mass No.2 in E minor & Te Deum (2020) romanticism Collegium Vocale Gent, Anton Bruckner, Philippe Herreweghe, Orchestre des Champs-Elysées |
![]() | Bach: Johannes-Passion, BWV 245 (2020) Baroque Collegium Vocale Gent, Johann Sebastian Bach, Philippe Herreweghe |
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![]() | Liszt - Via Crucis (2019) romanticism Collegium Vocale Gent, Franz Liszt, Reinbert de Leeuw |
![]() | Bach - Sonn und Schild (2018) Baroque Collegium Vocale Gent, Philippe Herreweghe, Johann Sebastian Bach |
![]() | Monteverdi Claudio - Vespro della Beata Vergine (2018) Baroque Collegium Vocale Gent, Claudio Monteverdi, Philippe Herreweghe |
![]() | Du treuer Gott - Leipzig Cantatas (2017) Baroque Collegium Vocale Gent, Johann Sebastian Bach, Philippe Herreweghe |
![]() | Brahms - Symphony no.4 / Alt-Rhapsodie / Schicksalslied (2017) romanticism Ann Hallenberg, Johannes Brahms, Philippe Herreweghe, Collegium Vocale Gent, Orchestre des Champs-Elysées |
![]() | Carlo Gesualdo - O Dolce Mio Tesoro (2016) early music Collegium Vocale Gent, Philippe Herreweghe, Carlo Gesualdo |
![]() | Threni - Requiem canticles (2016) 20th century Collegium Vocale Gent, Igor Stravinsky, Philippe Herreweghe, deFilharmonie |
![]() | Antonín Dvorák - Requiem (2015) romanticism Collegium Vocale Gent, Antonín Dvořák, Philippe Herreweghe, deFilharmonie, Ilse Eerens, Bernarda Fink, Maximilian Schmitt, Nathan Berg (...) |
Selectieve discografie als medewerker
![]() | Six siècles de Musique en Wallonie et à Bruxelles (2002) classicism, Baroque, early music Diverse uitvoerders, Orlandus Lassus, Pietro Antonio Fiocco, anoniem, Johannes Ciconia, Gilles Binchois, Johannes Tinctoris, Mateo Romero (...) |
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Press Clips: (Wat is dit?) | JS Bach - Schelle (07.2014) Gesualdo Carlo - Responsoria (01.02.2014) Recording of the month: Herreweghe's Stabat Mater van Dvorak (01.07.2013) Hommage à Chopin - Ein deutsches Requiem (06.2013) Ludwig van Beethoven - Missa Solemnis op. 123 (03.2013) The 20 Greatest Choirs (01.2011) Collegium Vocale Gent (03.2010) Flanders - Cultural crossroads in the heart of Europe (06.2009) Notable cantatas from Herreweghe and Kuijken, the latter often revelatory (08.2008) Bach - Cantatas 27, 84, 95 & 161 (06.2008) |
Documents: | 40 collegium vocale gent 1970-2010 (book) |