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Telemann's Thunder Ode

30/1/2020

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For our next performances, we're delighted to return to Bern to collaborate again with our friends of the early music ensemble Les Passions de l'Ame, led by violinist Meret Lüthi,  for an all Telemann programme. In Die Donner-Ode Telemann set the Psalm of David to music in a festive, extrovert way with a prominent role for the timpani, symbolising thunder, as the title suggest. This extremely popular vocal work by Telemann consists of two parts, which will be combined with two of his late sacred works.

Concerts take place at Les Passions de l'Ame's home town Bern on 13 March, and at the Telemannfesttage in Magdeburg, Germany on 15 March.
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Review round-up for our debut album: Magnificat - Christmas in Leipzig

10/1/2020

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"The close connection, the special atmosphere that is created with the audience, was also well transferred to CD by the musicians in this live-recording [...]. You can hear how each of the individual members of the collective identify with their own interpretation, which ensures a great musical experience. Seasonal Baroque from Leipzig, music which you can confidently enjoy even in the days after Christmas!" - commented Michael Gmasz on Radio Klassik, Vienna 


“there’s a real sense of do or die, they’re right on the edge of their seats...a beautifully-conceived programme...one of my favourites” - commented Alexandra Coghlan on BBC Radio 3 Record Review

“if those pounding drum beats and bright trumpets don't set your heart racing, you've no soul. [...] Playing and singing are stellar throughout the disc, the live recording thrillingly immediate.” - Review by Graham Rickson for The Arts Desk

 
“Bach’s Magnificat [..] from the lean, sprightly forces of Solomon’s Knot [is] highly recommended” - Review by Fiona Maddocks for The Observer

 
“This recording is a delight, and well represents Solomon’s Knot particularly individual style of live performance.” - Blog Andrew Benson Wilson

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O infans, o Deus

7/12/2019

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A little taster of our upcoming Charpentier concerts, by courtesy of ClassicFM:
Don't miss out on hearing this wonderful music by Marc-Antoine Charpentier for Christmastide, which is so rarely performed live in the UK. 
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Book now for our performance on Monday 9 December, 7.30pm at St John's Smith Square
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Christmas with Charpentier

28/11/2019

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With some wonderfully emotive French music for Christmastide we turn to Marc-Antoine Charpentier for our annual seasonal concerts.

Shepherds and angels tell us the story of Nativity in two expressive sacred works about the arrival of baby Jesus.  

This is a rare chance to hear us perform festive music from 17th-century France, which is seldom performed in the UK. 

Find out more about the music in this Q&A with  our artistic advisor James Halliday.


To book tickets:

Sat 7 Dec, 4.30pm
Early Music Christmas Festival in York
sold out

Mon 9 Dec, 7.30pm
St John's Smith Square
BOOK NOW




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James Halliday about all things Charpentier

24/11/2019

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Ahead of our December concerts at the Christmas Festival of the National Centre for Early Music in York and at St John's Smith Square in London, we had a chat with James Halliday to take us through the specific seasonal repertoire by Marc-Antoine Charpentier we'll be performing:

"If you’re on a quest for the ever more elusive ‘meaning of Christmas’, then this concert is for you."

Read the Q&A with James here



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Double recording debut with release of 'L'ospedale' on DVD

31/10/2019

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​L'ospedale is now available on DVD!
With the upcoming release of our first CD, we thought it would be a good occasion to release a DVD as well.  L'ospedale was our very first opera production, at Wilton's Music Hall in 2015. Taking re-discovered material by an anonymous 17th-century composer which sets the biting and zany satire of Antonio Abati's poetry, L'ospedale resonates across the centuries as we continue to struggle to keep ourselves healthy at a reasonable cost.​

​Order your copy here

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Magnificat - CD release 15 November

21/10/2019

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We're over the moon to announce that Sony Classical will release our debut album Magnificat - Christmas in Leipzig on 15 November 2019.

Opening with Schelle’s sacred concerto Machet die Tore weit, followed by Kuhnau’s Magnificat which provided Bach with the blueprint for his 1723 version in Eb (including Christmas lauds), the album traces the connection between the three ‘Johanns’ who were consecutive cantors at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig through their festive music for the Advent and Christmas period. 

Our first CD was recorded live at Milton Court in London during our Christmas in Leipzig concert in December last year. A huge amount of work and support went into making it. Thank you to all who contributed to making this happen. We hope this makes for a perfect Christmas stocking filler...

ORDER YOUR COPY

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Fear & Hope

10/10/2019

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For our next performance we turn to Renaissance polyphony with a small vocal ensemble and organ.
Taking the ever-present emotions of 'fear' and 'hope' as common ground, we pair vocal music by Schütz, Schein and Kuhnau under the shadow of the Thirty Years War, with works by Byrd and Tallis, Catholics in a shifting religious and political landscape.

Thursday 7 Nov - London International Festival of Early Music
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PictureFear & Hope at the Bachwochen Thun, Kirche Amsoldingen, Switzerland (Sept 2019)

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Fun with Jason Singh

14/9/2019

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From the launch to our debut BBC Proms one month ago, it has been a fantastic Prom season for Solomon's Knot! Here's a nice clip of our quirky mash-up with Jason Singh from that launch event back in April. 
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Discussing musical rhetoric and singing from memory

9/8/2019

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Ahead of our Proms debut, we spoke to Jon Jacob of the Thoroughly Good Classical Music Podcast to discuss how Solomon's Knot prepares and rehearses ahead of performances. Jonny Sells (bass & artistic director), Inga Maria Klaucke (bassoon), James Toll (violin), Kate Symonds-Joy (alto), and Tom Herford (tenor)  joined in conversation.

Have a listen!
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