Waking up listeners - Capriccio Stravagante is world-renowned for their memorable interpretations of Renaissance and Baroque music. Founded in 1986 by Skip Sempé, the ensemble of three to seventy performers incorporates Capriccio Stravagante, the Capriccio Stravagante Renaissance Orchestra and Capriccio Stravagante Les 24 Violons. By the mid 1990s, the ensemble had built up an extensive discography for which they received international acclaim and had performed in major concert halls and festivals worldwide. Nonchalance & Power - The ensembles seek a musical aesthetic whose values have been nearly lost to contemporary musical life. Unlike many other early music ensembles, they adhere to traditional principles of articulation, rhetoric, scholarship, imagination and talent to break down conventions that have little to do with historical practice, particularly those originating in twentieth-century ‘Baroque’ performance practices. Capriccio Stravagante has recorded extensively for the Paradizo, Deutsche Harmonia Mundi, Astrée, Alpha and Teldec labels. Man-made beauty - The Capriccio Stravagante Renaissance Orchestra offers virtuoso performers on a highly distinctive musical instrumentarium that includes violins, viols, recorders, cornetti, sackbuts, krummhorns, shawms, lutes, harps, harpsichords, virginals, organs, and percussion. Derived from the instrumental virtuosity that sixteenth-century music demanded, their playing techniques are completely unknown to classically trained instrumentalists and mainstream audiences today. The ensemble is the largest and most luxurious gathering yet assembled for the performance of masterpieces from this Golden Age of musical creativity. Awards & Rewards - Capriccio Stravagante’s exceptional chamber ensemble playing has inspired three generations of musicians, many of whom have gone on to enjoy international careers. The Capriccio Stravagante Prize was created by Skip Sempé in 1997, and served to encourage numerous musicians in their early careers. It is particularly touching that many of those musicians have now become an integral part of Capriccio Stravagante’s activities. Sempé receives lasting inspiration from the key members of these renewed generations.

That smile at 4:35 is everything. You can feel the passion in all those musicians.

Magnifique...

One of the best chamber music performances I have ever seen. Sophie, you are one of the most truly inspiring baroque musicians in the world. Thank you!

Simply exquisite

¡Maravilloso! It's great to see and listen to the flûte à bec and flûte traversière playing together!

THE PORTAMENTO SLOWING OF TEMPO IN THE FINAL LECLAIR CHACONNE AND RETURNING TO FAST TEMPO IS ABSOLUTELY RAVISHING, I COULD NOT IMAGINE A MORE PASSIONATE PERFORMANCE OF THIS GREAT ASSEMPLY OF ACCOMPLISHED ARTISTS. IT DEFIES ALL THE "RULES" OF MUSIC SCHOOL STUFF TO PROOVE THAT REAL ART IS OUTSIDE OF RULES AND REGULATIONS OF CONFINED MINDS.

L'articulation à la francese fantastique, sans faute technique de l'école Kuijken. Doublure avec les flûtes géniale. Malheureusement op.8 n'est plus sur le marché CD en cette qualité. Dommage que Nearness n'a pas mis les mouvements restants. Merci

Young talents! Awesome Ensemble! Wonderful performance!

Me gusta mucho!

Beautiful.

great music and performance! thanks!!!

Beautiful ♫♪♥

magnifico¡¡¡

最高です！

Mais uma vez, obrigado a todos e parabens por este belo trabalho!

yes i believe French baroque pitch was lower... around A = 392 i think...

a thorough explanation... tnx :>

несколько странные темпо-гармонические переходы с изломами, по ощущениям, ансамбль пытался каждую тематическую часть сыграть выделяя её достоинства, но в итоге нет ощущения целостности всего произведения, хотя, бесспорно, получилось интересно

Yes but there is still a big difference between 415 and 400! Especially if you're playing the flute...The model of the flute copied here looks as though it may be anachronistic for the period of the compositions, too.

...but i don't mind. :->