Ensemble Caprice
Matthias Maute & Sophie Lariviëre recorder, traverso
Susie Napper, cello
David Jacques, baroque guitar
Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 2:30pm
Programme
Scherzi musicali - Handel’s musical travel diary
- Ortiz - Recercada primera, Recercada segunda, Recercada sopra Doulce memoire, Recercada primera
- Anonymous - (16th Century)- My Lady Carey’s Dompe
- Falconieri - La Suave Melodia & La Follia
- Schmelzer - La Bella Zingara
- Bach - Chaconne in d minor
- Anonymous (18th century) - Contredances
- Vivaldi - Sonata Op.I, 12 La Follia
- Handel - Concerto in B flat Major for recorder solo (transcription: Matthias Maute)
- Anonymous (18th century) - Balletti di Venezia
Ensemble Caprice is renowned for its innovative interpretations of baroque music. Originally formed in Germany in 1989 and now based in Montreal, the ensemble continues to give concerts in Europe and has appeared at the Vlaanderen Festival in Bruges, Belgium, the Netwerk-Reihe of the Organisatie voor Oude Muziek in The Netherlands, the International Recorder Symposium in Stuttgart, the Recorder Festival in Stockstadt, and the Early Music Rencontres in Heidelberg. In May of this year, the ensemble performed at the Internationale H‰ndel-Festspiele in Gˆttingen. In 2005, Ensemble Caprice made its U.S. debut in the Boston Early Music Festival concert series and has subsequently appeared in many parts of the United States, with additional tours of Israel and Taiwan. Closer to home in Canada, the ensemble has its own concert series at Redpath Hall in Montreal and, during 2008, gave performances at the Ottawa Chamber Music Festival, the Elora Festival and the Domaine Forget’s International Festival. Ensemble Caprice’s most recent CD, Gloria! Vivaldi’s Angels (Analekta) won Canada’s prestigious 2009 JUNO award in the category of Classical Album of the Year: Vocal or Choral Performance. The ensemble has also been nominated for 2009 Echo Klassik awards in Germany for its CD Vivaldi and the Baroque Gypsies (Analekta) in two categories: Ensemble/Orchestra of the Year and Classics Without Borders.
Bios
Matthias Maute
Matthias Maute has achieved an international reputation as one of the finest recorder and baroque flute players of his generation and as a composer. In 1990, he won First Prize in the soloist category at the prestigious Early Music Competition in Bruges, Belgium. Matthias is also esteemed for the artistic direction of his award-winning Ensemble Caprice, for whom he produces ingenious and fascinating programs. In addition, Matthias is invited to appear as a soloist at important festivals in Europe and the United States, as well as with the baroque ensemble Rebel. In 2003 and 2005, he was the featured recorder virtuoso at the Boston Early Music Festival and he made his debut at New York City's Lincoln Center in December of 2008. His compositions hold an important place in the world of contemporary recorder music and are published by Breitkopf & H‰rtel, Amadeus, Moeck and Carus. Matthias has made twenty recordings on the Analekta, Vanguard Classics, Bella Musica, Dorian, Bridge and Atma Classique labels. He is a professor at McGill University in Montreal.
Sophie Lariviëre
Sophie Lariviëre has been a member of Ensemble Caprice since 1997 and is the Artistic Co-Director. In this capacity, she helps to enrich the creative direction of the ensemble in its quest for musical discoveries that blend virtuosity with expressivity. With Ensemble Caprice, Sophie has appeared in numerous concerts, in particular in Israel (Tel Aviv and the Mediterranean Arts Festival), Europe (Vienna, Berlin and Stuttgart), the United States (New York, Chicago and Boston) and throughout Canada. An eloquent performer, Sophie is invited regularly to appear with such early music ensembles as the Arion Ensemble, the OpÈra de MontrÈal, Le Studio de musique ancienne de MontrÈal, La Nouvele Sinfonie, the Theatre of Early Music, Rebel (New York), Les Violons du Roy (Quebec) the New York Collegium Musicum and Le Concert Spirituel (Paris). She has made recordings on the Analekta, Virgin Classics, Atma Classique, Antes Edition and Interdisc labels.
Susie Napper
Susie Napper was awarded Quebec's “Personality of the Year” Prix Opus in 2002. She is the founder and Artistic Director of the Montreal Baroque Festival. Having grown up in an artistic milieu in London, she then studied at the Juilliard School in New York and later at the Paris Conservatory. Since then, Susie has appeared with several internationally-known early music ensembles, such as the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Stradivaria in France, the Studio de musique ancienne de MontrÈal, the Trinity Consort of Portland, Tafelmusik, Ensemble Caprice and the viola da gamba duo Les Voix Humaines. Her concert tours have taken her as far afield as China, Japan, New Zealand, India, the Middle East, Europe and North America. Susie’s recordings, which include most of the known repertoire for two viols, can be heard on the Harmonia Mundi, EMI, Erato, ADDA, CBC Records, Naxos, Analekta and ATMA Classique labels.
David Jacques
David Jacques was born in Saint-Georges de Beauce, Quebec in 1978 and has a Doctorate in the interpretation of early music from the UniversitÈ de MontrÈal. He began his studies of classical guitar at the CÈgep de Sainte-Foy, continuing at the UniversitÈ Laval and later at the Quebec Conservatory. He has recorded more than 15 CDs on the XXI-21, ATMA and Analekta labels and collaborated on numerous other productions. His PiËces de guitarre de Mr RÈmy MÈdard (Productions XX-21) won the Conseil QuÈbÈcois de la Musique’s 2008 Prix Opus Disc of the Year award in the early music category. David has also published several arrangements for guitar for Les Productions d'OZ. Active both in Canada and internationally, he has performed over 2000 concerts in 30 countries on all five continents. He is currently Professor of Classical Guitar at the UniversitÈ Laval and the CÈgep de Sainte-Foy and is frequently invited to give master classes and workshops by other musical oganizations.
