Album Only List view 1988 - Messiah: Arias and Choruses 1987 - Trio Sonatas 1987 - Symphonies Nos. 6 "Le Matin", 7 "Le Midi" & 8 "Le Soir" 1986 - Overtures 1985 - Pachelbel: Canon & Gigue 1984 - Complete Organ Concertos 1984 - Concerti Grossi, Op. 6, Nos. 1-4 1984 - Dettingen Te Deum / Dettingen Anthem 1983 - Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 4-6 1982 - Le quattro stagioni 1982 - Concerti Grossi, Op. 6 Nos. 9 - 12 1982 - Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1-3 1982 - Feuerwerksmusik / Concerti Grossi
Members 1 Mixed
Origin London, England
Genre Orchestra
Style Classical
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Born
1972
Active 1972 to Present...
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Artist Biography Available in: The English Concert is a baroque orchestra playing on period instruments based in London. Founded in 1972 and directed from the harpsichord by Trevor Pinnock for 30 years, it is now directed by harpsichordist Harry Bicket. Nadja Zwiener has been orchestra leader (concertmaster) since September 2007.
The English Concert was founded by Trevor Pinnock and others in November 1972. The date of foundation is often given as 1973, probably because they started with seven people and only later progressed onto the orchestral repertoire as their number increased. They were one of the first orchestras dedicated to performing baroque and early classical music on period instruments, their repertoire from then to now ranging approximately from Monteverdi to Mozart.
Their London debut was at the English Bach Festival in 1973, which led to their first recording in 1974, Sons of Bach harpsichord concertos, on CRD records. They first played at The Proms in 1980, and toured North America in 1983. The group gained much recognition from their prolific number of recordings with Archiv Produktion from 1978 until 1995, during which they recorded most of the major baroque repertoire.
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