Egidius Kwartet
TheEgidius Kwartetis a Dutch vocal ensemble specialising in the music of theFranco-Flemish school,in particular of the Habsburgs,Margaret of Austria, governor of the Netherlandsand her court atMechelen.The ensemble was formed by four members ofTon Koopman's Amsterdam Baroque Choir in 1995.[1]
The group's name is taken from Aegidius, a character in Dutch medieval literature, a minstrel lamented in the songEgidius waer bestu bleven(though the name also reflectsMaître Egidiusof the Chantilly Codex, as well as the Dutch name ofGilles Binchois). Their recordingEgidius zingt EgidiusplacesEgidius waer bestu bleven,and two ballades by "Maître Egidius," with tribute to Egidius from modern Dutch composers;Henk Badings,Joop Voorn,Ton de Leeuw,Daan Manneke,Bart Visman,Calliope Tsoupaki,Walter Hus- and then Donald Bentvelsen, the quartet's bass voice, who also suppliedQuatre poèmes deOssip Zadkine.
Discography
[edit]The quartet has released over a dozen discs of renaissance music.,[2]including a 12-disc recording of theLeiden choirbooks:they recorded major pieces from the six choirbooks in six annual 2-CD releases from 2010 to 2015.[3][4] [5] [6]
References
[edit]- ^Goldberg: early music magazine: Issues 6-9 1999 "Egidius Kwartet are new to my ears but I predict they will become a forcé to be reckoned with. They possess a dark-chocolate timbre that is ideal for this music and project a warmth on top notes that is balm to the ear."
- ^"Egidius Kwartet website".Archived fromthe originalon 2013-02-22.Retrieved2012-07-09.
- ^"Leiden choirbooks project homepage (in Dutch)".Archived fromthe originalon 2019-01-03.Retrieved2012-07-09.
- ^Leiden choirbooks project homepage (in English)
- ^Browse a digitized copy of the choirbooks at the Leiden city archive website
- ^A short Documentary about the Leiden Choirbooks project (Dutch with English subtitles)
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