Barokkanerne
Barokkanerne – Norwegian Baroque Ensemble, based in Oslo, is the result of a merger between Barokkanerne and the Norwegian Baroque Orchestra. Both ensembles made their debuts in the late 1980s and have since been leading early music ensembles in Norway. They have appeared at numerous festivals throughout Europe, in recent years at Tage Alter Musik Regensburg, the Stockholm Early Music Festival and the Bergen International Music Festival. The ensemble is now a part of a classical concert series in Oslo which also includes the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra and the Oslo Quartet Series.
The merged ensembles have both been involved in a number of productions for Norwegian Radio and Television (NRK), and their collective discography is plentiful: Barokkanerne has focused on promoting young Norwegian soloists, such as in Empfindsamkeit! (LAWO Classics, 2012) featuring concertos and symphonies of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, led by baroque oboist Alfredo Bernardini and with Christian Kjos as harpsichord soloist. Totally Telemann (LAWO Classics, 2014), a disc presenting the orchestral music of Georg Philipp Telemann, is led by baroque violin soloist and artistic director Kati Debretzeni, and features soloists Alfredo Bernardini, baroque oboe, Torun Kirby Torbo, flute and Ingeborg Christophersen, recorder. Recordare Venezia (LAWO Classics, 2017) also features Ingeborg Christophersen as the recorder soloist performing baroque music from Venice and Er heißet Wunderbar (LAWO Classics, 2018) is comprised of works by the four composers competing for the position of cantor of the St. Thomas Church in Leipzig: Telemann, Graupner, Fasch and Bach. The Norwegian Baroque Orchestra’s catalogue also contains several acclaimed recordings of music written in Norway.
Barokkanerne collaborates regularly with outstanding international performers as guest leaders and soloists. The unique contributions of musicians such as Rachel Podger, Emma Kirkby, Andrew Lawrence-King, Matthew Truscott, Rolf Lislevand and Ketil Haugsand are genuinely appreciated by the ensemble and audiences alike.
