William Byrd - Marc-Antoine Charpentier - Ludwig Senfl - Jean-Baptiste Lully - Michael Praetorius - Anthony Holborne - Thoinot Arbeau - Charles Wood - Thomas Campion - Melchior Vulpius - Nicolas Chédeville - Monsieur Bouvard - Thomas Stoltzer - Ivo de Vento - William Young

WINTER – from First Frost to Carnival Festivity

Ensemble La Ninfea | Mirko Ludwig

Label: Perfect Noise
Format: CD
Barcode: 0719279934205

Catalog number: PN 2504
Releasedate: 24-10-25

- seasonal album (winter season in general, incl. christmas)
- concept album
- creative arrangements
- unique instrumentation
- early music repertoire meets creative improvisations and Traditionals
- traditionals, improvisations & early music repertoire in a narrative set-up

Winter – from First Frost to Carnival Festivity
A sparkling musical panorama of winter – harking back to the legendary Great Frost of 1708/09. From the beginning of the season over Christmas to a festive carnival: songs, opera scenes, instrumental as well as traditional pieces from France, Germany, and Great Britain.

Music by Jean-Baptiste Lully, Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Michael Praetorius, William Byrd, among others.

La Ninfea (Italian the water lily) “is one of the liveliest and most creative early music ensembles in Germany.” (Radio Bremen)
The ensemble feels just as at home in renowned venues such as the Musikverein Wien or the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg as it does in small music societes or schools. This is because La Ninfea is convinced that music belongs to all places and can fascinate everyone, everywhere. La Ninfea's work focuses on concept-based programs, often developed as interdisciplinary projects with puppetry, text or dance, and thus reaches various people interested in culture in a direct and creative way. Historically informed performance practice, detailed research and creative communication do not contradict each other, rather combination they are the driving force for the ensemble. “This is how music should be performed: as if the ink wasn't yet dry, spontaneous and fresh, but with the most precise research beforehand.” (Ö1)
https://www.ensemble-laninfea.de/