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New London Consort

New London Consort was a London-based Renaissance and Baroque music ensemble, which performed in most of Europe and various other parts of the world. Founded and directed by Philip Pickett, most of its repertoire was recorded and broadcast by BBC (radio and television) and regularly appeared at major venues and festivals. This repertoire included unpublished works and new interpretations of familiar ones, sometimes controversial. The group has been inactive since its director's conviction as a sex offender in 2015.[1]

New London Consort
OriginLondon, England
GenresMedieval, Renaissance and Baroque music
LabelsDecca
Websitenewlondonconsort.com

The ensemble

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One of the world's leading early music ensembles,[2][3] The New London Consort (NLC) was founded in London by Philip Pickett.[2][4] All of the principal artists have solo careers in addition to their work with NLC.[2][5]

In 2010 the New London Consort was appointed Associate Artists of Manchester's Bridgewater Hall.[5]

Repertoire

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Its repertoire focused on medieval, Renaissance and Baroque music,[2][3] including operas of the early Baroque period, and much of this work was unpublished or reconstructed.[2][4]

Productions included Monteverdi's L'Orfeo, Bach's Easter Oratorio, Purcell's Indian Queen, Purcell and Eccles' version of Don Quixote, Acis & Galatea and Dido & Aeneas.[5]

Some of their reinterpretations of familiar works were controversial.[2][5] One example is their version of Purcell's The Fairy Queen, which did not base its plot on A Midsummer Night's Dream; instead, its cast of nine singers and five circus artists were in modern dress, travelling to Arcadia.[6] It was received enthusiastically by The Guardian,[7] but was criticised by London's Financial Times, which cited the production's being "divorced" from the Shakespeare play, calling it a "disappointment" and "uninteresting".[8]

Performances and recordings

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The New London Concert performed regularly at major festivals and concert halls, in most of Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and China/Hong Kong.[2][9] These include performances at the Perth International Arts Festival, the Strasbourg Philharmonie, Cité de la Musique in Paris, Sage Gateshead, the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester, Birmingham's Town Hall,[5] the Beijing Music Festival,[4] Israel Festival Jerusalem,[2] and many appearances at the Palacio de Bellas Artes and the Festival Internacional Cervantino in Mexico.[10][11][12][13] They appeared regularly at London's Southbank, where they were a resident ensemble from 1996 to 2005.[5]

Much of its repertoire has been broadcast by BBC Radio 3, and they have appeared the television programmes BBC Music in Time, BBC2 Music in Camera and both of the Westminster Abbey Purcell Centenary concerts in 1995.[2][5][10] They have recorded soundtracks for Channel 4's Tales from the Decameron, BBC TV's Shakespeare Series, and films such as Lady Jane, Robin Hood Prince of Thieves, A Man for all Seasons, Hamlet, Dangerous Beauty, Nostradamus and Elizabeth.[2][5][10] From 1985, they recorded exclusively for Decca, with the exception of a series of CDs for LINN Records and the CD Music for Queen Mary with the Choir of Westminster Abbey.[2]

Discography

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Albums with other groups::

Recompilations and boxed sets:

  • 1994 – Anonymous, Carmina Burana. L'Oiseau Lyre 443 143 (4 CD).[15] The box includes the following recordings:
    • 1987 – Anonymous, Carmina Burana, Vol. I
    • 1988 – Anonymous, Carmina Burana, Vol. II
    • 1989 – Anonymous, Carmina Burana, Vol. III-IV
  • 1994 – Biber Requiem & Trumpet Music. L'Oiseau Lyre 458 081-2 (2 CD). The box includes the following recordings:
    • 1991 – Biber / Schmelzer: Trumpet Music.
    • 1994 – Biber: Requiem
  • 1996 – Sinners & Saints. The Ultimate Medieval and Renaissance Music Collection. L'Oiseau Lyre 448 559.[16]
  • 2002 – The Speech of Angels. L'Oiseau-Lyre 452 773-2 (5 CD).[17]
  • 2002 – Popular Dances of the Renaissance. L'Oiseau-Lyre 460 026-2 (3 CD). The box includes the following recordings:
    • 1986 – Praetorius: Dances from Terpsichore
    • 1992 – Trionfi!. A Florentine Festival
    • 1993 – Susato: Dansereye, 1551

References

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  1. ^ "Guildhall School of Music teacher jailed for sex attacks". BBC News. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "New London Consort (Early Music Ensemble)". Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "New London Consort: The Tempest in Musick". Brighton Festival. May 13, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  4. ^ a b c Jie Chen (October 18, 2004). "Opera offerings hit the right notes at music festival". China Daily. New York. p. 13.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h "New London Consort Biography". Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  6. ^ Tim Ashley (February 14, 2011). "The Fairy Queen – review". The Guardian. London. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  7. ^ "The Fairy Queen – review". TheGuardian.com. 14 February 2011.
  8. ^ Richard Fairman (February 15, 2011). "The Fairy Queen". Financial Times. London. p. 11.
  9. ^ Gavin Engelbrecht (April 30, 2007). "New London Consort, The Sage Gateshead: [Echofeat Edition]". Northern Echo. Darlington, UK. p. 19.
  10. ^ a b c "New London Consort celebra al Palacio de Bellas Artes". NOTIMEX. Mexico City. October 15, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  11. ^ Dora Luz Haw (March 11, 2003). "Dan a obra de Bach dimension original". Reforma. Mexico City. p. 3.
  12. ^ Maria Eugenia Sevilla (October 8, 2007). "Divide 'L'Orfeo' opinión del público". Reforma. Mexico City. p. 11.
  13. ^ "Philip Pickett busca ampliar visión que se tiene de Shakespeare". NOTIMEX. Mexico City. October 10, 2014.
  14. ^ "O primavera". www.medieval.org.
  15. ^ "Carmina Burana". www.medieval.org.
  16. ^ "Sinners & Saints". www.medieval.org.
  17. ^ "The Speech of Angels". www.medieval.org.
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