Musica Alta Ripa

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Musica Alta Ripa
Origin Hanover, Germany
Genres Baroque
Years active1984 (1984)–present
Labels MDG
Website www.musica-alta-ripa.de
Members
  • Danya Segal
  • Anne Röhrig
  • Ulla Bundies
  • Albert Brüggen
  • Bernward Lohr

Musica Alta Ripa is a musical ensemble from Hanover, specializing in Baroque music on period instruments.

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Background

Founded in 1984, the Hanover-based Musica Alta Ripa is well known for its historically-informed musical performances. The ensemble has won four ECHO Klassik prizes, the Cannes Classical Awards, as well as the 2002 Musikpreis Niedersachsen. [1] A particular focus for the group is the work of Georg Philipp Telemann, whose chamber music they have recorded several discs of. [2] [3] [4] [5] The group is also well known for their efforts to strengthen ties between Syrian refugees and locals. [6]

The ensemble's name comes from the city in which they are based, Hanover. [7] Alta ripa means in Latin "high riverbank." Similarly, hanover comes from Old German honovere, also meaning "high riverbank." [8]

Members

The ensemble consists of five members:

Selected Discography

Musica Alta Ripa has recorded exclusively with the MDG label. [10]

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References

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