Daniel Sæther, Ensemble C4 - Händel: Neun Deutsche Arien (2024) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Neun deutsche Arien: No. 1, Künftger Zeiten eitler Kummer, HWV 202
02. Neun deutsche Arien: No. 2, Das zitternde Glänzen der spielenden Wellen, HWV 203
03. Neun deutsche Arien: No. 3, Süßer Blumen Ambraflocken, HWV 204
04. Neun deutsche Arien: No. 4, Süsse Stille, sanfte Quelle, HWV 205
05. Neun deutsche Arien: No 5, Singe, Seele, Gott zum Preise, HWV 206
06. Neun deutsche Arien: No. 6, Meine Seele hört im Sehen, HWV 207
07. Neun deutsche Arien: No. 7, Die ihr aus dunklen Grüften, HWV 208
08. Neun deutsche Arien: No. 8, In den angenehmen Büschen, HWV 209
09. Neun deutsche Arien: No. 9, Flammende Rose, Zierde der Erden, HWV 210
10. Trio Sonata in G Minor, RV 63 (Transposed & adapted for treble recorder & violin by Martin Straeten): I. Adagio
11. Trio Sonata in G Minor, RV 63 (Transposed & adapted for treble recorder & violin by Martin Straeten): II. Andante
12. Trio Sonata in G Minor, RV 63 (Transposed & adapted for treble recorder & violin by Martin Straeten): III. Allegro
13. Trio Sonata in G Minor, RV 63 (Transposed & adapted for treble recorder & violin by Martin Straeten): IV. Adagio
14. Trio Sonata in G Minor, RV 63 (Transposed & adapted for treble recorder & violin by Martin Straeten): V. Vivace - Allegro - Larghetto
15. Trio Sonata in G Minor, RV 63 (Transposed & adapted for treble recorder & violin by Martin Straeten): VI. Allegro
16. Trio Sonata in G Minor, RV 63 (Transposed & adapted for treble recorder & violin by Martin Straeten): VII. Adagio
17. Trio Sonata in G Minor, RV 63 (Transposed & adapted for treble recorder & violin by Martin Straeten): VIII. Allegro

Ensemble C4 is based in Oslo and works primarily in Norway. With its association with several freelance musicians, the ensemble remains flexible in both its musical expression and size. Since 2015, it has presented several new concert programmes per year and has consequently built up a large repertoire of music taken from the period from approximately 1575 till 1800.

With extensive concert experience and great synergy, the ensemble has developed a playful and virtuosic style that thrills audiences and has received critical acclaim. Neun deutsche Arien is the ensemble's first CD release.

Countertenor Daniel Saether studied at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and the Royal Academy in Den Haag. He has performed as a countertenor in Norway and abroad since 2011 with a wide-ranging repertoire from early music to contemporary. From 2018-2020 he was awarded the Norwegian government grant Statens Arbeidsstipend to work with contemporary music for countertenor on baroque instruments and document this in concerts and recordings. In the summer of 2023, Daniel featured as Cesarin the Trygve Broske's contemporary opera Kom-mandantenheld at the Oscarsborg open air Opera.

Saether is a founding member of Ensemble Freithoffand Christian IV Consort(now known as Ensemble C4), both of which perform chamber music in Norway with a focus on Re-naissance and Baroque music.

In 2020, Saether released the album Unexpected Songs(LWC1204) for which he was nominated as Singer of the Year at the German Opus Klas-sik awards in 2021. His second solo album in 2022 Vintersong (LWC1236) achieved nominations in four categories.

Ensemble C4 is a Norwegian baroque ensemble comprising of three permanent members:
Daniel Sagstuen Saether, countertenor
Caroline Eidsten Dahl, recorder
Ingrid Okland, baroque violin

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