"Bogenhauser Künstlerkapelle" - Forgotten Avant-Garde of Early Music

ensemble arcimboldo, direction: Thilo Hirsch

Andreas Böhlen - alto recorder
Raphael Meyer - alto recorder
Hans-Christof Maier - tenor recorder
Conrad Steinmann - bass recorder, cuckoo
Karel Fleischlinger - bogengitarre
Thilo Hirsch - trumpet marine, voice
Felix Eberle - timpani, triangle, cow bells, spoons

No less than fifty years before historical performance practice first rose to prominence, the Bogenhauser Künstlerkapelle (1899–1939) was already playing historical instruments – propelled not by academic interest, but by curiosity and the pure joy of music-making. Their unusual repertoire encompassed Bavarian folk music and ballads along with works from the Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, and Romantic periods. This rediscovery of an early music avant-garde is brought to life here by the ensemble arcimboldo in the original instrumentation.