FLORILEGIUM
HAUWE, WALTER VAN

Suite in e minor
Quatuor in G major
Trio in E flat major
Conclusion in e minor
Quatuor in d minor

Ashley Solomon, Director Regular performances in some of the world's most prestigious venues have confirmed Florilegium's status as one of Britain's most outstanding period instrument ensembles. Following a performance at London's Wigmore Hall, The Times newspaper wrote: Florilegium climbed the heights of dancing bliss and left the Wigmore sighing with pleasure. They have become an indispensable feature on the early music landscape. Formed in 1991, Florilegium quickly established a reputation for stylish and exciting interpretations of music from the baroque era to the early romantic revolution. Among the numerous residencies they held was the coveted post of Ensemble-in-Residence at London's Wigmore Hall, a position they enjoyed from 1998 to 2000, performing several series of concerts each year and becoming actively involved in the Hall's education work. Since September 2008 Florilegium have been Ensemble in Association at the Royal College of Music. They give one public performance each term and, where appropriate, include students from the Historical Performance department. In addition they take string, wind and keyboard sessions and give frequent masterclasses on 18th century baroque repertoire. Concert engagements have taken Florilegium throughout Europe, to North and South America, China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia. The group receives numerous invitations to perform at major international festivals each season and concert venues have included the Sydney Opera House, Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Konzerthaus in Vienna, Beethoven Haus in Bonn, Handelhaus in Halle, the restored Frauenkirche in Dresden, Thtre Grevin in Paris and the Frick Collection in New York. Florilegium's performances range from intimate chamber works to large-scale orchestral repertoire.
The Florilegium Choir under the musical directorship of David Hill perform baroque choral and orchestral repertoire including mainstream passions and oratorios. Florilegium regularly collaborate with some of the world's finest singers including Dame Emma Kirkby, Derek Lee Ragin and Robin Blaze. Since their first collaboration at Easter 2000, Florilegium have been regular guests of The Bach Choir and David Hill at the Royal Festival Hall and the Royal Albert Hall. 2008/09 season started with and a tour of Bach's Brandenburg Concerti and Orchestral Suites in France and performances of Bach's Musical Offering in London's Wigmore Hall, Nottingham and Southampton. In addition to numerous concerts at home and abroad, including those celebrating the anniversaries of Handel and Purcell, Florilegium will celebrate the 200th anniversary of the death of Haydn by presenting three concerts at Wigmore Hall as part of the Hall's Haydn Series as well as performances in UK festivals. The group will also be performing Haydn in Esterhazy and Handel in Halle.
The group's string of nineteen recordings for the Dutch label Channel Classics have been awarded many prizes including a Gramophone Award nomination, Editor's Choice from Gramophone, Diapasons d'Or and Chocs de la Musique from France. Telemann's Paris Quartets Vol 2 was awarded the group's fourth Editor's Choice from Gramophone Magazine and won the Classical Internet Award from Classicstoday.com. Florilegium's first volume of Baroque Music from the Missions of the Moxos and Chiquitos Indians was released to critical acclaim in 2005; a second volume of Bolivian Baroque Music was Gramophone Editor's Choice in March 2007 and nominated for a 2008 BBC Music Magazine award. In September 2007 Bach Cantatas and Sinfonias with the Dutch soprano Johannette Zomer was released; this received a 2008 Edison Award, Dutch music's most prestigious prize. The 2nd volume, with Lucy Crowe, was released in November 2008 and selected as The Sunday Times's CD of the week ten days before Christmas. Future releases include a third volume of Bolivian Baroque Music in 2008, and Florilegium's arrangements of Bach's Organ Trio Sonatas.

Awards:
Editors choice Gramophone
diapason dOr

() Florilegium know exactly what they are doing with Telemann and this new recording is a worthy successor to their wild but wonderfull dbut disc of chamber concertos (CCS 5091) and their more considerd readings of the Paris Quartets (CCS 13598) () Florilegium are naturally elegant and dont fall over themselves trying to say everything there is to be said about the music. Full of warmth and humanity, these performances are sure to please. International Record Review
() Een uitzonderlijkheid in de barokmuziek: een blokfluitduel met twee fluiten. Nog uitzonderlijker is dat de blokfluit daarin de hoofdrol speelt. En het alleruitzonderlijkste hier de perfecte uitvoering van Florilegium en Walter van Hauwe als blokfluitsolist. Brabants Dagblad
() une disque d clectisme suscite de passion () () On le laissera donc bercer par lOuverture, le Trio, la conclusion et les deux Quators sans quaucune lassitude ne sinstalle. Classica () une panorama impressionnants () () Il y a tout au long une bonne humeur, une sant et des raffinements qui servent idalisement les jeux de timbre imagins de Telemann. () () une vraie fte!! Diapason
Florilegium dont put a foot wrong in their decisions about tempo, articulation, phrasing and dynamics. Nor do they follow others in this field and spoil ensemble with a dominating keyboard continuo. Instead, its role is what it ought to be a discreet yet eloquent guiding force. They dont ignore that elusive quality called content. () () Musically an outstanding disc. Gramophone: Editors Choice
() fraai spel van Walter van Hauwe, die het tegen twee dwarsfluiten opneemt () () het is een voortdurend plezier naar dit Brits ensemble te luisteren () Cette musique (...) s'coute avec une sorte de gourmandise laquelle concourt l'interprtation soigne et fine de l'Ensemble Florilegium (...). Le Monde
() hoogste genietbare elegante kamermuziek met groot gevoel voor balans en intimiteit () Deurner Dagblad
() Die CDs vereinen auf glckliche Weise artifizielle Raffinese und Natrlichkeit des Ausdrucks, die das Ensemble Florilegium seit jeher auszeichnen. Toccata