Hortus Musicus

Hortus Musicus is an Estonian ensemble that was established in 1972 by Andres Mustonen, a violin student of the Tallinn State Conservatory.[1] Hortus Musicus specialises in performing early music, including 8th–15th-century European forms such as Gregorian Chant, Organum, Medieval Liturgic Hymns and Motets, the Franco-Flemish School, and Renaissance Music (including French chansons, villanelles and Italian madrigals).[2] The group also presents early, non-European styles including Indian Ragas, Israeli temple songs, Arabian mughams and Jewish music. The group's repertoire has also included pieces by 20th-century composers (often created specially for Hortus Musicus, e.g. by Arvo Pärt).

Hortus Musicus in Luxembourg, 2008.
Joint concert of Hortus Musicus and Ellerhein choir in Brussels, 2008.

Hortus Musicus has given concerts in the US, Turkey, Japan, and Israel, and has performed at several major early music festivals. They have recorded approximately 35 programmes, a portion of which is available from companies such as Erdenklang, Musica Svecia, Forte and Finlandia Records. The group's latest recording is "Ave..." (2005): 'music from the late Middle Ages in memoriam Helle Mustonen (1950–2005)'.[3]

Members
  • Andres Mustonen – leader, violin, viola, recorder, cromorn
  • Olev Ainomäe – shawm, oboe, recorder, shalmey, cromorn, rauschpfeiff
  • Valter Jürgenson – trombone
  • Tõnis Kuurme – curtal, shawm, bassoon, recorder, cromorn, rauschpfeiff
  • Anto Õnnis – tenor, percussion
  • Imre Eenma – violone, contrabass, viola
  • Ivo Sillamaa – harpsichord, organ, piano
  • Tõnis Kaumann – baritone, percussion
  • Riho Ridbeck – bass, percussion

Essential discography

Vinyl Recordings released on "Melodiya" label (USSR)
  • 1975 — Gregorian chant / Early polyphony (Thousand years of music, vol.1) (Melodiya, S10-06499-00)
  • 1975 — "Ludus Danielis" (Thousand years of music, vol.2) (Melodiya, S10 07015-16)
  • 1977 — Italian secular music of the 14th c. (Melodiya, S10 07933-34)
  • 1977 — Francesco Landini: Ballate, madrigali, caccia (Melodiya, S10 07935-36)
  • 1979 — French secular music of the 16th c. (Melodiya, S10 14027-28)
  • 1979 — Secular music of the 12th - 14th cc. LP1: France (Melodiya, S10-15085-86)
  • 1979 — Secular music of the 12th - 14th cc. LP2: Italy (Melodiya, S10-15087-88)
  • 1982 — Italian music of the 16th and 17th cc. (Melodiya, S10 19277-78)
  • 1983 — From Yugoslavian manuscripts of the 10th - 12th cc. (Melodiya, S10 19383-84)
  • 1984 — French music of the 16th and 17th cc. (Melodiya, S10 20873-74) (LP)
  • 1985 — Adriano Banchieri: "La Pazzia Senile", madrigal comedy of 1607. (Melodiya, S10 21697-98)
  • 1986 — Suite from The Louvain Collection Of Dances (Melodiya, S10 24423-24)
  • 1986 — Guillaume Dufay / Gilles Binchois (Melodiya, S10 24851-52)
  • 1987 — Croatian music of the 11th - 14th cc. (Melodiya, S10 25089-90)
  • 1988 — German Early Baroque Dance Music (Melodiya, S10 28029-30)
  • 1988 — Italian dances of the 14th c. / Liturgical drama "Tractus stellae" (Melodiya, S10 28697-98)

Compilations, reissues
  • 1989 — 1200-1600 Medieval - Renaissance (CD1: instrumental music, CD2: vocal music) (Erdenklang 40692)
  • 1994 — Gregorianische Choräle -Plainchants- (Erdenklang 40712)

Original early music recordings

Recordings of modern (Estonian) composers

References
  1. "Hortus Musicus". Eesti Raadio. Archived from the original on 2007-02-20. Retrieved 2007-11-22.
  2. "Hortus Musicus". Eesti Kontsert. Retrieved 2007-11-22.
  3. "Ave..." Estonian Record Productions. Retrieved 2007-11-22.
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