Nicolas Achten

Make Nicolas ( born September 25, 1985 in Brussels) is a Belgian conductor, singer, lutenist, harpsichordist and harpist in the field of historical performance practice.

Life and work

Nicolas Achten, who learned from his earliest youth lute and harpsichord, studied at the conservatories of Brussels and The Hague, he expanded his knowledge in master classes at the Academy of Baroque Ambronnay and the Centre de la Voix at Royaumont. He is one of the very few singers in early music, which is as historically narrated accompany singing on the various instruments.

Since 2004, he has performed with renowned ensembles in the scene in appearance, such as with L' Arpeggiata by Christina Pluhar, La Fenice, La Petite Bande, Ensemble Ausonia, Les Agrémens, academia, Les Talens Lyriques, Il Fondamento, Les Musiciens du Louvre, Il Seminario Musicale Le Poème or Harmonique.

His personal interest in the song of the early 17th century, let him start his ensemble " Scherzi Musicali ". With this he played in 2009, the opera " Euridice" by Giulio Caccini, who was awarded with numerous disk prices ( Joker de Crescendo, La Clef de Resmusica, Prelude Classics Award 2009, 4 étoiles du Monde de la Musique, 5 diapasons ). In another recording, " Dulcis Amor Jesus " unknown motets by Giovanni Felice Sances are presented in part. Recordings of works of the Brussels Baroque composer Joseph -Hector Fiocco, and the first recording of the oldest known Roman opera La Catena d' Adona by Domenico Mazzocchi were made in 2010.

Nicolas Make a visiting professor at the University of East Anglia and is a guest lecturer at various master classes. In Opera Studio Vlaanderen he conducted of Caccini Euridice (2006 ), La Catena d' Adona by Domenico Mazzocchi (2007), l' Incoronazione di Poppea by Claudio Monteverdi ( 2009).

Discography

  • Giulio Caccini, L' Euridice - Scherzi Musicali, 2009 Ricercar RIC 269
  • Giovanni Felice Sances, Duclis amor Jesus - Scherzi Musicali, 2010 Ricercar RIC 292
  • Joseph Hector Fiocco - petits motets - Scherzi Musicali, 2011 Musique en Wallonie MEW 1054
  • Domenico Mazzocchi, La Catena d' Adone - Scherzi Musicali, 2012 Alpha ALPHA 184
  • Henry Purcell, How pleasant 'tis to Love! - Scherzi Musicali, 2013 Alpha ALPHA 192
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