Les Filles de Sainte-Colombe take their name from Le Sieure Sainte-Colombe, the famous 17th-century composer and player of the viol. Sainte-Colombe gave concerts with his daughters, which delighted European audiences. In this tradition, Mary Springfels and Wendy Gillespie formed the ensemble to perform some of the most vital and imaginative string ensemble music ever composed. The ensemble, who are well known performers individually as soloists and as members of various ensembes, are often joined by distinguished guest artists perfoming on harpsichord, organ, lute or voice. The group has given concerts throughout the USA and Europe with the goal of delighting audiences as did the original daughters of Sainte Colombe.

German music for Viols and Harpsichord

Tagged as: Classical, Chamber Music, Baroque, Renaissance, Instrumental, Composer: Carlo Farina, Composer: Johann Jakob Froberger, Composer: Johannes Schenck, Composer: Samuel Scheidt, Composer: Theodor Schwartzkopff, Viola da Gamba.

1. Daniel Estrem: colorful classical guitar
2. Sebastian Forster: exquisitely performed Beethoven piano sonatas
3. Alex McCartney: Reflective, historically-informed performance on the lute
4. Elizabeth Wolff: 19th century classical piano
5. Daniel Ben Pienaar: virtuoso pianist playing Bach's 48
6. Janine Johnson: Harpsichord and fortepiano classics
7. Streicher Trio: classical chamber music on period instruments
8. Kathleen McIntosh: delicious harpsichord rarities
9. Katherine Shao: beautiful Bach on three different beautiful harpsichords
10. Colin Booth: solo harpsichord music
11. The Bach Players: baroque instrumental and vocal gems
12. Anneke Scott and Kathryn Cok: Virtuosic works for natural horn and fortepiano
13. Poeticall Musicke: Late Renaissance and Early Baroque music, historically performed
14. Jonathan Freeman-Attwood and Colm Carey: dazzling and luminous duo performances of Bach
15. Ensemble Vermillian: Richly textured 17th and 18th century cello and recorder
16. Jacob Heringman: renaissance lute
17. Edward Martin: vihuela, renaissance and baroque lute
18. Edward Martin and Paul Berget: vihuela, renaissance and baroque lute
19. Seth Carlin: fortepiano music from the early 1800s
20. Katherine Roberts Perl: Bach on the harpsichord - poetic and expressive