Ensemble
Young solo woodwinds and strings of the famous Staatskapelle Dresden were made curious in 1997, with rehearsals to Strauss’ opera ” Frau ohne Schatten ” by the spherical sounds of an instrument up to then never belonged. It concerned the glass glasharmonika, an instrument, which had had its bloom in the time of the classical period and the peiod of “storm and urge”, which turned out however thereafter nearly for the complete oblivion. Energized by the enthusiastic introduction lecture of its player Sascha Reckert, the young ensemble stayed together after end of office, in order to make chamber music together with the glass glasharmonika. This was the birth of the Allegria ensemble.
The Allegria ensemble maintains above all old music, which stands in relationship with the Saxonian culture area at for the period of “August dem Starken” (“August the strong”), without locking however thereby for the music of other epochs. As equal kind of interpreting old music authentically the improvising performance of old music on new instruments is considered to the Allegria Ensemble, in the kind and formation as it was usual in the royal chamber music at the Saxonian court. A special attraction of the Allegria concerts lie in the authenticity of the performances. So in the bloom time of the glass glasharmonika (about 1770 – 1820) the famous Virtuose Marianne Kirchgessner (1767 – 1808) played together frequently with flute and, in addition, with voice.
This constellation is characteristic for this epoch and complements themselves to a marvellous and typical sound.Many compositions of the Dresdner composer Johann Gottlieb Naumann (1741 – 1802) are made for the formation of the Allegria ensemble.
Members
Alina Goeres
Violin
Annett Baumann
Violin
Carola Bachmann
Violin
Angelika Grünert
Violin
David Mathe
Bassoon
Fanny Froede
Violin
Franziska Schwarz
Violin
Friederike Herrmann
Flute
Hannes Schirlitz
Bassoon
Janosch Armer
Violin
Jens Becker
Flute
Laetita Turini
Flute
Lenka Matejakova
Violin
Lukas Helbig
Cello
Magdalena Elstner
Violin
Maria Berge
Violin
Marit Kipping
Violin
Matthias Wilde
Cello
Solveig Rosenhauer
Violin
Stefano Cucuzzella
Violin
Titus Maack
Cello
Yuki Janke
Violin