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About Marit Broekroelofs, Artistic director
Marit Broekroelofs , as artistic director of the Margaretha Consort, possesses a clear artistic vision and a keen sensitivity to timbre, expression, emotion and musical impact. In her work, she consistently seeks out new sonic perspectives and forms of expression. Her interpretative decisions are always based on a deep understanding of the music’s liturgical and historical context. She combines stylistic authenticity with pragmatism and artistic freedom, thereby creating performances in which she regards historically informed performance practice not as a rigid set of rules, but as a responsible foundation for individual, independent interpretations. Marit Broekroelofs feels both a desire and an obligation to engage intensively with historical sources, performance traditions and musicological insights. It is within this tension between research and artistic freedom that her personal style emerges.
© Robert Smit
Other early music releases
‘Everyone plays and sings quite attractively, and the proceedings are rendered with both sweetness and vigor. The recorded sound is rich and spacious.’ – Fanfare
‘Soloists, female or male choirs sculpt the words and music with great delicacy.’ – Diapason
‘I am very taken with this recording, both for the selections and for the quality of the performances. Most of these works exhibit hallmarks of the stile moderno and indulge in the expressive properties of chromaticism and unusual harmonic juxtapositions.’ – American Record Guide
‘The performers are fine advocates for this music, where the composer’s use of a variety of techniques such as modulation, time signatures, and counterpoint is “always for the purpose of communicating the immediacy of the word”.’ – American Record Guide
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