The ensemble recherche is one of the most distinguished ensembles for contemporary music. Since it was founded in 1985, it has given more than 450 first performances and thus decisively promoted the development of contemporary chamber and ensemble music. This nine-member soloist ensemble has gained a firm position on the international music scene through its own dramaturgical policy. In addition to its extensive concert programme, the ensemble recherche takes part in music theatre projects, radio broadcasts and film productions, gives…
The ensemble recherche is one of the most distinguished ensembles for contemporary music. Since it was founded in 1985, it has given more than 450 first performances and thus decisively promoted the development of contemporary chamber and ensemble music. This nine-member soloist ensemble has gained a firm position on the international music scene through its own dramaturgical policy. In addition to its extensive concert programme, the ensemble recherche takes part in music theatre projects, radio broadcasts and film productions, gives courses for instrumentalists and composers and offers up-and-coming musicians insight into its rehearsal work. Its repertoire starts with the late 19th century classics and extends from French Impressionism to the Second Viennese School and the Expressionists to the Darmstadt School, French Spectralism and the avant-garde experiments in contemporary music. A further field of interest of the ensemble recherche is a contemporary view of music prior to 1700. Almost 50 CDs testify to the enormous scope of this repertoire. www.ensemble-recherche.de March 2009