Ensemble Marsyas - Zelenka Sonatas

Facts Ensemble Marsyas' debut recording on Linn features three of the extraordinary trio sonatas by Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745) for violin, two oboes, bassoon and continuo on period instruments. The ensemble performed this repertoire at the 2007 Brugge International Competition and was awarded both first prize and the audience prize. They are joined for this recording by Baroque violinist Monica Huggett who is currently head of historical performance at the Juilliard School in New York and a multiple Gramophone Award winner and Grammy nominee. The members of Ensemble Marsyas have been awarded accolades by both critics and the recording industry alike - the most recent including a 2010 Gramophone Award for a recording featuring Peter Whelan.