Gabrieli Consort & Players
The Gabrieli Consort & Players, a British ensemble specializing in Renaissance
and Baroque music on period instruments, was founded by Paul McCreesh in 1982 in
Manchester. The group is named after Andrea Gabrieli and his nephew Giovanni,
prominent figures in the musical life of 16th-century Venice. Their early
success included critical acclaim for their reconstructions of historical
musical events, notably the recording, A Venetian Coronation Ceremony 1595
released in 1990. The ensemble's repertoire expanded from Monteverdi and
Gabrieli to include works by Handel, Bach, Palestrin...
