Compagnia di Punto

Biography

“…It was an epiphany”.

Hanna Eisenbart on July 1 2019 in the Rheinische Post, Düsseldorf

The musicians’ individual stories have their roots in Europe, Asia and America; in metropolises and bustling urban hubs or in endless landscapes of archaic tranquility. Their common history has its beginnings in the early music scene in Cologne. As Compagnia, a primary objective of their work is to convey the relevance of early music within the present exploring and examining it in the light of contemporary compositions. Innovative concert formats dissolve conventional structures and establish ties to literature and dramaturgy.

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News & Reviews

Beethoven CD

“… Apparently Beethoven’s Third also doesn’t require the perfection in sound in order for the great Sinfonia eroica, performed by the Compagnia di Punto troupe, to come across compellingly enough and like new – namely in an arrangement for only nine instruments, composed in 1818 by Beethoven’s contemporary Carl Friedrich Ebers. With an interest in both publicity and financial matters, the Master was really quite fond of the arrangement… provided his meticulous performance indications were in accordance with the original notation in terms of dynamics and articulation. Two violins, a viola and flute, plus two each of clarinets and horns and a double bass are all that is required. The wind parts are prominent, and the symphony’s revolutionary élan comes to the fore: its expansiveness in the opening Allegro movement and the pallid funeral march, in the vibrating Scherzo and the final movement. The presence of mind and vitality of nine superbly motivated players transport the listener into the symphonic (functional) chamber music of yore, first and second symphonies included. Today: a rare Beethoven experiment.”

Wolfgang Schreiber on March 2, 2020 in the Süddeutsche Zeitung, Munich

Beethoven-Project

“…It was an epiphany: every note, every harmonic shift in the 1st symphony is already well-known, but the transparency, the attention to the essentials was made incredibly coherent and truly captivating in this version with just 10 musicians…”

Hanna Eisenbart on June 1, 2019 in the Rheinische Post, Düsseldorf

“… raw, tough, focused, and with sharp accents is how the Beethoven symphony comes across. While the strings deliver sharp incisions, the woodwinds strive for warmth. The effect is excellent. Far removed from pathos and sacrament, the listeners discover what early 19th century rock’n’roll was about…It is a wonderfully intimate evening because the musicians are passionate about their work…”

Michael S. Zerben on August 1, 2019 in the online magazine O-Ton

Rosetti CD

There have been a number of musical declarations made for Mozart’s contemporary Antonio Rosetti, but none are as persuasive as this one by the Compagina di Punto. This… ensemble unites the necessary bite it takes to give the music a boost and a keen sense of balanced, cultivated sound, well-rounded expression and the more Haydnesque than Mozartesque charm inherent in Rosetti’s tone… More of the same please!”

Matthias Hengelbrock in the February 2018 issue of Fono Forum

Schedule

Selection of Concerts Season 2019/20/21

8. August 2020 | 20:00 und 22:00 Uhr – “Happy Birthday Beethoven” – Schleswig-Holstein-Musik-Festival, Wotersen

7. August 2020 – “Happy Birthday Beethoven” – Schleswig-Holstein-Musik-Festival, Eutin

further appointments to follow!

Past Concerts

25. Oktober 2019 – CdP & Tobias Koch, Hammerklavier, Werke von Ludwig van Beethoven – Schlosskirche Bad Homburg
28. August 2019 – “Beethoven Zyklus II” – Mettmann, Kulturvilla
18. August 2019 – “Für Kaiser und Helden”, Joseph Haydn & Ludwig van Beethoven – Brühl, Schloss Augustburg
17. August 2019 – “Beethoven Zyklus III” – Mettmann, Kulturvilla
1. Juni 2019 – CdP & Anna Herbst, Sopran,”Beethoven Zyklus I” – Mettmann, Kulturvilla

Gallery

Compagnia di Punto I

Compagnia di Punto II

Compagnia di Punto III

Compagnia di Punto IV

Sound clips

Beethoven-Project – Sony | DHM 2020

available in stores since February 2020!

From: Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 1 in C-major, Op. 21
1st movement – Adagio molto
Compagnia di Punto 2019

From: Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 3 in E flat-major, Op. 55
3rd movement – Scherzo. Allegro
Compagnia di Punto 2019

From: Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 2 in D-major, Op. 36
2nd movement – Larghetto
Compagnia di Punto 2019

From: Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 2 in D-major, Op. 36
4th movement – Allegro molto
Compagnia di Punto 2019

Videos

We will provide videos of the Compagnia di Punto here as soon as possible.

Beethoven-Project

Beethoven Project

Compagnia di Punto’s Beethoven project “Himmelsbeben” (Heaven’s Quake) is a chamber music version of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphonies 1, 2 and 3, flanked by works written around the same time as each of the symphonies. For your concert programming needs, Compagnia di Punto is able to perform the programs outlined in the pdf, tailored to your requirements and wishes (and not only in the Beethoven Year). A parallel CD production from which the excerpts listed under “Sound Clips” are selected will be released in 2020 by Sony | Deutsche Harmonia Mundi.