Gentleman for a day

La Ninfea

Top hats and courteous behavior, elegance and exclusive status, that's what you immediately think of when you think of a real London gentleman. But a recorder? Of course!
Well, top hats were not (yet) worn by fine gentlemen in the 1700s, but of course it was good manners to have a recorder in one's pocket, for example to serenade the lady one adored at any time - a welcome occasion for Barbara Heindlmeier and La Ninfea to spend a day as a gentleman. From getting up to going to the club, going for a walk, having obliagations at court and going to the opera, to the obligatory five'o clock tea and preparing for said serenade, it's all there. Thanks to exclusive insights with the help of Samuel Pepys' famous "Secret Diary," we also learn some things that a real gentleman would keep quiet about.
The music-addicted, recorder-loving Gentleman can hardly finish a piece without immediately drifting into an opera aria, a division or a countyrdance. This promises surprising twists, bold collages and exhilarating variety! Among others, starting from George Frideric Handel, John Playford and Henry Purcell.

La Ninfea (it. water lily) belongs to the next generation of early music that is intensively engaged in historical performance practice and still lifts treasures of early music - with refreshing joy of playing and simultaneous perfection. "As meticulous as they are in their search for unrecognized composers and the reconstruction of historical score material, the joy of playing and liveliness of their interpretations are just as great..." writes the renowned classical music station Ö1.

For the concert programs the ensemble spares no effort to spin a convincing thread and prefers to present them with an entertaining and informative moderation.