Ensemble C4
Ensemble C4 is an active, Norwegian early music ensemble. Welcome to our website!
Ensemble C4 is a Norwegian baroque ensemble comprising of three permanent members:
Daniel Sagstuen Sæther, countertenor
Caroline Eidsten Dahl, recorder
Ingrid Økland, baroque violin
Ensemble C4 is based in Oslo and works primarily in Norway. With its association with several freelance musicians, the ensemble remains flexible in both its musical expression and size. Since 2015, it has presented several new concert programmes per year and has consequently built up a large repertoire of music taken from the period approximately 1575-1800.
With extensive concert experience and great synergy, the ensemble has developed a playful and virtuosic style that thrills audiences and has received critical acclaim.
Neun Deutsche Arien is the ensemble’s first CD release.
CD release January 2024:
Neun Deutsche Arien
"There is much to enjoy here as they have clearly grasped the essence of Handel’s settings of Barthold Heinrich Brockes’s Enlightenment poetry in pared-back style, and they play with confident precision as the (unnamed) obbligato part is shared between the two regular members of C4."
"‘Künft’ger Zeiten eitler Kummer’ (‘Vain concerns for the future’) uses recorder and I love recorder-player Caroline Eidsten Dahl’s husky, woody tone, which makes an interesting counterpart to Sæther’s focused and citrusy falsetto – there’s no denying that his voice is a stunning instrument”
"this is a superb recording and a strong debut for Ensemble C4. It’s characterised by the voice of Daniel Sæther: sure-footed, stylish and confident. There’s a bright future ahead for these musicians, I’m sure."
Gramophone, april 2024. Author: Edward Breen
