- Hille Perl
Hille Perl (born in
Bremen in 1965) is a German virtuoso performer of theviola da gamba andlirone . She is considered to be one of the world's finest viola da gamba players, specializing in solo and ensemble music of the 17th and 18th centuries. She has a particular interest in French Baroque repertoire for seven-string bass viola da gamba, which she plays with an almost vocal, yet refined tone. She also performs Spanish, Italian and German repertoire for the instrument and has released several CDs.Her long-time duo partner is
Lee Santana , who plays thelute ,theorbo ,chitarrone , andbaroque guitar .She decided to play the viola da gamba after attending a
Wieland Kuijken concert when she was five years old.She studied with
Ingrid Stampa .Her father
Helmuth Perl was a musicologist who specialized in Mozart. Her daughter Marthe is a viol player too.She plays a seven-string Tielke replica made by
Ingo Muthesius and a six-string Italian gamba made byClaus Derenbach .Perl lives in northern Germany and teaches at the
University of the Arts Bremen .Discography
*Sainte Colombe Seven strings and more - Retrouvé & Changé BMG Ariola 05472 77373 2
*J. S. Bach Sonatas for Viola da gamba & Harpsichord BWV 1027-1029 withMichael Behringer
*Doulce Memoire Glosas, Passeggiati & Diminuitions around 1600 BMG Ariola 05472 77502 2
*Lee Santana's music The Star and the Sea Carpe Diem - 16264
*Tinto by Los Otros BMG 05472 77861 2 withLee Santana andSteve Player
*Why Not Here, English viol music withFriederike Heumann Carpe Diem 16270
*Marais's Pour la Violle et le Théorbe BMG 82876 58791 2 withLee Santana
*Los Otros Marañones de Aguirre BMG 82876 60489 2, withLee Santana andPedro Esteban
*Telemann's La Viola da Gamba Concertata SONY BMG 82876000000External links
* [http://www.hillenet.net/ Hille Perl official site]
* [http://www.without-a-net.net/ Los Otros (Hille Perl, Lee Santana, Steve Player) official site]
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