Barokksolistene: 'The image of melancholy'

INVENTIVE MUSICIANS

‘Baroque is the new rock’, according to the Norwegian violinist Bjarte Eike. True or false, it certainly attests to his sense of adventure.

His ensemble Barokksolistene is taking the world by storm with its refined technique and fresh new ideas. In The Image of Melancholy, he reconciles baroque music by Holborne, Biber and Dowland with folk tunes and improvisations.

Berit Opheim (soprano), Bjarte Eike (violin & artistic direction), Milos Valent (violin), Per Buhre (viola), Mime Brinkmann (cello), Judith-Maria Blomsterberg (cello), Hans Knut Sveen (organ, harpsichord), NN (lute)