Ketil Haugsand
| Ketil Haugsand | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Ketil Are Haugsand |
| Born |
13 June 1947 Oslo |
| Origin | Norway |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, conductor |
| Instruments | Harpsichord |
| Labels | Simax Classics, Virgin Veritas |
| Website |
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Ketil Are Haugsand (born 13 June 1947 in Norway) is a Norwegian harpsichordist and conductor.[1]
Biography
Haugsand started his musical studies in Trondheim and Oslo, and later studied in Prague and Haarlem. In 1973 he received his solo diploma, and in 1975 he was awarded the Prix d'Excellence at the Amsterdam conservatory, where he studied under Gustav Leonhardt.[2]
Haugsand is now a world-renowned harpsichordist and has toured extensively in Europe, Israel and the United States. Major recordings include Johann Sebastian Bach's Goldberg Variations and several recordings with the Norwegian Baroque Orchestra. Professor of music at the Norwegian Academy of Music from 1974 to 1995, and 1994 to 1995. From 1995 professor at the Hochschule für Musik (Academy of Music) in Cologne, Germany.[1][3]
Discography
- As soloist
- 1981: Louis Marchand: Pièces De Clavecin (Simax Classics)
- 1995: Carlos Seixas: Harpsichord Concerto • Sinfonia • Harpsichord Sonatas (Virgin Veritas)
- 2002: J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations (Simax Classics)
- 1994: Johann Sebastian Bach: The Six Partitas, BWV 825-830 (Simax Classics)
- 1994: Carlos Seixas: Missa • Dixit Dominus • Tantum Ergo • Organ Sonatas (Virgin Veritas), with the Norwegian Baroque Orchestra, chorus Coro de Câmara de Lisboa
- Chamber music
- 1993: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Pièces De Clavecin En Concerts (Simax Classics), with Catherine Mackintosh, Laurence Dreyfus
- 1993: Marin Marais: Les Folies D'Espagne & Tombeau For Lully And For Ste. Colombe And Other Works From Pièces De Violes (1701) (Simax Classics), with Laurence Dreyfus
- 2002: The Chamber Works Of Johan Henrik Freithoff (Simax Classics)
- 2011: Jean Baptiste Loeillet De Gant: Recorder Sonatas (Naxos Music), with Daniel Rothert, Vanessa Young[4]
References
- 1 2 "Ketil Haugsand". Biography. Store Norske Leksikon. 2 September 2015.
- ↑ Sherman, Bernard D. (25 September 2003). Inside Early Music: Conversations with Performers. Oxford University Press US. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-19-516945-4. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
- ↑ "Ketil Haugsand - Biography". ListenTo.no. 2002-10-12. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
- ↑ "Ketil Haugsand". Discography. Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-05-09.