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Andrew Lawrence-King

12+ albums
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Andrew Lawrence-King is recognised as one of Europe's leading early music artists, leader of The Harp Consort and the rising new star of the baroque scene as conductor 'from the continuo' of orchestras, choirs and staged operas. His musical career began as Head Chorister at the Cathedral & Parish Church of St Peter Port, Guernsey. He won an Organ Scholarship to Selwyn College, Cambridge and subsequently studied Voice and Continuo at the London Early Music Centre, where his teachers included Emma Kirkby, Roger Norrington and Nigel Rogers. He took up the harp quite by chance, and in the absence of a modern school of baroque harp-playing, taught himself to play, using period treatises and iconography. He quickly established himself in London, performing and recording with nearly all the leading specialist ensembles: he has made over 100 recordings of music ranging from Troubadour lyrics (with Paul Hillier for ECM) to new music for early harp (John Paul Jones' 'Amores Pasados' with The Harp Consort for DHM) and including two accounts of the Handel Harp Concerto - with The Sixteen, and with Andrew Parrott's Taverner Players. After six years as harpist and keyboard player with the baroque ensemble Tragicomedia, for whom he created many musical arrangements and concert programmes, most recently a recording of Anna Magdalena Bach's 'Notenbuch', Andrew Lawrence-King formed his own ensemble, THE HARP CONSORT in 1994. Taking its inspiration from the original 17th century 'Consorte' c

top songs

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Folias (Imperfectas)

5,291
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Improvisació arpa

2,575
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Entrée: Lully: Sarabande pour une femme

1,309
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Cantus Caravaggio II « O Lux » (Jordi Savall)

742
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Passacaille

584
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Pavana Lachrimae

475
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À l'espagnole: Les Folies d'Espagne

434
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Transitio (Improvisation)

390
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Sarabande

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Passacaille: Lully: Pavane des saisons

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albums

Chorégraphie - Music For Louis XIV's Dancing Masters

Chorégraphie - Music For Louis XIV's Dancing Masters

Chorégraphie

Chorégraphie

His Majesty's Harper

His Majesty's Harper

Lute Songs

Lute Songs

La Harpe Royale

La Harpe Royale

Llibre Vermell de Montserrat

Llibre Vermell de Montserrat

Erasme - Eloge de la folie (Version française)

Erasme - Eloge de la folie (Version française)

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Missa Mexicana

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King David's Harp

The Celtic Viol

The Celtic Viol

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Les Travailleurs De La Mer - Ancient Songs From A Small Island

Carolan's Harp

Carolan's Harp

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