Helsinki-based BATTALIA was formed in 1989, though its members have been playing together ever since their early student days. Its nucleus consists of two violins, gamba, teorbo and harpsichord but the line-up varies according to the work to be performed.
BATTALIA has appeared extensively throughout Finland, and in England, Germany, Estonia, the Netherlands, Denmark, Egypt and Poland. It has also collaborated with Finnish Baroque vocalists and instrumentalists and such artists as Sarah Cunnignham, David Cordier, Andrew Lawrence-King, Paul O'Dette and the Kuijken brothers.
Many Baroque orchestras and ensembles both in Finland and abroad have recruited members of BATTALIA for their ranks. Even a complete change of style is elegantly conducted: the Baroque wig is soon banished to a cupboard at the call of new music, blues, or even a pub gig. The BATTALIA sound can be heard on a number of records.
Siirry Baroque Ensemble Battalian kotisivulle
Baroque Ensemble Battalia