Philippe Pierlot
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Biography
Born in Liège, Belgium in 1958, Philippe Pierlot is a viola da gamba and baryton player, teacher and conductor. He is best known as one of his country's leading specialists in historically informed performance. At the age of 12, he already expressed interested in early music, learning to play the guitar, the lute, and the recorder. He studied the viola da gamba under fellow Belgian musician Wieland Kujiken. Philippe Pierlot founded the Ricercar Consort ensemble in 1980 with violinist François Fernandez and keyboardist Bernard Foccroulle. The ensembleâs initial goal was to focus on the recording and performing historically informed interpretations of lesser-known baroque works. Ricercar Consort recorded several albums of German Baroque choral and instrumental music. Philippe Pierlot has released more than 50 albums, most of those recorded with Ricecar Consort, including Sonates Pour Basse de Viole (1981), Consort Songs (1999), Abel en Norvèga (2007), Magnificat (2009), and Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe Et Ses Filles (2020). He has also recorded vocal works by Nicolaus Bruhns and the complete works by Matthias Weckmann. Philippe Pierlot taught at the Maastricht Conservatory and the Hochschule für Musik in Trossingen before becoming the professor of viola da gamba at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague and the Royal Conservatory of Brussels 4.
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- Greensleeves to a Ground (Division on "Greensleeves") featuring Philippe Pierlot
- Divisions on "John, Come Kiss Me Now" featuring Philippe Pierlot
- The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd featuring Philippe Pierlot
- Chelys, Op. 3 - Suite for Viol No. 8 in E Minor: IV. Sarabande featuring Laurent Stewart
- The First Part of Ayres, French, Pollish and Others: No. 47, Captaine Humes Pavan
- Chelys, Op. 3 - Suite for Viol No. 12 in C Major: IV. Sarabande
- Adagio in D Minor, WK 209
- The First Part of Ayres, French, Pollish and Others: No. 49, A Souldiers Galliard - No. 4, A Souldiers March
- Piece in D Minor, WK 206
- Chelys, Op. 3 - Suite for Viol No. 10 in A Minor: IV. Sarabande featuring Eduardo Egüez
- The First Part of Ayres, French, Pollish and Others: No. 9, Adue Sweete Loue
- The First Part of Ayres, French, Pollish and Others: No. 100, I Am Melancholy
- The First Part of Ayres, French, Pollish and Others: No. 32, My Mistresse Hath a Prettie Thing
- Partita in D Major, FbWV 620: I. Meditation faite sur ma mort future, laquelle se joüe lentement avec discrétion - Memento mori Froberger
- The First Part of Ayres, French, Pollish and Others: No. 38, Tickle Me Quickly - No. 35, Tickell, Tickell
- Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: V. Menuets I & II
- The First Part of Ayres, French, Pollish and Others: No. 5, The Spirit of Gambo (The Lord Dewys Favoret)
- Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: IV. Sarabande
- The First Part of Ayres, French, Pollish and Others: No. 19, A Pollish Ayre - No. 21, A Pollish Vilanel
- The First Part of Ayres, French, Pollish and Others: No. 11, Harke, Harke
- Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude
- Suite for Bass Viol in D Minor: VI. Ballet
- Piece in D Minor, WK 205. Arpeggio
- Pièces de viole, Livre 2 - Suite No. 3 in D Major: No. 63. Les Voix Humaines (Lentement)
