4 sep Festival book 13:00

The Early Music Hifi Sessions

Harpsichordist and artistic leader of Capriccio Stravagante, Skip Sempé took his first steps in recording with Deutsche Harmonia Mundi, following in the footsteps of his mentor Gustav Leonhardt. Years later, he launched his own label, Paradizo. We talk to Sempé about the role of recorded music in the early music movement and listen to some of his favorite tracks: museum pieces or not? Good to know: Sempé is a walking encyclopedia of historical recordings.

Musicians

Skip Sempé speaker

Harpsichordist and conductor Skip Sempé blends nonchalance and virgour both in his solo appearances and those with his own ensemble Capriccio Stravagante. Paradizo, Sempé’s own CD label, has released CDs of his own ensemble, as well as several solo programmes of French, English, German and Italian harpsichord music.