«... the Prelude of Bach's Suite No. 2 for cello is a balm: masterful interpretation on baroque cello by Diana Vinagre, between rhetorical freedom, mystery and confidence.»

— Marie-Aude Roux | Le Monde
Bonne Corde is an early music ensemble that dedicates itself primarily to the cello repertoire of the 18th century, regularly highlighting works of Portuguese composers. Founded by cellist Diana Vinagre, it brings together a group of musicians with a shared passion of rediscovering repertoire from a historically-informed perspective.

Following Diana’s doctoral research on the role of the cello as a solo obbligato instrument in vocal music - specifically Portuguese repertoire at the threshold of the 19th century - Ensemble Bonne Corde has directed its attention to the recovery of vocal works in which new textures are explored through the use of bass instruments. In this context, the group has presented the modern première of several 18th century composers.

Among the upcoming projects we highlight the recordings for the label Ramée of the complete Lamentations for the Holy Week by Joseph-Hector Fiocco, coming out in November 2022, and António Pereira da Costa’s Concerti grossi, with the support of the Ministry of Culture of Portugal and GDA Foundation, to be released in the Spring 2023.
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    W. A. Mozart (1756-1791) / Anonymous (early 19th century Portuguese)

    Missa pro defunctis | De Capella | Com Fagotes, Violoncelo e Basso | Del Sig.re Mestre Mozart
    Introitus - Requiem æternam | Kyrie eleison

    (Anonymous 19th century version of Mozart’s Requiem with obbligato cello, bassons,
    organ and double bass. Manuscript of the Évora Cathedral Archive - Portugal)

    Ensemble Bonne Corde

    Diana Vinagre - Cello & Artistic Direction
    Ana Quintans | Raquel Mendes - Sopranos
    Gabriel Diaz | António Lourenço Menezes - Altos
    Rodrigo Carreto | Fernando Guimarães - Tenors
    Hugo Oliveira | Luís Rendas Pereira - Basses
    Rebecca Rosen - Cello
    Tomasz Wesolowski | Kamila Marcinkowska-Prasad - Bassons
    Marta Vicente - Double bass
    Fernando Miguel Jalôto - Organ

    Recorded in November 2024
    Sound: Rainer Arndt
    Video: Adriana Romero
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