Instruments
Historical instruments of the ensemble
Esfera Armoniosa performs its repertoire on instruments built according to historical models
Recorders
16th–18th centuries
Renaissance Recorder Consort. 440 Hz, copy of the original by M. Praetorius (1619). Francesco Li Virghi, Italy (2000) Soprano in C, 440/415 Hz, Ganassi model. Francesco Li Virghi, Italy (1997) Soprano in C, 440 Hz, Ganassi model. Jean-Luc Boudreau, Canada (2005) Transitional soprano in C. 440/415 Hz. Von Huene Workshop, USA (2021) Soprano in C, 440 Hz, copy of H. Kynseker. Mollenhauer, Germany (2020) Soprano in C, 415 Hz, Terton, Gerry Leatherman (2023) Soprano in C, 442 Hz, copy of T. Stanesby Jr. Seiji Hirao, Japan (2022) Soprano in C, 415 Hz, copy of Reich. Philippe Lâché, France (2024) Soprano in C, 442 Hz, copy of PJ. Bressan. Joel Meyer, Switzerland (2024) Alto in G, 440 Hz, Ganassi model. Philippe Bolton, France (2007) Alto in G, 440 Hz, Ganassi model. Monika Musch, Germany (2022) Alto in F, 440 Hz, copy of H. Kynseker. Mollenhauer, Germany (2025) Alto in F, 442 Hz, copy of J. Denner. Philippe Lâché, France (2025) Tenor in C, 440 Hz, copy of H. Kynseker. Mollenhauer, Germany (2024) Alto in F, 440 Hz, copy of J. Steenbergen. Stephan Blezinger, Germany (2018) Alto in F, 415 Hz, copy of T. Stanesby Jr. Bruno Reinhard, France (2002) Alto in F, 415 Hz, copy of T. Stanesby Jr. Francesco Li Virghi, Italy (2000) Alto in F, 415 Hz, copy of T. Stanesby Jr. Von Huene Workshop, USA (2021) Alto in F, 415 Hz, copy of J. Denner. Joel Meyer, Switzerland (2019).
Plucked strings
16th–18th centuries
French theorbo. Nicanor Oporto, Chile (2005) Vihuela de mano, iconographic copy. Sebastián Núñez, Argentina (2018) Renaissance lute. Juan Carlos Soto, Costa Rica (2019) Baroque guitar, iconographic copy of a Spanish 17th–18th century model. Jaume Bosser, Spain (2004) Renaissance guitar. Marián Herrera, Spain (2022) Archlute, based on a model by Magno Dieffopruchar (1650). Fernando Lockley (2019)
Bowed strings
16th–18th centuries
7-string bass viola da gamba, copy of Claude Pierray (18th c.). Dominik Zuchowicz, Canada (1998) 6-string bass viola da gamba, copy of Gasparo da Salò (early 17th c.). José Luis España, Colombia (2020) Violone in G, copy of Ernst Busch (1640). Charlie Ogle workshop, China (2019) Soprano viola da gamba, French model (18th c.). José Luis España, Colombia (2003) Bows by José Luis España and Nelly Poidevin.
Percussion
Historical models
Bass drum, tambourines, and frame drums. Copies of Renaissance models. Gustavo Gómez, Colombia (2006)