Manfred Cordes
Biography
Conductor Manfred Cordes is an early music specialist, educator, and musicologist. To convey his passion for music of the 16th and 17th centuries and as an outlet for his performing practice knowledge, he founded the Weser-Renaissance ensemble and the Europäisches Hanse-Ensemble. With those ensembles, Cordes has built a substantial recording catalog for the CPO label, including Musik aus dem alten Danzig, the second volume in its "Music der Hansestädte" ("Music of Hanseatic Cities") series with the Europäisches Hanse-Ensemble.