Release Date: 13 August 2021
Label: Stradivarius
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8011570371959
Genres: Classical
Composer/Series: Fiori Musicali
Description
This album includes a carefully curated selection of Renaissance and early Baroque gems. Lightly skirting the fluid boundaries between high art music and folk music in early modern Europe, much of the vocal music presented here demonstrates the grace and charm with which even the most erudite and famed composers applied their craft to popular song and dance. The instrumental music further reiterates the centrality of dance music in the 16th and 17th centuries, whether explicitly or as a rhythmic and formal underpinning. Above all, while skillfully composed by master musicians, the music is infused by musical cultures existing beyond the Church and court. At first glance unrelated, but a more discerning gaze will uncover the fine thread of cultural exchange between high art music and popular musical traditions running throughout the album. - Gideon Brettler
Italian Recorder Quartet
Stefano Grondona
Marco Piperno; Andrea Sequestro; Emanuele Pisano
Luca Sanzo
Laura Catrani
Giovanni Gnocchi; Alessandro Stella
Giacomo Susani
Giacinto Scelsi; WDR Symphony Orchestra; Annette Bik; Klangforum Wien; Zoltan Pesko; Robert HP Plat
Osiris Trio
Mona Julsrud; Philippe Graffin; Yuzuko Horigome; Roger Chase; Jeroen Reuling; Amy Norrington
John Potter, tenor, Erik Westberg Vocal Ensemble, dir. Erik Westberg
Duo Rozemond & Bekkers: Reneee Bekkers, accordion Jacobien Rozemond, violin and voice
Andras Schiff
Andras Schiff
Zenaida Pally
Pieter-Jan Belder/Rainer Zipperling
