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Any listener who has heard the punchy, rousing and original account of Monteverdi's Vespers released in 2016 by these forces on Brilliant Classics will be keen to hear music from the same source...

Monteverdi / Ensemble San Felice Monteverdi: Vespro Della Beata Vergine CD

Claudio Monteverdi and Girolamo Frescobaldi were two of the most influential musical figures in 17th century Italy. This new recording celebrates the influence that these two composers continue to...

With this recording the acclaimed ensemble Le Nuove Musiche, led by director Krijn Koetsveld, have come full circle and at last completed their monumental undertaking of a complete cycle of Claudio...

Monteverdi / Le Nuove Musiche / Koetsveld Claudio Monteverdi: Madrigals Book Viii CD1. Altri Canti D'amor, SV146 2. Or Che 'l Ciel E la Terra E 'l Vento Tace, SV147 3. Cos? Sol D'una Chiara Fonte...

Monteverdi / Le Nuove Musiche Madrigali Book Ix CD1. Bel Pastor 2. Zefiro Torna 3. Se Vittorie S? Belle 4. Armato Il Cor 5. Ardo E Scoprir 6. O Sia Tranquill'il Mare 7. Alcun Non Mi Consigli 8. Di...

Monteverdi / Musiche / Koetsveld Monteverdi: Madrigali Libri I & Ii CD

The Dutch musician Krijn Koetsveld has often conducted Bach, and he was founder-director of The Netherlands Bach Ensemble. However, it is the name of Claudio Monteverdi with which he is indelibly...

Gibbons, Monteverdi and Willaert represent the high watermark of madrigal writing in England, Italy and the Netherlands respectively. Their subtle marriage of music and text has produced enduring...

Morandi / Ruggeri Morandi: Organ Music CD1. Offertorio in E-Flat Major 2. Elevazione in G Major 3. Postcommunio in B-Flat Major 4. Offertorio in D Major 5. Elevazione in a Major 6. Postcommunio in E...

In a personal introduction to his own authoritative booklet essay, the Spanish violist Alejandro Mar?as relates how he acquired the rare facsimile of an even rarer manuscript, and came to realize...

Although not a guitarist himself, Federico Moreno-Torroba struck up a friendship with Andres Segovia in the 1920s, which in turn inspired several of his finest works such as the Sonatina (1924) and...