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The countertenor Matthias Lucht first studied viola at the Musikhochschule in Mannheim. At the same time he studied singing with Gerd T?rk. A DAAD scholarship then helped him to continue his studies...

The 80th birthday of Jordi Savall offers an opportunity to listen to his concerts at the "Resonanzen" in the Vienna Konzerthaus with this album. From the very beginning, Jordi and his musicians have...

At the time when Isaac Newton invented the first reflecting telescope, King Leopold I reigned in Vienna and unique among most royals who appreciated music, was an active composer albeit one with a...

Fabio Missaggia founded the period instrument ensemble I Musicali Affetti in 1997, and the group has since been performing in numerous concerts and festivals both in Italy and abroad. Giovanni...

Maiorana Intavolatura CD

Before the early 20th century, any list of significant Western composers would have included Benedetto Marcello. Through his advocacy of a return to the proportional values and simplicity of ancient...

Marcello / Frigato / Venice Monteverdi Academy Il Pianto E Il Riso CD1. Allegro Assai (Sinfonia) 2. Andante 3. Presto 4. Dalle Cime Dell'alpi 5. Venti Ol? Di Sotto Terra 6. Ferma: Che Far Disegni 7...

Mozart's works for piano for four hands were written mostly to use for private playing with his sister Nannerl or gifted students. They focus on the fun and joy of playing, which is expressed, for...

?With his second solo album, the young Swiss harpsichordist Titian Naef follows in the footsteps of Johann Sebastian Bach to the year 1722. As Suites pour le Clavessin, the later Thomaskantor wrote...

Epochs and styles merge when Marco and Guido sing about heart and pain. With his instinctive genius for language, acting talent and stage presence, Marco heightens the emphasis so that even those...

The music of the Renaissance appears to reflect little of the dangers, horrors and violent conflicts of it's time. Music written during the Hundred Years War or the French invasion of Italy gives...

With his compositions Johannes Ockeghem (c. 1420-1497) had a major influence on the music of the fifteenth century. For example it may have been Ockegham, who founded the long tradition of the...