Monteclair / Marsden / Gauthier Concerts Pour La Flute Traversiere Avec La Basse CD

?Celebrated Montr?al flutist Joanna Marsden explores the work of eighteenth century French composer Michel Pignolet de Mont?clair on MONT?CLAIR CONCERTS FOR BAROQUE FLUTE from Navona Records. The performances feature The Opus Project, a chamber music initiative founded by Marsden and Christophe Gauthier dedicated to revisiting early musical prints and manuscript sources in order to celebrate the unsung treasures of baroque chamber music. The "concerts" of Mont?clair reconcile Italian virtuosity and complexity with French expressive language, exploring a variety of national styles to which he was exposed during his time working in Milan. Orchestrated with flute, viola da gamba, harpsichord, and theorbo, The Opus Project gives new life to these centuries-old compositions for modern audiences.