CD Review: Sacred Music From Colonial America
Musicologist Christopher Dylan Herbert researched more than 120 manuscripts at libraries, archives, and private collections across the United States and United Kingdom to find this music.
Musicologist Christopher Dylan Herbert researched more than 120 manuscripts at libraries, archives, and private collections across the United States and United Kingdom to find this music.
The warmth and scale of Myriam Leblanc’s voice conjure up a cozy room with a few close friends rather than an opulent chamber soiree.
The five-concert series “…thus far and no further” incorporates early music alongside contemporary works with a refreshing lack of present-day prejudice.
The 1756 work can be heard on new recordings by the Brussels-based ensemble Il Gardellino, led by Peter Van Heyghen, and the Ghislieri Orchestra and Choir, based in Pavia, Italy, under Giulio Prandi.
For violinist Lucy Russell and fortepianist Sezi Seskir’s recorded premiere as a duo, they have selected three works from the mere 10 that Beethoven created for this instrumental combination.