What The Musical Sounds of Medieval French Cities: Players, Patrons, and Politics shows is the exquisite diversity of how public “fanfare” was sponsored by individual cities and coordinated by civic ordinances with more private musical practices.
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The album should put to rest the notion that Vivaldi wrote one concerto five-hundred times: Guy Fishman finds all that is individual about each of these works.
Fresh Takes On Seven Vivaldi Cello Concertos Read More »
Was it coincidence that in 1979, when William Christie chose a name for his newly formed Paris-based Baroque ensemble, he found one that made reference to flowers, Les Arts Florissants? Deliberately or not, the moniker foretold the marvelous estate that has become the conductor’s primary home and haven, where he has hosted thousands of visitors for days of Baroque music and the pleasures of the garden.
An American in Thiré Read More »
Drawn from the Gaveau-Érard-Pleyel Archives now maintained by the AXA Insurance Group in France, this beautifully produced two-volume set about the history of the Érard piano and harp represents a rich lode of information not only for those interested in these instruments, but also for all who want to learn about the role of music within the context of European culture of the last two centuries.
Sumptuous Volumes Celebrate Erard Instruments Read More »
We’ve kept our ensemble going for 25 years, and in order to do this have had to learn how to get along with each other in what can sometimes be trying situations.
Center Stage, October 2016: Musica Pacifica Read More »
The Renaissance Band Brings Back the World of Don Quixote By Anne Schuster Hunter The 400th anniversary of the death of Miguel de Cervantes gives us the chance to marvel once again
EMAg: Piffaro Tilts at Musical Windmills Read More »
The album centers on the lute as both an heir to tradition and a living, breathing instrument. It features Ronn McFarlane (lute), Brian Kay (vocals and komuz, a fretless stringed instrument), Willard Morris (colascione, a relative of the bass lute), and Mattias Rucht (percussion).
Ayreheart Savors Folk And Art Music Read More »
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