Mark Rimple has produced a well designed and beautifully executed album that showcases the longevity and ingenuity of lute composition in early modern Italy, and a marvelous modern approach to its performance.
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Cappella Pratensis, which predominantly sings sacred repertoire from the 15th and 16th centuries, returns to the United States for a five-city tour starting Nov. 10 in New York.
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As documentation of an almost-lost practice of the Renaissance — how to take a multi-part vocal work and play it with just a solo voice and a viola da gamba — the recording by soprano Nadine Balbeisi and gambist Fernando MarÃn is worth its weight in gold.
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The volume, published by Bärenreiter, contains probing discussions about the genesis of the compositions, many having been written years before their publication, and their engraving, publication, and reception.
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The Handel Aria Competition welcomes soprano Sarah Brailey as the new artistic director.
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