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early music

  • William Tisdal Music for Virginal unusual fare

    Mar 2nd, 2021 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: CD Review, Charles Metz, early music, Navonna Records, renaissance music, William Tisdale

    There are plenty of Renaissance keyboard recordings floating around. So what makes this release special. Three things: the music, the performer, and the instrument. The music is mostly from Tisdales Virginal Book, supplemented with selections from the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book. Very little is known about William Tisdale, save that he was a composer and keyboardist […]

  • Ensemble Almara with the best of Carmina Predulcia

    Dec 16th, 2020 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: Almara Ensemble, CD Review, Classical music, early music, Naxos, Noteworthy Release, renaissance music

    There are collectors for everything — even information. Take Hartmann Schedel (1449-1514) for example. He amassed a collection of over 600 volumes comprising all the knowledge of his day. He compiled the Schedel Song Book not so much out of a love for music, but just to collect and record the information. The Schedel Song Book […]

  • Antonio Vandini Complete Works carefully researched

    Nov 19th, 2020 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: Antonio Vandini, Baroque music, CD Review, Classical music, Dynamic, early music, Francesco Galligioni, L'arte dell'Arco

    Antonio Vandini was one of the celebrated cellists of his age. And that age was the early 1700s when he shared the spotlight with his close friend Giuseppe Tartini. Vandini, like other virtuosos of his time, composed music for his instrument. But he didn’t write much that survived — just six sonatas and a concerto. […]

  • Classical Interviews – Reggie Mobley

    Nov 15th, 2020 | By WTJU
    Tags: Classical music, early music, Early Music Access Project, Reggie Mobley

    The Countertenor, Reggie Mobley, spoke with WTJU about his career, the art of singing, and keeping spirituals alive. Reggie Mobley will be part of Early Music Access Project’s Expanding the Narrative: Slave Songs and Spirituals as Early Music on Sunday, November 22 at 4pm. These interviews air as part of WTJU’s Classical Sunrise, weekday mornings from 7-9am. For […]

  • Cantica Symphonia masterfully perform Josquin Desprez

    Oct 20th, 2020 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: Cantica Symphonia, CD Review, choral music, Classical music, early music, Giuseppe Maletto, Glossa, Josquin Desprez, renaissance music

    This is the fourth volume of music by Josquin Desprez that Cantica Symphonia has released on Glossa. Giuseppe Maletto and the ensemble released two volumes of Josquin’s motets, plus one of chansons. Their next release was a collection of Marian motets (compositions in praise of the Virgin Mary) by various Renaissance composers. This recording seems […]

  • Classical Interviews – David McCormick

    Sep 11th, 2020 | By WTJU
    Tags: Classical music, David McCormick, early music, Early Music Access Project, interview, Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival

    Photo by June CollmerDavid McCormick is the executive director of the Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival and artistic director of the Early Music Access Project. He spoke with WTJU about different violin styles across time and his work with the Early Music Access Project. For more on David McCormick, visit DavidRyanMcCormick.com For more on the Shenandoah […]

  • Harry Christophers and The Sixteen new Purcell release most welcome

    Aug 31st, 2020 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: Baroque music, CD Review, Classical music, Coro, early music, Harry Christophers, Henry Purcell, Noteworthy Release, The Sixteen

    Bottom line. If you enjoyed Volumes One and Two, you’ll find Volume Three of equal quality. Also, if you’ve enjoyed any of the Sixteen’s previous Purcell releases on Coro, you’ll definitely want to add this one to your library. If the previous paragraph doesn’t apply to you, read on. Harry Christophers and The Sixteen have […]

  • Anonima Frottolisti demonstrate Humanism in music

    Jun 22nd, 2020 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: Anonima Frottolisti, CD Review, Classical music, early music, renaissance music, Tactus

    I first fell in love with early music through recordings of David Munro. In many ways, the Anonima Frottolisti reminds me of those recordings. The ensemble performs with enthusiasm and energy. The album is a survey of music heard in 15th Century Italy. The Humanist movement grew out of a rediscovery of ancient Greek writings […]

  • Un’Arpa Straordinaria – Fine selection of Baroque harp music

    May 25th, 2020 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: Arpa Doppia, Ars Produktion, Baroque music, CD Review, Classical music, Das Kleine Kollectiv, early music, Vera Schnider

    Up through the Renaissance, harps were relatively simple instruments, able to play diatonic scales. In response to more complex music of the early Baroque, an arpa doppia, or double harp was developed. These harps had a second course of strings (tuned differently than the first). This gave the player more notes, with the two courses […]

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