This release features a thoughtful program of music by Johann Friedrich Fasch. Two major choral works are separated by an instrumental suite. The Mass in G major is fascinating. Fasch breaks the text down almost to its component phrases. He then seems to treat each phrase differently, moving seamlessly from choral contrapuntal passages to vocal […]
Veronika Winter
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Carols of Martin Luther — Serene sounds of the season
To me, renaissance Christmas carols have a certain serenity about them. Perhaps it’s the softness of the instruments, such as the lute, recorder, and virginal. All I know is that in a season where emotions are often whipped up to a fever pitch, they help me stay centered much better than “Frosty” or even “Joy […]