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Ch’amore me prese: Medieval Love Songs Reimagined
If early music is your thing, this is a fine album to add to your collection. But even if you’re not, this music is both calming and engaging. It takes you to a time and place far away. And it’s music that can easily be enjoyed with modern ears.
Jakob Lindberg Thoroughly Masters Theorbo Solos
Lindberg's playing is a perfect blend of technical ability and tasteful musicianship. He skillfully weaves together Visée's polyphony, keeping all the lines balanced.
German Christmas Music a Welcome Regift
This is intimate music-making indeed. And as a Christmas album, it provides a respite from the busyness of the season. Forty-plus minutes of quiet contemplation. Thanks for the regift!
The Palacio Songbook -- Early Spanish Music Re-examined
The scholarship is first-rate. And so is the musicianship. Da Tempera Velha brings out the stylistic differences between the collections, albeit subtly.
Tudor Church Music As It Was Meant to Be Heard
If you're looking to explore Tudor church music, this is a good place to start. If you're well-familiar with it but would like a different perspective, give this a listen.
Classical Interviews – Jeanette Sorrell and Apollo’s Fire
Dryades Consort deliver Caspar Othmayr's Gifts
If you enjoy early music at all, give this release a listen.
An Elizabethan Christmas - Fretwork's gift to all
Though the music is over four centuries old, it still has the power to soothe.
¡Sacabuche! Reveals Hidden Treasures from Habsburg and Bohemia
¡Sacabuche! delivers some first-rate performances of this music.
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