Category: early music

J.S. Bach András Schiff Clavichord   He was the best organist in Europe and a mean harpsichordist too, but Johann Sebastian Bach loved playing the clavichord. The intimacy of its…

Mother, Sister, Daughter Musica Secreta, directed by Laurie Stras Lucky Music   Over a career that spans thirty years, Musica Secreta has established themselves as one of the premiere all-female…

  Pedro de Cristo  Magnificat Cupertinos, Luís Toscano, director https://www.cupertinos.pt/en/presentation/ Hyperion Records   During the “Golden Age” of Portuguese Polyphony, the late sixteenth and early seventeenth century, composers on the…

  Handel: Enchantresses Sandrine Piau, soprano Les Paladins, Jérôme Correas, director Alpha Classics   Soprano Sandrine Piau is a versatile artist who has compellingly performed a wide range of repertoire.…

Hodie Christus Natus Est Boston Camerata, Anne Azéma Harmonia Mundi CD   A trio of female singers accompanied by hurdy gurdy, harp, rebec, and bells present a diverse program of…

Josquin 500 Part Two The Josquin Legacy Gesualdo Six Harmonia Mundi CD In Principio De Labyrintho, Walter Tesolin Baryton CD Josquin Desprez The Renaissance Master – Sacred Music and Chansons…

Tiranno Kate Lindsey, mezzo-soprano Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen, director Alpha Records – Alpha 736   Nero, Emperor of Rome from AD 54-68, is the subject of a set of baroque arias…

Heinrich Isaac Missa Wohlauff gut Gsell von hinnen and other works Cinquecento Hyperion Records    While not as famous today as Josquin, Heinrich Isaac (1450-1517) was a contemporary and rival…

Josquin: Missa Hercules Dux Ferrarie – Missa D’ung aultre amer – Missa Faysant regretz Tallis Scholars Gimell Records   Josquin Motets and Mass Movements Brabant Ensemble Hyperion Records   The…

Roland de Lassus Inferno – Motets for Six and Eight Voices Cappella Amsterdam, Daniel Reuss, director Harmonia Mundi CD Roland de Lassus (1530-1594)  – also known as Orlando di Lasso…