February 2005

Preview of Istanbul Part 1–Phantasm

The music on this program highlights one of the ensembles appearing at the Istanbul international Music Festival 2005, the award-winning viol ensemble Phantasm, founded in 1994.

Composer: WILLIAM BYRD (1543-1623), MATTHEW LOCKE (1622-1677)

CD Info: CD PSC-1191, CD GMNC0109

I Fiamminghi: Arnold de Lantins and His Circle

All of the music on this program is from the series on the Ricercar label examining the first great generation of Franco-Flemish composers who dominate the musical life of Europe for more than two centuries beginning in the late 14th century. The performance features a number of Flemish ensembles: the Capilla Flamenca, directed by Dirk Snellings, Psallentes under the direction of Hendrik Vanden Abeele, and the Clari Cantuli, directed by Ria Vanwing.

Composer: Arnoldus de Lantins (d. 1432), JOHANNES BRASSART (c. 1400--1455), JOHANNES CESARIS (?late 14th c.--?1460)

CD Info: RIC 207

Dormition of the Mother of God

NOTE: All of the music on this program is from the recording made by the Choir of the Monks of Chevetogne directed by Fr. Maxime Gimenez. You may reach the Abbey at their web site: www.monasterechevetogne.com

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L’Esprit Galant: Airs de Cour

All of the music on this program is from a live concert given at the Holland Festival of Early Music at Utrecht 2004 featuring Johanette Zomer, soprano, and Fred Jacobs, theorbo.

Composer: Michel Lambert 1610-1696, Jean Baptiste Lully 1632-1687, Sébastien le Camus ca.1610-1677, Robert de Visée ca.1655-na 1720, Marc-Antoine Charpentier 1643-1704

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