August 2010

Chiara Margarita Cozzoloni: Complete Works, Part 2

Warren Stewart of Magnificat again joins us with more insights to the popularity (and musical gifts) of this Benedictine nun from Milan.

Composer: Chiara Margarita Cozzolani (1602-c.1677)

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Chiara Margarita Cozzoloni: Complete Works, Part 1

This week and next Magnificat ensemble director Warren Stewart joins us as a guide through the remarkable music of this 17th century Benedictine nun from Milan.

Composer: Chiara Margarita Cozzolani (1602-c.1677)

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The Black Dragon: Music from the time of Vlad Dracula

You will surely join Team Cançonier when you hear this new project; and any recording that begins with the 15th century "Story of a Bloodthirsty Madman Called Dracula of Wallachia" has to be a winner.

Composer: Oswald von Wolkenstein (1376/7 – 1445), Michel Beheim (1416 – 1479), Conrad Paumann (ca. 1410-73), Godefroy of St. Victor (ca. 1125 – ca. 1194), Guillaume Dufay (1397-1474),

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What We Missed

A cantata, some sonatas, and whatever else we missed on our musical celebration of Handel and his time.

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Recorder Sonatas

Some of the most beautiful and haunting music in Handel's work is for recorder (or flute) and harpsichord--Eric Bosgraaf and Francesco Corti illustrate why.

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