March 2017

More Early Italian Baroque

Madrigals of Gesualdo, the witty Adriano Banchieri, and the Italian who came to Vienna, Giovanni Felice Sances.

Composer: Carlo Gesualdo (1566-1613), Adriano Banchieri, Giovanni Felice Sances

CD Info: Phi CD LPH024, CD STR 11005, CD TC 601903

The Renaissance Sound Around 1500

Sacred works of Heinrich Finck, madrigals of Philippe Verdelot, and settings of the Roman poet Virgil.

Composer: Heinrich Finck, Sylvestro Ganassi, Philippe Verdelot

CD Info: Stradivarius CD STR 37065, CPO CD 555 066-2, Ricercar CD RIC 371

Monteverdi and His Circle

A re-release for the Monteverdi 450th, plus Cavalli’s ravishing Requiem and the work long thought to be the ”first” opera, Peri’s Euridice.

Composer: Jacopo Peri (1561-1633), Giulio Caccini, Pier Francesco Cavalli (1602 - 1630), Alessandro Grandi (1577 - 1630), Claudio Monteverdi

CD Info: CD MAG 358.415, CD RK 3601, CD A425

La Reverdie

The superb Arcana label has released a five CD set in honor of the 30th anniversary of this medieval ensemble, founded by two pairs of Italian sisters in 1986.

Composer: John Forest, Pierre des Molins, Johannes Simon Hasprois, Francesco Landini, Magister Piero, Richard Neville, Oswald von Wolkenstein, Lorenzo da Firenze, Fulbert de Chartres, Bernard de Cluny, Giovanni da Firenze, Mayshuet, Donato da Firenze, Andrea dei Servi, Tassinus, Caedmon, Hildegard von Bingen, J. de Porta, Paolino d'Aquileia, Uc di Saint Circ, Rudolf von Fenis, Jacopo da Bologna, Arr. Sherwin, Arr. Mircovich, Vincenzo da Rimini, Marchetto da Padova, Bartolino da Padova, Matteo da Perugia, Antonio da Cividale, Frankes, San Godric di Finchale, Doron D. Sherwin, Wipo von Burgund, Perotinus Magnus, Claudia Caffagni, Ella de' Mircovich, Guillaume Dufay

CD Info: Arcana A 20, Arcana A 336, Arcana 29, Arcana A332, Arcana A 38, Arcana A 320, Arcana A 59 , Arcana A 311, Arcana A 307