June 2018

And Three More from the Middle Ages

The play of the Three Marys, music from the vièlle, and an amazing look at music from Medieval Denmark.

Composer: Johannes Ciconia , Guillaume Dufay

CD Info: Eya CD 68761-4, CD RIC 308, Tacet CD 243

Three from 17th Century France

Tenebrae lessons by Charpentier and a world-premier recording of the Tenebrae of Michel Lambert; and between, the popular fables of La Fontaine set by Clérambault.

Composer: Michel Lambert (1610-1696), Nicolas Hotman (1613-1663), Ennemond Gaultier (1575-1651), Jean-François Dandrieu, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Joseph-Nicolas-Pancrace Royer, Louis-Claude Daquin, Louis-Nicolas Clérambault, Marc-Antoine Charpentier

CD Info: CD HMM 902363.64, CD MAG 358.406, CD CDA68171.

The Silk Road: The Orient & the Mediterranean

Carlos Magraner continues his boxed-set collections with a journey from Tang Dynasty China across the Silk Road and into Spain.

Composer:

CD Info: CD 1743

The Routes of Slavery

At last, the long-awaited Grammy-nominated latest box set from Jordi Savall has arrived, tracing music from slave routes from 1444-1888.

Composer: JORDI SAVALL

CD Info: CD AVSA9920