Program: #09-09, Air Date: 02/23/09
Harry Christophers' ensemble The Sixteen gives us the great Requiem of Tomas Luis de Victoria, written upon the death of his beloved patron, Empress Maria.
Read more and hear this show…The sources and mainstreams of European music from the thousand years before the birth of Bach.
Program: #09-09, Air Date: 02/23/09
Harry Christophers' ensemble The Sixteen gives us the great Requiem of Tomas Luis de Victoria, written upon the death of his beloved patron, Empress Maria.
Read more and hear this show…Program: #09-11, Air Date: 03/09/09
Additional works from both the concerts by The Sixteen and the Huelgas Ensemble surround harpsichord virtuoso Diego Ares' tribute to the blind composer and performer Antonio Cabezon (c.1510-1566).
Read more and hear this show…Program: #13-33, Air Date: 08/12/13
Bartlomiej Pekiel--The latest from the (now-prolific) ensemble The Sixteen takes us to a composer we featured on one of our earliest programs--the 17th century Polish master Pekiel.
Read more and hear this show…Program: #13-22, Air Date: 05/27/13
It's been a while since we surveyed recent recordings in the field. This week, music for the 400th anniversary of the death of Gesualdo, funeral services from England, and more!
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