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November 29, 2011
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Over the years I’ve been going hot and cold over Telemann’s music. Obviously, I’m in a hot phase right now, since I almost got rid of this utterly charming disc. Now, that would have been a big mistake. It’s a well-known fact that Telemann was the most celebrated (and prolific) composer of his day ... more |
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November 24, 2011
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Vernon Handley is by far my first choice of a conductor for British music. Since there aren’t many recordings of him conducting anything else but British music, I was looking forward to this one and I wasn’t disappointed. This disc is more of a tale of 2 parts: one being loud and epic (should I say ... more |
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January 24, 2008
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This is a crowning achievement in the domain of world music from Savall and Alia Vox team following initial musical and cultural exploration of Judeo/Arab influences on the Christian world of middle ages. What started discreetly in Isabela and is explored much further in magnificent double RBCD ... more |
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January 21, 2008
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Jordi Savall has got his winning formula well established by now. What he calls in his introduction as CD/Books are inspired collections of historical essays and musical excerpts, this time following life and travels of Francisco Xavier, Jesuit priest spreading Christianity to Far East. After ... more |
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January 17, 2008
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Few years ago a reasonably successful British composer told me how sick he was of Monteverdi being treated and worshipped in this country as a 'holy cow'. This got me thinking, but it also made me revisited Monteverdi's music I usually take for granted. Was it the music or some mediocre performances ... more |
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