May 2007

Coro della Radio Svizzera, Part 1

This great Swiss ensemble will be performing at the Lincoln Center in New York on August 20, 2007, presenting Monteverdi's "Vespro della Beata Vergine" (1610 Marian Vespers). This week we begin a four-part look at their work in early music.

Composer: ANDREA GABRIELI (c.1533-1585), CIPRIANO de RORE (1515/6-1595), CLEMENT JANEQUIN (c.1485-1558),

CD Info: Victorie Music CD 291182,

Istanbul International Music Festival–Part 3

This week, we look ahead to the Istanbul International Music Festival 2007.

Composer: GIOVANNI GIROLAMO KAPSBERGER (1580-1651), STEFANO LANDI (c. 1586-1639),

CD Info: Alpha CD ALPHA 012, Alpha CD ALPHA 020, Naive CD V 5055

Istanbul International Music Festival–Part 2: Rumi

This year marks the 800th anniversary of the birth of the great mystic poet--we'll go to his burial place in Konya and hear a are Sufi ceremony.

Composer: Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi

CD Info: CD 450103

Istanbul International Music Festival–Part 1:

We look at the artistry of Turkish harp soloist Sirin Pancaroglu, who takes us on a musical journey from the early Baroque (Frescobaldi) up to the time of Bach.

Composer: ANTHOINE FRANCISQUE (fl. 1575-1605), GIROLAMO FRESCOBALDI (1583-1643), JEAN-BAPTISTE LOEILLET (1680-1730), DOMENICO SCARLATTI (1685-1757), JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750)

CD Info: