#04-01: 12/29/03
A Cecilia Bartoli Special: One of the greatest artists of our time shares her memories of her first recital in Istanbul, and her feelings about peforming music of the early Baroque era in Italy.

#04-02: 01/05/04
Chant from the Monastery of Engelberg: Another extraordinary recording from the Schola Cantorum in Basel featuring music from 1100 to 1400 preserved in this beautiful Monastery in the remote Swiss valley.

#04-03: 01/12/04
Magdalena: Not to hop on any bandwagons, but always engaged by new repertoire, we examine the new recording by the ensemble Joglaresa dedicated to music for Mary Magdalen.

#04-04: 01/19/04
Missa diversi toni: The Flemish Hegemony: For years we have argued that composers of the Lowlands defined European music in the Renaissance--this week, a concert from the 2003 Utrecht Festival (co-produced with the Flanders Festival in Antwerp) of late sacred music by De Monte and Lassus, the composers who end the era of what Eric van Nevel calls "The Flemish Hegemony".

#04-05: 01/26/04
The Armenian Liturgy in Istanbul: Preserved and inspired often through the oral tradition, the haunting liturgy of the world's first Christian nation was showcased at the 2003 Istanbul International Music Festival in this concert from the Armenian Church of the Trinity.


PLAYLIST ARCHIVE 2004 >