April 2012

Three from ECM

From the incomparable Hilliard Ensemble performing Gesualdo to the evolution of the saltarello to John Holloway's look at the evolution of the early Italian baroque.

Composer: Dario Castello, Giovanni Battista Fontana, Don Carlo Gesualdo, Henry Purcell, Antonio Vivaldi, Hildegard von Bingen, Kaija Saariaho, John Dowland

CD Info: ECM CD 2175, ECM CD 2106, ECM 2157

The Voice of Emotion

Soon after the passing of the incomparable Monterrat Figueras last year, Jordi Savall released a special tribute 2 disc set; we sample it this week.

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CD Info: AVSA9889 A & B

Mare Nostrum

It has been a while since this extraordinary group of Belgian Benedictine monks (who specialize in Eastern liturgy) has had new recordings: we share one of their newest discs.

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CD Info: AVSA9888 A & B

Monks of the Abbey of Chevetogne

It has been a while since this extraordinary group of Belgian Benedictine monks (who specialize in Eastern liturgy) has had new recordings: we share one of their newest discs.

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CD Info: CD 105/309

Chant for Easter

For our 34th anniversary on this date, we continue as we began, with Gregorian chant appropriate for Eastertide.

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CD Info: Centaur CD CRC 3028, Decca CD B0015000 02, Analekta CD AN 2 9776