Here Hopkinson Smith, the poet of pluck, takes up five different kinds of lutes plus a vihuela de mano and a Baroque guitar, each of which sounds fantastic in his hands. Whether it's a 13-course Baroque lute for Bach and Weiss; an 11-course Baroque lute for Mouton, Gaultier, or de Gallot; a 10-course Renaissance lute for Kapsperger; an 8-course ...
Roel Dieltiens has just one thing on his mind here: convincing the listener that Mendelssohn was a first-rank composer. Fortunately, on this recording of Mendelssohn's Octet, Dieltiens' Explorations Ensemble makes the case for Mendelssohn quickly and convincingly, and one can sit back enjoy the show. While old-time Mendelssohn fans may be put off ...
Like his compatriots Puccini and Verdi, when most people think of Gioacchino Rossini, the first genre that immediately springs to mind is opera. Likewise, when recounting early sprouting musical prodigies, Mozart and perhaps Mendelssohn are the ones who come to mind. But Rossini was publishing his own works by the age of 12, and in this case, ...
In the long run, it didn't pay for Luigi Boccherini to leave Italy for Spain. Oh, it worked out well enough when he was alive -- writing for a music-loving and cello-playing king did ensure the composer a steady income -- but after he died, Boccherini all but faded from the memory of man while his contemporary Haydn and his younger associates ...
Vivaldi's many cello concertos are performed here with consummate taste and superb musicality by Roel Dieltiens and the Ensemble Explorations. Recorded in 1997 and 2001 and originally released separately by Harmonia Mundi, this 2007 lavishly packaged reissue includes both discs complete with entertaining and informative essays and more than a ...
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