classical music: Romanesca     classical music:     Romanesca      Du temps & de l'instant Afghan Anonymous, Moroccan Anonymous, ... Alia Vox Spain, 2005 Savall family extravaganza Jordi Savall and Montserrat Figueras are the two giants in the Catalan early music scene. On this album they enlist the help of percussionist Pedro Estevan and their two children to produce some truly exceptional music. Jordi Savall, the most famous family member, ...             Goldberg Variations/Harpsichord Works Johann Sebastian Bach, Girolamo Frescobaldi, ... Virgin Classics, 2001             Gilles Apap and the Transylvanian Mountain Cowboys Anonymous, Georges Boulanger, ... Sony, 1996 Music that makes you want to dance This is a great CD, the playing is virtuosic and it's technically quite good. The slow tracks are also done skillfully with lots of variety in sound and interesting glissandos. I recommend it highly for classical and non-classical musicians alike- it's fun to listen ...             14 Silver Strings Johannes Hieronymus Kapsberger, Alessandro Piccinini, ... Deux-Elles, 2003 Beautiful! "A ringing endorsement of the beauty of the theorbo in a distinguished recital... Wadsworth has an imperious command of some impressive solo material,...he glories in the fleeting mysteries of these works, allowing the notes to speak with unequivocal conviction" ...             All'Improvviso Anonymous, Antonio Bertali, ... Alpha Productions, 2004 Delightful traditional music improvisations from Europe and the Americas This is a delightful CD, full of new improvisations of Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and South American traditional music. Many of the selections are light, beautiful, courtly and were played in their original versions in the courts of Europe in the 16th, 17th, and 18th ...             Ostinato English Anonymous, Francisco Correa de Arauxo, ... Alia Vox Spain, 2002 Excellent, as usual I have heard all of the Alia Vox releases and am hard pressed to recommend one over the other. "Ostinato" can proudly stand alongside the earlier releases; it's absolutely terrific with ingenious arrangements and more than exciting performances. My only complaint ...             Altre Follie, 1500-1750 Jordi Savall, Mercedes Ruiz, ... Alia Vox Spain, 2005 Altre Follie This great music has survived 500 years of man's madness and destruction for our enjoyment. The quality of interpretation is worth five stars. Classical music at its best, the combination of instruments and perfomers makes it perfect music to listen again and again ...             Panorama: Dances of the Renaissance Anonymous, English Anonymous, ... Deutsche Grammophon, 2001 renaissance dance music This CD is a compilation of three recordings which are From The Vault: Dance Music of the High Renaissance by Fritz Neumeyer, Dance Music of the Renaissance by Josef Ulsamer, and Early Baroque Music by Konrad Ragossnig.             Henry VIII & His Six Wives Anonymous, English Anonymous, ... Testament UK, 2004 Desert Island Early Music Disc I actually heard this on Ohio State's Radio Station, WOSU, way back in the summer of 1971, I'd just picked up my dog from the vet's, there was a thundershower going on, and this fantastic album came on the air. I was immediately entranced with it, and immediately ...             Secular Music from Christian and Jewish Spain Bartomeu Carceres, Juan del Encina, ... EMI Classics, 1999 Five Stars Despite the Lack of Documentation (and the Cheap Fragile Plastic CD Tray) Music from Christian and Jewish Spain. CD 1: Court Music and Songs from the Age of Discovery 1492 - 1553. (Songs and instrumental pieces from the Cancionera de Colombina, the Canconiero de Palacio and the Cancionero de Uppsala plus three Recercadas by Ortiz). CD 2: ...             Portrait Johann Sebastian Bach, Francesco Geminiani, ... Harmonia Mundi Fr., 2000 Great Marketing Idea I had heard of Andrew Manze but never heard him play. This CD is a very inexpensive introduction to an incredible Baroque violinist. He opens your ears to a completely different level of performance in this type of music. Highly recommended as an introduction, but ...             The Italian Lute Song Anonymous, Giuseppino del Biabo, ... Dorian Recordings, 1996 Outstanding performance!!! Julianne Baird, along with Emma Kirkby, is virtually unique in having achieved super-stardom as an exclusively Early Music Soprano. She is symbolic of the sea-change in this field which was once the refuge of artists who couldn't make it in the mainstream of the ...             Music of Tudor and Jacobean England Anonymous, English Anonymous, ... Musica Omnia, 2001 Wonderful set of early harpsichord pieces. This is a really beautiful set of pieces by early English composers of harpsichord music (then called the "virginals"). All the greats are here; Bull, Byrd, Gibbons, and others. The two discs are chock full of wonderful gems, many from the great Fitzwilliam Virginal ...             Jacob Gade: Jealousy - Suites, Tangos & Waltzes Jacob Gade, Matthias Aeschbacher, ... Marco Polo, 1998 You won't be sorry Excellent musicianship and sound quality throughout. Additionally, this rendition of "Jalousie" is superior to the one found on André Rieu's Fiesta CD.             Lovro von Matacic: Artist Profile Anton Bruckner, Alexander Glazunov, ... 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