Initiated as early as 2008 by ECM Records founder and producer Manfred Eicher, the Jean-Louis Matinier and Marco Ambrosini duo introduces the rare encounter between the accordion, a modern free reed instrument that has been widely adopted by many … [Read more...] about Jean-Louis Matinier & Marco Ambrosini: Inventio
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Birds on a Wire
Birds on a Wire is an enchanting voice and cello duo formed by French-American singer Rosemary Standley (with multinational France-based alt-folk band Moriarty) and young Brazilian singer, songwriter and cellist Dominique Pinto aka Dom la Nena. … [Read more...] about Birds on a Wire
Jordi Savall & Hespèrion XX: Llibre Vermell de Montserrat
The Llibre Vermell de Montserrat (the Red Book of Montserrat) is a 14th century codex compiled by monks and still preserved in the library of the monastery of Santa Maria de Montserrat located outside Barcelona in North-Eastern Spain. The monastery … [Read more...] about Jordi Savall & Hespèrion XX: Llibre Vermell de Montserrat
Jon Balke, Amina Alaoui & Jon Hassell: Thulâthiyat
Nada más bello O andalucesQue vuestas huertas frondosas,Jardines, bosques, riosY claras Fuentes […] Nothing is more beautiful, O Andalusians,Than your luxuriant orchards,Your gardens, woods and riversAnd springs of crystal […] Following a five minute … [Read more...] about Jon Balke, Amina Alaoui & Jon Hassell: Thulâthiyat
Yann-Fañch Kemener & Aldo Ripoche: Ar veleien
Since his début in 1977, traditional Breton singer Yann-Fañch Kemener (b. 1957) has made a huge contribution to the popularity of gwerzioù (unaccompanied laments) and to the revival of the "kan ha diskan" style, the traditional call and response … [Read more...] about Yann-Fañch Kemener & Aldo Ripoche: Ar veleien
Claudio Monteverdi: Lamento Della Ninfa
L'Arpeggiata Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) was an Italian composer in the late Renaissance whose innovative compositions led to the birth of opera as a new style of music. In addition to early operas and church music, Monteverdi published nine … [Read more...] about Claudio Monteverdi: Lamento Della Ninfa
