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May 17, 2013
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O Gladsome Light is the Krysostomos Chamber Choir's second SACD, following . And it is mesmerizingly beautiful.
It is a celebration of Finnish Orthodox church music. This program of music was inspired by the monasteries of Valaam in Russian Karelia and the New Valamo monastery in Finland. It is ... more |
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March 16, 2013
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Beautiful, meditative music for pipe organ by the Jesuit priest, Padre Nemesio Otano. While he may not be that well known, he is nonetheless an important figure in 20th century Spanish music. Along with composing sacred music, he published several books on the subject and gave concerts as choir ... more |
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February 3, 2013
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A medieval banquet of sounds & sensations is what awaits the listener in this LIVE recording of the Italian group, Micrologus. Like the wandering minstels & troubadours of old, they give impassioned performances of the secular works of various composers from the medieval and renaissance eras. No ... more |
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February 2, 2013
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"Li Fiori" or "The Flowers" is a lovely collection of songs in praise of flowers and other sundry subjects. The hyacinth, narcissus, granadiglia, jasmine, anemone, amaranth, and white rose are among the garden delights celebrated here. Interlaced with these are other songs on the subjects of pearls, ... more |
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January 14, 2013
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An enchanting collection of dance and other court music from the late renaissance & early baroque eras. Various composers from this time are represented here... Urreda, Verdelot, Palestrina, Guerrero, Lasso, Striggio, Holborne, and Schein...just to name a few. As was common at the time with ... more |
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