Articles by Total Baroque
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La CapriolaSulla Piazza
What might life have been like for a violin consort in sixteenth-century Venice? For its debut album, La Capriola imagines an evening around St Mark’s Square, from the basilica to the palaces and then on to the taverns. Willaert, Rore, Gabrieli and Bendusi punctuate a journey in which sacred music, madrigals, dances and songs reveal the many faces of what was still a relatively new instrument.
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Carlo Vistoli & Le Concert d’AstréeHandel’s Italians
As Handel shaped the English oratorio in London, he did not turn his back on the great Italian opera stars, even adapting his scores to suit their voices. With “Handel’s Italians”, Carlo Vistoli, Emmanuelle Haïm and Le Concert d’Astrée bring these tailor-made versions back to life.
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