Capriccio Barockorchester - Ballo Per Orchestra - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Giovanni Lorenzo Gregori (1663 - 1745), InchMaestro di capella amenissimo, bravo sonatore di violinoInch, worked predominantly in his hometown of Lucca. His main work, 10 Concerti Opus 2, is an almost visionary achievement, in particular because he expressly called for a powerful orchestral sonority. Each Concerto has it's own varied and multifaceted character. The solo passages of both violins are but short interludes. The accent is on the lively orchestral idiom and it's many surprises; previously unheard of combinations of string instruments are as thrilling as the transparent and lively dialogues within the orchestra. Alessandro Stradella (1644-1682) was constantly involved in love affairs and other incidents the last ended in his murder on the Piazza Bianchi in Genoa. This did not deter from the quality of his compositions. In many ways his works still appear modern, thanks to his gift for combining different orchestral timbres and volumes, and involving the players in inspiring exchanges and mutual imitations.

Double yellow splatter vinyl LP pressing. For 16 years now, the Germany based four-piece Long Distance Calling is famed for it's weightless yet massive music, yielding seven full-length records and countless absorbing live shows all over Europe. The band brings the tradition of great progressive rock to a new generation of fans who refuse to consume fast food music, and has become a modern benchmark for imaginative, progressive and proudly eccentric heavy (and not so heavy) music. Their eighth album is titled Eraser a direct and heartfelt tribute to the gradual erosion of nature at the hands of mankind. It is dedicated to the world's endangered species, with each song representing one particular organism facing extinction. Immersive, progressive and endlessly inventive, Eraser is another self-evident career peak from these dedicated musical mavericks.

Ensemble Barocco Sans Souci - Aurei Zeffirett [COMPACT DISCS] date 03/27/2007