Dada / Swr Big Band - Kings of Swing Op. 2 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

An exceptional amount of musical activity took place in the court of Ferrara during the latter years of the 16th century, in particular thanks to a remarkable trio of female voices who had been trained by Luzzasco Luzzaschi, the court's maestro di cappella. To hear them was a privilege that Alfonso d' Este allowed his guests only briefly and infrequently. Their repertoire was kept secret and was finally published - and then only in part - in 1601. The singers of La Néréide here devote their first recording to this collection in it's entirety, reconstructing the conditions in which these works were created with harpsichord, viol and lute accompaniment the harpsichord would have been played by Luzzaschi himself, whilst the three singers mastered the other instruments with as much skill as their voices.

Perhaps no other musical style has exerted a greater influence on the culture of the first half of the 20th century than Jazz. This utterly American music travelled to every corner of the globe From Shanghai to St. Petersburg; from New Orleans to New Dehli, from Harlem to well... Haarlem. While classical composers embraced the rhythmic vitality and melodic freedom of their own compositions, others sought to legitimize Jazz in the concert hall including Debussy, Stravinsky, Hindemith and Shostakovich and of course Edward Kennedy InchDukeInch Ellington.

After the death of Shostakovich in 1975, Alfred Schnittke became one of the leading composers in Russia. Despite official resistance, obstacles, and restrictions on travelling abroad, his music was being performed in the USSR and his status as a major, internationally recognized composer was apparent.