Janos Starker - Cello Essentials - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

After the success of their album of music by Franceco Cavalli, the Cappella Mediterranea and Mariana Flores now present a programme devoted entirely to works for solo voice by Claudio Monteverdi, from the famous Lamento d'Arianna to the sublime (and much less well known) Voglio da vita uscir. Mariana Flores embodies here the most touching personalities of this section of Monteverdi's output. Argentinean soprano Mariana Flores studied singing at the Universidad Nacional de Cuyo and the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis. Since then she has lived and worked in Basel. She regularly sings early operas and vocal literature alongside fine ensembles like the Cappella Mediterranea. The ensemble Cappella Mediterranea was founded in 2005 by the Argentinian conductor Leonardo García-Alarcón. As it's name indicates, the ensemble originally arose from a passion for the music of the Mediterranean basin, and aimed to propose a different approach to Baroque music of the Latin tradition. With more than forty-five concerts each year, the ensemble explores the madrigal, the polyphonic motet and opera, a mixture of genres that has molded a unique style characterized by an exceptionally close rapport between the conductor and his musicians.

Starker,Janos / Sebok,Gyorgy - Beethoven The Cello Sonatas [COMPACT DISCS] date 07/31/2020

With the possible exception of Casals, no one has had a greater impact on the world's perception and appreciation of the Cello as 20th Century solo instrument than Hungarian American Janos Starker (1924-2013). This album brings together his earliest recordings and show his artistry at it's most penetrating. Unavailable for many decades, their now is revelatory.