Jansson / Linderholm - Nordic Cello Soul - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Alessandro Scarlatti's Il Trionfo della Grazia was first performed in Rome in 1685 and was such a huge success that the oratorio was regularly revived over a period of more than twenty years. Three manuscripts of it exist, one each in Rome, Modena, and Dresden. The score is remarkably inventive and profound for a 25-year-old composer; Scarlatti continued to alter and adjust it over the years. Here Ensemble Celadon focuses on the first Roman version of the work and does not include any later additions; the result is a lively and spirited work with an acute dramatic sense, thanks to which each performer can fully display their talents.

Seven composers from four continents and three centuries, together with the music of Johann Sebastian Bach this is the extraordinary repertoire with which the Lux Nova Duo presents itself on it's new GENUIN . Lydia Schmidl and Jorge Paz Verastegui do not attempt saintly reverence, but search, sense, explore Bach and echoes of his music with joy and virtuosity in a wide range of works. There are Rameau's exquisite harmonies, a graceful and witty homage by Shostakovich, South American spices by Alejandro Núñez Allauca, exciting fragments by Tristan Xavier Köster and much more. An album for discoverers and adventurers!

Red Rodney - Red Giant [VINYL LP] date 01/01/1988