Thorkell Sigurbjornsson - Plays Flute Concertos - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Alfonso Ferrabosco the Younger, viol player at the court of Elizabeth I and Charles I, was the most innovative and influential composer of viol consort music of his generation. Following the steps of his father, composer Alfonso Ferrabosco the Elder, he continued the specifically English InchIn NomineInch tradition for viol consort into the seventeenth century while adding his own special touch in the InchIn Nomine through all partsInch in using the cantus firmus in all voices with various rhythms and transpositions. His greatest achievement was the development of an imitative counterpoint perfectly adapted to the viol. The particular character of Ferrabosco's music was determined by his love for architecture and symmetrical forms which were integrated in all possible ways into his Fantasies flexible motives, augmentations and diminutions of themes and a clear harmonic structure. On this , the Hathor Consort explores his works.

Moniuszko / Cui / Dvorak / Kryger / Rappe / Rutkow - Slavonic Duets [COMPACT DISCS] date 10/14/2014

When drifting over the bridge connecting the 19th century with the 21st century, the chances are that we might be fulfilling Mickiewicz's dreams. Hardly anyone knows that the poet dreamt of composing and that music played a remarkable role in his life. He had already got familiar with folk songs from the Novogrudok region as a child; later, he developed an interest both in the relations between the poetic word and sound and in the natural melodiousness of the Polish language. He also gained theoretical knowledge of music, as he attended lectures on that subject during his studies at the University of Vilnius, thus becoming knowledgeable about musical and theatrical genres. In addition, he knew numerous composers in person, such as Fryderyk Chopin in the first place, to whom he suggested the idea of writing a Slavic opera together. In 1840, the poet addressed the following words to his friend Józef Bohdan Zaleski InchYou know that if I had money, I would give up literature and books, I would settle down in the countryside and compose music. This is my long-time dream - to compose.Inch On this , Mickiewicz's words have been set to music by Benjamin Baczewski.