For more than 30 years, English early-music ensemble Fretwork has dedicated itself to the repertoire of a single stringed instrument. The viol—also known as the viola da gamba—reached the height of ...
The viol consort and the countertenor voice were once relics of the past. But the historically informed performance movement has revived music written for this combination of instruments and voice, ...
This unusual outing for Johann Sebastiani’s 1663 St Matthew Passion was pared-down and seamless, if perhaps a touch too restrained Performances of the Bach passions are not exactly Easter rarities, ...
Kanneh-Mason’s second album is a delight; Davies and Fretwork excel in early baroque German music; and the pick of Proms week one With its brilliant fugue finale, Samuel Barber’s heavyweight yet ...
It’s probably musical heresy to suggest it, but arguably, the instrumental works of John Dowland and Johann Strauss II share a common feature: dancing. Indubitably, unlike a Viennese waltz, a galliard ...
However, This Year's Midnight, performed in near-darkness, and billed as a meditation of songs, poetry and instrumental music for the winter solstice, is more ambitious and ranges more widely across ...
Votaries of Early Music Vancouver (EMV) convened last week in downtown Christ Church Cathedral, their customary shrine, for yet another born-again experience. Officiating clergy at last week’s ...
The viol consort Fretwork celebrated its 30 th birthday on Friday with an evening of music representing the development of the ensemble’s repertoire across the years. The five current regular members ...
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