This marvellous collection of Biber's works, played brilliantly by the Purcell Quartet, interposes the 12 sonatas of the "Fidicinium sacro-profanum" (circa 1682) with other short programmatic works, much as was done when he worked for Prince-Bishop Karl at Kromeriz. The "Fidicinium" sonatas for string quartet were revolutionary in their form and ...
Every once in a while, John Eliot Gardiner will take time off from Elgar and Stravinsky to do what it is he supposedly does best: conduct the Monteverdi Choir in a recital of choral music. And for those listeners who love Gardiner, these occasional choral discs are like picture postcards from Gardiner: not as good as being there, but still ...
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