There are people who buy everything Yo-Yo Ma releases, and that's a good thing: his incessant musical curiosity and his ability to carry his audience with him constitute a true bright spot in today's classical music scene. Fans of the two Simply Baroque discs Ma recorded with Ton Koopman and the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra will find much to like ...
François Couperin's Leçons de Ténèbres, set to the Lamentations of Jeremiah and intended for use on Thursday of Holy Week (they may have been part of a larger set, now lost), would seem on cursory hearing to be light-years removed from his glittering keyboard works, so redolent of the hothouse atmosphere of the French court. Listen again, however, ...
This 2001 recording was a bargain at its full price, introducing a gorgeous but little-known repertory of early Baroque Spanish song. In the budget Musique d'abord series from Harmonia Mundi, it's something for any listener who loves beautiful singing to take a chance on; Spanish soprano Marta Almajano accomplishes a close fit between technique ...
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