In the five-disc set issued on Loft Recordings, Robert Bates brings this elegant, sophisticated repertoire to life using five New World instruments — three restored historic organs in the Mexican province of Oaxaca and two modern instruments built in the Hispanic style in Northern California.
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Every composition here is somehow related to Sara Levy’s family or personal collection, and in some cases is known only from Levy’s salon. The sheer historical value of the album is immeasurable, but its musical value is certainly no less.
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The conceit for the recording seems to be a soirée in heaven in which the four violinist-composers discuss their craft and gossip about the musical scene of their day.
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Elizabeth Hungerford and Andrew Arceci’s album “Love & Lust” presents a Caccini song alongside 14 others, carefully arranged for her soprano and his bass viol.
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Their playing is so natural and communicative that fans will find gold in every measure and newcomers will wonder why the late quartets, aside from the Grosse Fuge, are considered so difficult.
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