Violinist Tekla Cunningham and company set their sights on nine Italian and German composers who each used the style to serve dramatic ends. Played with verve, the music reaffirms the old notion that instrumental music can have the flair of any theatrical spectacle.
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Guitarist Stefano Maiorana explores the rich musical traditions Santiago de Murcia left behind in his compilations, especially the contrasts between the Italian and Spanish styles the composer-guitarist knew so well.
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By turns joyful and stately, the pairing of lutenist John Schneiderman and mandolinist Hideki Yamayato proves be a natural fit.
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Amid a long-overdue reckoning on race in the United States, Tafelmusik has reissued its 2003 album of Saint-Georges’s music with the goal of “properly centering the composer’s achievements.”
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Baroque flutists Stephen Schultz and Mindy Rosenfeld, harpsichordist Jory Vinikour, and gambist Alexa Haynes-Pilon combine fine-tuned precision with a dashing sense of vigor, gracefulness, and flair.
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