Rosa Barocca is a brand new period instrument ensemble specializing in Baroque music and based in Alberta, Canada, with the goal of creating opportunities for some of the few HIP specialists in the area.
Center Stage for January 2017: Rosa Barocca Read More »
Stanley Ritchie’s new volume, perhaps best described as a memoir of his lifelong engagement as both performer and pedagogue with these core works, offers his preferences for fingerings, bowings, dynamics, articulations, tempos, and much more.
A Noted Violinist Shares His Approach To Bach Read More »
It took an enlightened Pope Francis to give the go-ahead for Deutsche Grammophon to make the first recordings in the Sistine Chapel with what is the Pope’s choir.
Palestrina Adds Sonic Glow To Sistine Chapel Read More »
The ensemble’s latest release, “Mi Palpita il Cor: Baroque Passions,” with soprano Dominique Labelle, gives us three cantatas set off by two instrumental interludes. The program celebrates the European Union spirit of those times (not necessarily ours) when composers traveled widely and borrowed freely from the various national styles.
Musica Pacifica Turns Up The Artistic Heat Read More »
The American Bach Society, which sponsored “Exploring the World of Bach: A Traveler’s Guide,” could not have chosen a better authorial team: Robert Marshall, whose numerous writings about Bach are infused with a rare passion, clarity, and eloquence, and Traute Marshall, a highly accomplished editor, writer, and translator.
Traveling With Bach: An Enthralling Experience Read More »
