For a glamorous decade, Lorenzo Onofrio Colonna and his wife, Maria, stood at the heart of the Roman social world, as they did in Venice during Carnival as avid patrons of the opera houses there.
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Alexander Lingas and the Oregon-based ensemble Cappella Romana have turned the spotlight on more of a medieval composer’s works through ‘Hymns of KassianÃ,’ a recording released in April on their own label.
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On this latest release from the American early-music ensemble Armonia Celeste, the musicians turn a keen eye and ear to works Christina would have helped to cultivate at court, chapel, and home.
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The American harpsichordist Jory Vinikour’s album ‘L’Unique’ explores both the solace and urgency in the music of a composer remembered primarily for rococo-era worldliness.
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His best instruments have something extra: a Gestalt that makes them “objects of desire.” His legacy is his output, and all of the surviving instruments deserve to be preserved and maintained for posterity.
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