The Galileo Project – Tafelmusik
Excerpts from Tafelmusik’s The Galileo Project, featuring the music of Monteverdi and Merula.
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Arrebato fuses flameno, jazz and the world in their second CD “Absolucion”
The style is possibly as difficult to define as the English meaning of their name – “Arrebato”, variously translated as “fury”, “something that rises rapidly” or “a wave of emotion”. It’s fair to say that any and all of these describe the music of this ensemble. Arrebato release their second CD “Absolucion” in June 2011….
Einaudi at the Albert Hall
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The Magic Flute Anniversary
Mozart’s fantastical singspiel The Magic Flute premiered on September 30th 1791 at the Freihaus-Theater auf der Wieden in Vienna. According to Operabase, The Magic Flute was the 4th most often performed opera in the 5 seasons to the end of 2013, with 464 performances. This production is from the 2012 Salzburg festival, conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt with Concentus Musicus Wien…
