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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Polish Baroque - Pekiel and his Contemporaries
Ensemble Européen William Byrd & Ensemble Ventosum, Graham O'Reilly At the time of the death of the last Jagellon king Sigismond II in
1572, Poland was at the height of its territorial expansion and power. Music and culture flourished.The next
80 years saw the beginning of the gradual decline and dismemberment of Poland in a series of disastrous wars
with Russia, Sweden, the Cossacks of Ukraine, Brandenburg and the Ottoman Empire. By 1667, Poland had
lost Lithuania, Livonia, the Duchy of Prussia and Western Ukraine, and the heroics of Sobieski against the
Turks in 1683 seemed only to accelerate the process. By the end of the 18th century, Poland had disappeared
entirely from the map of Europe.
However it was not until the capture of what was by now the Court city of Warsaw by the Swedes in 1655,
that these disasters impinged directly on the musical life of the Polish court. Indeed, the first half of the 17th
century is considered to be an 'Age d'Or' of music in Poland.The best Italian musicians were invited to
Krakow and Warsaw while talented young Poles studied with the best masters in Rome,Venice and Florence.
Around Bartolomiej Pekiel and his fellow composers,Ambronay rediscovers this golden age entwining Italian
influences with the quest for a specific Polish identity.A live CD from the 2007 Ambronay Festival recorded
by France Musique. "a brand new CD that had me totally bewitched - I couldn't even pick up my coffee while this was on! It's fascinating and very beautiful." BBC Radio 3 [Ens W. Byrd] “There is much to enjoy here, and the disc can be warmly recommended to anyone prepared to investigate such unfamiliar fare. ” Gramophone Magazine, June 2008 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Alena Dantcheva, Els Janssens, Karine Serafin (Sopranos), Michel Geraud, Christophe Laporte, Christopher Royall (Altos), Adrian Brand, David Munderloh, Nicolas Robertson (Ténors) & Philippe Cantor, Matthieu Heim, Paul Willenbrock (Basses), Michèle Vandenbrouque (Doulciane), Mark Lambrecht (Violoncelle), Maria Cleary, Marta Graziolini (Harpes), Marc Wolff (Théorbe) & Yannick Varlet, Frédéric Rivoal (Orgues) Ensemble Européen William Byrd, Graham O'Reilly live recording from Ambronay "The French ensemble EeWB know how to sing in such a way that the worst heathen could be converted by a motet or a Salve Regina . Their voices glide peacefully through the room as if seeking the fill the empty spaces without colliding with one another. The harmony of the spheres in chamber form" from Aftonbladet, Sweden, after their Stockholm concert on June 3 2006. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Ensemble européen William Byrd, Graham O’Reilly | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Handel - Music for Cannons - 3 Chandos anthems
Ensemble William Byrd, Académie Ste Cécile, Graham O'Reilly | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Ensemble William Byrd, Graham O'Reilly | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Carissimi - Music in Rome 1640A 2 CD collection of choral music, motets and anthems which would have been sung and performed in Rome in and around the period of 1640.
Ensemble William Byrd, Graham O'Reilly “There are so many reasons to recommend this exemplary set. The recording quality provides crystal-clear
reproduction of the voices, perfectly balanced, whether they are accompanied by harpsichord or organ, and yet
the spacious ambience of the building adds to the warmth……..Sublime
Choir & Organ, May/June 2008 ***** | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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Ensemble William Byrd, Academie Sainte Cecile, Graham O'Reilly | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Scarlatti - Sacred Vocal Music
Ensemble William Byrd, Graham O'Reilly | | | Usually despatched in 5 - 7 working days. |
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