
“Scaramanzia” is an Italian term that alludes to irrational ways one can either avoid bad luck themselves, or inflict it on others. In the notes
Sometime in the 1980s an ensemble called Fretwork released a recording that captured the sound and style of viol consort music as had never been
The centerpiece of this 50-minute program is John Dowland’s Lachrimae Pavans, a series of seven pavanes based on his own song, “Flow My Tears”. Scored
Few things are as satisfying to a choral music fan
The names have changed, and they’ve stayed the same–Anonymous 4 founding member Ruth Cunningham left a number of years ago and was replaced by Jacqueline
I’ve been a great fan of Christina Pluhar and her
Some collectors may think 14 CDs of lute music a
Among period-instrument directors who established themselves as Baroque specialists, Skip Sempé is an anomaly. While nearly every one of his peers eventually abandoned the Baroque
This 55-CD set chronicles the remarkable Archiv label, begun in
This may not prove to be what you expect at first glance at the CD cover and program title, especially if you have had some