Festive villancicos, cantatas, and instrumental works from Baroque Spain, Catalonia, and Mexico by Ripa, Iribarren, Cabanilles, Soler, Salazar, Jerusalem, and others.With vocal soloists Deborah Rentz-Moore, Pamela Dellal, Catherine Hedberg, and Matthew Anderson
Aldo Abreu performs Georg Philipp Telemann's fantasias for solo recorder and Telemann's Concerto in E Minor for traverso and recorder with Suzanne Stumpf and Musicians of the Old Post Road. All the selections on the disc are performed on historical wind instruments from the collection of Friedrich von Huene.
Groudbreaking debut album, now reissued!"This imaginative compilation is given pursuasive currency by the performers, who bring grace and elegance to their period instruments."
— The Strad
“superbly played by this period instrument ensemble”
— Early Music Review, England
Lively and expressive quartets by two masters of the genre."All the works on this disc are played with exemplary freshness and style, and the Bodinus quartets in particular should be heard by anyone interested in exploring lesser-known music from the Baroque era."
— From a review on www.newclassics.co.uk
Passionate works by two forgotten masters“the musicians play with an alluring energy, and the repertoire is irresistible”
American Record Guide
“an intriguing disc of trio sonatas by the Spanish Pla brothers...lively and characterful”
— Early Music Review, England
“the lively rhythmic invention, the swooning chromaticisms, the formal inventiveness are very seductive...Musicians of the Old Post Road and...La Fontegara...collaborate in scintillating performances of sentiment and sparkle, beautifully recorded.”
— BBC Music Magazine, England
Featuring the world-premiere recording of Hummel's Scottish Song Settings“superbly played by this period instrument ensemble and tastefully sung by Pamela Dellal...The care that has gone into both recording quality and the performances on this disc is evident, and is fully recommended.”
— Early Music Review, England
“a truly lovely album...well-sung and -played by Musicians of the
Old Post Road”
— KDFC Classical 102-1, San Francisco
“a welcome disc...a polished, articulate ensemble...one imagines that the performers must really enjoy digging into this music”
— American Record Guide
“This charming disc by Boston’s Musicians of the Old Post Road rescues some virtually unknown Hummel from oblivion...the eloquent pliancy of [Suzanne Stumpf’s] phrasing is delightful...”
— Richard Dyer, The Boston Globe
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