June 26, 2007

Debrecen Kodaly Chorus - Zoltan Kodaly - Works for the Mixed Choi

Debrecen Kodaly Chorus - Kodaly stared composing choral works in his student years but he only became a primarily choral composer after the success of Psalmus Hungaricus, from the mid-1920s. This compilation is the first in the set of the Complete Works for Mixed Choir by Zoltan Kodaly. The CD contains, with the exceptions of a short occassional piece, the a cappella compositions of more than three decades. The composer's corrections in the manuscripts and printed scores could be adopted in this recording courtesy of Mrs. Sarolta Kodaly. 9848 CD 15.95

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June 15, 2007

Ensemble Amarcord - Book of Madrigals

Ensemble Amarcord - A musical journey to sixteenth-century Europe with secular vocal music of the Renaissance! The vocal ensemble amarcord brilliantly interprets the music of this epoch in its newest production “The Book of Madrigals” (RK ap 10106). With this CD, the young ensemble presents Renaissance music and madrigals by European composers such as John Dowland, Thomas Morley, Ludwig Senfl, Adriano Banchieri, Orlando de Lasso, and Josquin des Prez. Cipriano de Rore’s “Anchor che col partire” – one of the most popular madrigals of its time, and in arrangements and adaptations still an “evergreen” over a century later – is also masterfully sung here. With the release of “The Book of Madrigals,” amarcord has added another impressive CD to its discography. 9860 CD 16.95

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