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William Hong <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>One group that I've been wanting to hear (but admittedly haven't yet) is--
>and I'm serious, this is their name--"The Rare Fruits Council". Their
>Biber recordings are available on Astree. Highly recommended by folks
>on the EM List and EM Recordings List, right down to this group's tuning
>choices (very important when considering the intricacies of scordatura).
Just picked it up yesterday - the disc is a prize winner emblazoned
with multiple golden stickers attesting to the fact. (Even the store
clerk smiled fondly when I handed it to him, commenting on how lovely the
playing is) Indeed, it is quite lovely, though somewhat laid-back (courtly,
conventional) with less of the blazing virtuosity that was evident on the
Violin sonatas/Romanesca set I'm so enthralled with. - speaking of which,
I came across the following ' new releases" review on angelfire.com. Yet
another Romanescu entry in the baroque beauties sweepstakes? I must
confess, I'm intrigued. Anyone have it? Bill, what say you?
Uccellini: Sonatas"
Romanesca
REVIEW
The violin compositions of 17th-century composer Marco Uccellini
were avant-garde for their time: he explored high notes, odd keys, and
repeated motifs like few other baroque composers. This new recording
of his sonatas, performed by Andrew Manze's Romanesca (also featuring
harpsichordist John Toll and guitarist Nigel North), will help reveal his
talents. If you loved Romanesca's near-perfect take on Biber's violin
sonatas, you owe it to yourself to hear this.
"Chris L Beckwith" <[log in to unmask]>
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