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2022-04-09 13:59:13
Another lovely composition for Study and writing Discover “Capricornus” by Carlo Matti o
2021-12-23 14:53:23
Today we discovered a wonderful classical composition! Capricornus by Carlo Matti Check it out, you
2019-06-17 06:58:47
You may not have heard of 17th-century composer Samuel Capricornus, born (1628) into a Lutheran family in what is today’s Czech Republic, and finishing his career (and life) 37 years later in Stuttgart, but if you enjoy music of that place and time, especially church music for voices and instruments, you should find that enjoyment […]
2017-11-02 00:00:00
Capricornus - Theatrum Musicum
Samuel Capricornus (1628-1665)Theatrum MusicumLe Parlement de MusiqueMartin GesterOpus 111 OPS 30-9974:18 min(flac & scans, no log)DownloadThe performances do considerable justice to these remarkable pieces, for if Le Parlement de Musique are not the most polished of early music groups they bring to their work here a commitment and sense of style which far outweighs a few rough edges. The five singers include no names that are well-known, but all acquit themselves well, bass Stephan Schrekenburger being particularly impressive, and soprano Delphine Collet and mezzo Lena Susanne Norin combine tellingly in the searing, heart-melting dissonances of “O Trauigkeit.'' Opus Ill's recording is as good as the music deserves, imparting a lovely bloom to both voices and instruments. This is an important release which brings to our attention a master of seventeenth-century German Baroque whose neglect would appear to be totally unaccountable. I am now avid to hear more Capricornus, but in the […]
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