Some days (all days?) just need gorgeous polyphony!
Christ lag in Todesbanden - Hammerschmidt
Courtesy of my friend and colleague Liza Malamut and Incantare, today's Early Music Monday is this gorgeous setting of "Christ lag in Todesbanden" by Andreas Hammerschmidt!
Bach Partita in E major, on marimba
I've always had complicated feelings about transcriptions, but came across this video yesterday, and it was exactly what this Monday needed.
L'amante Impazzito
I've spent the last two weeks exploring this fantastic piece by Simone Coya - basically a study in someone spiraling until they decide going mad is actually a viable option!
The Greensleeves Project
After last week’s exploration of historical fashions from “Greensleeves”, here’s the finished video (and recording)!
Der Geist hilft
For the last 5 years, every time I've been hired to sing this piece, the concert has been cancelled. I finally broke that streak this past weekend! So glad to have finally performed it!
Seven Times Salt
Today's post is a shoutout to Seven Times Salt's incredible "Courtiers and Costermongers" CD! If listening to that can keep a toddler calm through a stomach virus and an ER visit, then we definitely all need it (or one of their other fabulous recordings) in our lives!
Concerto in E major
In a move that surprised us (but probably shouldn't have), my toddler requested and then sat completely spellbound by the entire first movement of this fantastic performance!
Al resplandor d'una estrella
One of my favorite finds from my Tramontana days was Guerrero's Canciones y villanescas espirituales, including this one - probably my favorite from the whole set!
Das Gläut zu Speyer
How about something awesome and silly for a beautiful spring Monday? Here's a piece by Ludwig Senfl that mimics the ringing of the bells in Speyer!