To the public, Handel was the great man of theatre, the titan who dominated the English music scene for half a century. His friends saw another side; in his rooms at 25 Brook Street (Handel’s home from 1723 until his death in 1759), the finest musicians would collaborate with Handel the chamber musician. The London […]
EMSI delights in bringing to its audience neglected masterpieces. On this occasion, the musicians of ¡Sacabuche! (singers, sackbuts, violins and organ) illuminate the works of Jarzębski, Mielczewski, Szarzyński and Zieleński, Polish composers who, in the seventeenth century, adopted the emerging idiom of the Italian baroque with brilliant results. “The ensemble’s intonation was flawless, its balance […]
In the early seventeenth century, Italians relished adventurous nuance, extreme dynamics and the chance to demonstrate skilful playing. Pallade Musica expresses these qualities passionately in this programme of Italian chamber music for violin, cello, and basso continuo. Works of Castello, Stradella, Marini, Scarlatti and other composers are featured. GRAND PRIZE WINNER, 2012 EARLY MUSIC AMERICA BAROQUE PERFORMANCE […]
Esteban La Rotta, one of Canada’s leading players of early plucked instruments, will perform music from the Codex Faenza, the Buxheimer Organ Book and other sources as well as pieces from the newly discovered Wolfenbüttel Manuscript, the earliest known music written specifically for the lute. “a crack continuo squad...excellent.” MONTREAL GAZETTE Esteban La Rotta, lute, […]
EMSI’s Christmas concert is always highly anticipated as the most entertaining of the season. This year, the towering Christmas cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach are performed by some of Canada’s leading baroque music specialists and many of Victoria’s favourite musicians, all under the direction of Jeanne Lamon (Music Director of Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra). “A wonderful […]