Comments for Vespers 1610, An Early Music Blog

Comment on About the author by Craig Zeichner

Craig Zeichner — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 13:05:06 +0000

Thanks for checking in. Would love to write something about Blue Heron here or at the Ariama.com site. Can’t speak for EMag, have no clue how they run their editorial.

Comment on About the author by John Yannis

John Yannis — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 02:53:21 +0000

How about something on Blue Heron, here and/or for EMag?

Comment on American Music by Craig Zeichner

Craig Zeichner — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 10:52:07 +0000

Liberty Tree is a beautiful album. You speak of Germans who settled in America. There’s a marvelous album by the Boston Baroque of Moravian Music from the 18th century, I recommend it highly.

Comment on American Music by laura pausini tour

laura pausini tour — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:05:23 +0000

I also like Liberty Tree Music from my school and its very relaxing and emotional. There are many music songs but i like most german music who settled in US.

Comment on Come to the River by laura pausini biography

laura pausini biography — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 07:54:31 +0000

I personally like Ancient music, because it was slow, meaningful, attractive and have smooth style, i often listen early American singers and enjoy their music.

Comment on Victoria by Richard Childress

Richard Childress — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 09:03:24 +0000

Hi Craig, here’s another video from Continuum. It’s Vox in Rama by Bernardino de Ribera (c.1520-?), who was maestro at Avila Cathedral and was the teacher of the young Victoria. This is a new performing edition by Bruno Turner and is very probably the first time this work has been heard since the 16th century.

Comment on Come to the River by Luís C. F. Henriques

Luís C. F. Henriques — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 22:32:09 +0000

Great news!
The cd looks very interesting.

Greetings.

Comment on Victoria by Sig Rosen

Sig Rosen — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:34:51 +0000

about Victoria- we in NY were treated to 4 great concerts last season.

Comment on Victoria by Craig Zeichner

Craig Zeichner — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 21:40:30 +0000

Richard, thanks for commenting. I’m very keen to hear what Continuum is doing. Lobo is a brilliant composer, sadly under recorded. “Versa est in luctum” does turn up on some compilations. Will Continuum’s first disc be Lobo? I’m sending you an email off-site about a project that might be interesting for you and the ensemble. All the best, Craig

Comment on Victoria by Richard Childress

Richard Childress — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 09:58:05 +0000

I have just stumbled on your blog and am enjoying it very much. I happen to sing high countertenor in a brand new professional vocal ensemble in London. Continuum is made up of 12 adult male voices and its specialisaton is sacred Renaissance Spanish polyphony, performed with intensity and color, at the original and sonorous low pitch. The ensemble has a Facebook page and their first videos from their initial recording session are about to go online. I’d also add that I think a better match of artist and composer might be Alonso Lobo and El Greco. Lobo was living and working in Toledo (as maestro de capilla at the cathedral) at the same time as El Greco was living there and producing some of his finest work. Toledo is a wonderous city and both artists have captured its quality, a sort of ecstacy and darkness combined. If you don’t know it, Lobo’s “Versa est in luctum” is considered a masterpiece of Renaissance polyphony and will be featured in Continuum’s videos. The work was written for the funeral of King Philip II of Spain (1598).