Insula Magica - Renaissance Music 2000
Genre: Classical | Lossless: Ape Files | Full Covers, Booklet, 300 dpi | 48:45 | 199 Mb
Genre: Classical | Lossless: Ape Files | Full Covers, Booklet, 300 dpi | 48:45 | 199 Mb
This CD has been crafted by the musicians of the early music ensemble Insula Magica, and is devoted to its 10-year anniversary of concert performances at the Novosibirsk State Philharmonic Society.
Every program performed by Insula Magica brings you back to magical worlds of the times of Ancient Russia, the age of European troubadours, the epoch of Russian Enlightenment and the period of polyphonic music created by the great Baroque composers.
What stand out most with this Siberian group are its authentic cos¬tumes and musical instruments that replicate the exact sounds and dress of the Renaissance Age.
Over the ten years of since their formation, Insula Magica has been involved in musical festivals worldwide. In many major cities in Russia, as well as cities throughout Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, France, Denmark, Japan, Malta Over the ten years of since their formation, Insula Magica has been involved in musical festivals worldwide. In many major cities in Russia, as well as cities throughout Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, France, Denmark, Japan, Malta and Taiwan, receiving highly acclaimed reviews from press and audience everywhere they have performed.
In all their tours abroad Insula Magica reveals to the audience the brilliant, yet obscure, ancient music of Russia. And in their do mestic performances they introduce the European values of the past to their Russian audiences.
This disc highlights the masterful instrumental and vocal performances of Insula Magica from the Renaissance period of their repertoire.
During the recording of this disk these instruments were used:
French double manual harpsichord by R. von Nagel (France) (12)
Italian spinet by B. Muratov (St.Petersburg) (8,18)
Organ of Kazan Conservatoire ( /)
Portative organ by E. Yartsev (Moscow) (4)
Darabukke by A.-Burkhanov (Novosibirsk) (10)
Bass recorder (Germany) (4,8)
Bass viol by V. Skubenko (Moscow) (4,5,6,8,13,15,16,20)
13 course lute by A. Batov (Moscow) (4,5,6,13,14,15,16,17,19,20)
Pommer by F. Nekrasov (Moscow) (10)
Rackett by F. Nekrasov (Moscow) ( 10)
Recording: 2000, Novosibirsk, Great Hall of Philharmonic Society
Sound engineer: Vyacheslav Krymov
Mastering: Yuri Isakov, Vladimir Kharitonov
Studio of Musical Lycee by Conservatoire of Novosibirsk