Reviews
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REVIEW 09.01.13CD Review: Editor’s Choice (December-February)
18th-century Portuguese Love Songs L’Avventura London, Žak Ozmo (dir) Hyperion CDA67904 ***** Modinhas, songs of love and loss from the salons of Lisbon 200 years ago, are the forefathers of fado, the Portuguese national song-form [...]
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REVIEW 13.12.12Festival: Paris Festival Baroque
The first ever Paris Festival Baroque has just come to a close after two weeks of early music performance. The festival, which is directed by Julien Le Mauff, supported by the association ARDeCAM (Actions & [...]
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REVIEW 07.08.12Festival: Misiones de Chiquitos Festival, Bolivia
There is an extensive network of early music groups around South America. The continent’s ensembles specialise in work from the Spanish and Portuguese colonial periods – music rarely performed elsewhere in the world. The best [...]
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REVIEW 01.05.12Performance: London Handel Festival
In a momentous year of international sport and culture for its host city, the 35th London Handel Festival was a reminder that London’s international city status has roots that go back many centuries. Through its [...]