Concerto Imperiale - Works For Emperors Ferdinand II & III. [CD]

Whether they played violin, cornet, harpsichord or theorbo, Italian musicians of great renown called Buonamente, Castello, Pesenti and Ferro crossed the Alps to take up much-coveted posts at the courts of Emperors Ferdinand I and II. Their splendid music surged forth, blending the blaze of the brass with the sweetness of the strings in an unceasing tourney of virtuosity and emotions depicted in sound. A major rediscovery of this music as an instrumental prelude to the first madrigal of Monteverdi's 8th Book, which ends this new recording of La Fenice.

1 sound disc
Edition Number: RCE 240-2
Distributor Number: RCE240