Customer Review: I have bought the CD because we were trying to recreate some Renaissance dances for a party. We didn't want them to be very long. There was a very nice selection to chose from, although I didn't like all the pieces on the CD.
Customer Review: One of the best recordings of its kind that I have encountered. Truly elegant performances, well-chosen and ordered. I bought it to add a bit of repertoire in teaching (college) Music Appreciation - but it has fast become one of my own personal favorite recordings. JR
Customer Review: "Terpsichore" - Dance Music of the Renaissance and Early Baroque. Performed by Konrad Ragossnig, lute, and the Ulsamer Collegium, directed by Josef Ulsamer. Recorded at the Colosseum in Nuremberg, Germany in 1971 and at the Würzburg Conservatory, Germany, in 1973. This digitally re-mastered... more info
Customer Review: The music of Orlando Gibbons represents the English response to radical changes that stemmed largely from Italy in the age of the birth of opera and a move away from the contrapunctal complexities of previous centuries. Whereas the Italian tended to write gradiose and radical works such of those by... more info
Customer Review: This CD begins with medieval Turkish and Macedonian music, and goes through the Italian, French & English Renaissance. This is a great CD and every number is worth listening to. I like to put this on and dance like a wild woman. If you're new to early Western classical music and your idea of it... more info
Customer Review: Crumb's music is not verbally describable except in technical, objective terms. Since this cd had no reviews, I would like to point out to prospective Crumb buyers who are just getting familiar with his music: If you enjoyed Crumb Edition #5 on Bridge, then you will also enjoy this recording. The... more info
Customer Review: Pienaar plays with great taste and wit one of the the least played masterworks in the keyboard literature. Musically and techniqally perfect. It's the best recording I've heard for years and I highly recommend it.
