Ensemble Masques - La Morte Del Cor PenitenteA highly prolific composer, Giovanni Legrenzi practised his art in oratorios and other works for the church, as well as in opera and chamber music. In fact he explored all the musical genres of his period, taking over the baton handed on by Gabrieli and Monteverdi, and enjoying an enviable reputation among his contemporaries. Better known during his lifetime (1626 1690) for his operas rather than for his religious music, Legrenzi was widely admired

studied at the Conservatories of Perugia

and The Turks

his most popular composition Canto Ostinato was completed

The central theme of the original altar

accompaniment

Features many of the most eminent artists and sidemen on the Los Angeles R&B scene of the 1950s

Copies of Ipa Boogie's super rare self-titled LP from 1978 almost never surface in good shape

the Canadian soprano Barbara Hannigan is a source of fascination

The French tenor Julien Behr is one of today's rising vocal stars

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He may be primarily thought of as a country writer

all the tracks on this collection were chart entries