Canzoni

Description

With his Canzoni, Frescobaldi establishes a genre, more than renewing it, by bringing it to its peak. Les Basses Réunies reconstitute a consort of lower members of the violin family, joined by the smooth sound of the cornet and a sumptuous continuo. Following the success of the collections Rouge, Jaune, Bleue, Rose, and Blanche (a total of 60 reissues) that have brought the gems of the baroque catalogs of the in-house labels back into the spotlight, here are 14 new titles that allow us to rediscover other treasures, whether baroque or from an earlier or later period. Like the last series, this 6th batch also opens up to the classical repertoire (Mozart by Ensemble 415 and Chiara Banchini) or Renaissance (Févin by Doulce Mémoire and Denis Raisin Dadre); recordings that are an integral part of Alpha's identity and history. Fourteen reissues performed by the best musicians in the genre, most of whom have received one or more awards upon their release. Real booklets accompany the discs, with a presentation text in three languages (French, English, German). Photographers from all backgrounds illustrate the covers of the series, this time with green as the common thread, a symbol of nature, fertility… and hope!