La Donna Musicale’s new recording, full of musical pleasure, presents a variety of instrumental combinations that bring out the many vivid qualities of Anna Bon’s expressive, humorous, and virtuosic music. It features the never-before-recorded blending of solo pardessus de viole, violin, and flute, joined by the rich sounds of viola da gamba and fortepiano.
The disc also includes the world-premiere recording of three fascinating vocal pieces attributed to Anna Bon, featuring one to four voices with a chamber orchestra of eleven. Internationally acclaimed soprano Julianne Baird displays her extraordinary period ornamentation and improvisation in these pieces.
With new biographical information about Anna Bon!
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The disc also includes the world-premiere recording of three fascinating vocal pieces attributed to Anna Bon, featuring one to four voices with a chamber orchestra of eleven. Internationally acclaimed soprano Julianne Baird displays her extraordinary period ornamentation and improvisation in these pieces.
To hear samples of our CD, please click here
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Historical Background
by Rebecca Messbarger, Ph.D.
Program Notes
by Laury Gutiérrez
CD Contents:
Track and performer listings
Performers
Julianne Baird, Renee Rapier, Daniela Tosic, Jason Steigerwalt, voices
Laura Gulley, Sarah Darling, Jane Starkman, Janet Haas, strings
Na’ama Lion, flute; Catharina Meints, pardessus de viole
Joyce Alper, Jeanine Krause, oboes; Jean Jeffries, Jim Mosher, natural horns
Noriko Yasuda, Ruth McKay, Akiko Sato, fortepiano, harpsichord, and organ
Laury Gutiérrez, viola da gamba, director
Julianne Baird, Renee Rapier, Daniela Tosic, Jason Steigerwalt, voices
Laura Gulley, Sarah Darling, Jane Starkman, Janet Haas, strings
Na’ama Lion, flute; Catharina Meints, pardessus de viole
Joyce Alper, Jeanine Krause, oboes; Jean Jeffries, Jim Mosher, natural horns
Noriko Yasuda, Ruth McKay, Akiko Sato, fortepiano, harpsichord, and organ
Laury Gutiérrez, viola da gamba, director
Acknowledgements:
This recording was produced, in part, through the generous support of Hegardt Foundation, a family foundation established in 2006, which makes grants nationwide to support human services, education, the arts and preservation of natural and cultural resources.
As well as the Massachusetts Cultural Council.