Since you are interested in Fires and Ashes: Monteverdi Series Vol 2, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
ANDREA GABRIELI
Gabrieli, (A.):The Madrigal in Venice: Politics, Dialogues and Pastorales The English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble ; I Fagiolini ; Robert Hollingworth director [ Chandos Chaconne / CD - released 2/Jun/2003 ] 'Anyone who is smitten with the muscial traditions of this most fascinating of all cities, should not hesitate to buy this record.' (Gramophone) |
MONTERVERDI
Monteverdi Series: 1 'Flaming Heart' Clare Wilkinson / I Fagiolini / Robert Hollingworth (director) [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Nov/2006 ] "An unmissable and astounding disc of Monteverdi...I Fagiolini offer an overview of the composer's secular work, infused with nobility, with drama and with style." (Editor's Choice Gramophone February 2007) |
THOMAS TOMKINS
Music divine I Fagiolini [ Chandos Chaconne / CD - released 5/Nov/2002 ] '...of the 26 madrigals and anthems here, 16 are not otherwise available on disc - reason alone to welcome this delightful recording.' BBC Music Magazine |
GIOVANNI CROCE
Carnevale Veneziano: The Comic Faces of Giovanni Croce I Fagiolini / Robert Hollingworth (director) [ Chandos Chaconne / CD - released 22/Aug/2002 ] '‘This disc hovers on the edge of high camp: that it doesn’t quite overstep the mark is due to the sheer quality of the singing and the fundamental seriousness of the group’s approach’.' Early Music News |