Emma Kirkby, Susanne Rydén, Peter Harvey - The Queen's Music: Italian Vocal Duets & Trios (2010)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 68:16 | 355 MB
Genre: Classical, Vocal | Label: BIS | Catalog: BIS-CD-1715
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 68:16 | 355 MB
Genre: Classical, Vocal | Label: BIS | Catalog: BIS-CD-1715
The source for the songs on this release is a manuscript in the library of Christ Church College, Oxford. Its title page bears the following: “Musica del Signor Angelo Micheli/ Uno de Musici della Capella / de Reyna di Swecia / Uppsaliae Martii 21 / 1653 / a 2 et 3 voce.” The mystery of how a collection of Italian secular songs of the mid 16th century was compiled in Sweden and ended up in England is, fortunately, relatively easy to solve. In 1651, Queen Christiana requested that the bass Alessandro Cecconi put together a company of Italian musicians to reside at the Swedish court.