Nico Muhly

Recorded during the 2020 lockdown, Richard Boothby explores the solo and duo Viol music of Alfonso Ferrabosco the younger. The lyra viol and it's music is one of the last undiscovered gems of music, and Alfonso Ferrabosco is it's greatest exponent. It is in the category of 'hard to define, easy to recognise': it is at once an instrument, a style of playing and a genre of instrumental music, and, while not exclusively English, by far the largest part of it's repertory is from these isles. A composer favoured by Queen Elizabeth I and James I, Ferrabosco also wrote music for stage works by playwright Ben Jonson, some of which would by heard in performance at Shakespeare's Globe.

Aaron Thomas - Made Of Wood (2009) {Everlasting REFTOSCD40}
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Rock / Folk / Folk Rock / Acoustic

Aaron Thomas is an Australian singer and songwriter who began writing and playing music about ten years ago. She has toured Australia and Spain and has played music festivals such as Popkomm (Berlin), CMJ (New York) and SXSW (Austin) with his first album Follow the Elephants. Currently resident in Madrid, has just completed recording their second album entitled "Made of Wood" with producer Valgeir Sigurdsson (Bjork, Bonnie Prince Billy, Ane Brun, Coco Rosie, Camille, Sam Amidon, Nico Muhly). Recorded in Madrid with his band and then with Aaron alone in Reykjavik, Iceland, is ready to be released worldwide in January 2010 and here in Spain at the end of October 2009.

Cappella Amsterdam and its artistic leader Daniel Reuss return to PENTATONE with a world-premiere recording of David Lang’s the writings. For this cycle, Lang has chosen five texts from the Old Testament tied to Jewish holidays. These writings share a universal appeal, a focus on what it means to be human. Lang’s austere and repetitive score makes a profound emotional impact, fully in line with the poetry of the subjects recited. This album comes with insightful programme notes by the composer, as well as an evocative analysis by his esteemed colleague Nico Muhly.