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Cifras imaginarias: Música para tañer a dos vihuelas - Jacob Heringman & Ariel Abramovich (2017) {Arcana Digital Download}
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© 2017 Arcana / Outhere Music | A 428
Classical / Renaissance / 16th century / Iberian / Vihuela

A leading vihuela specialist, the Argentinian virtuoso Ariel Abramovich has already devoted two albums to the favourite instrument of the Iberian Renaissance, the first on Arcana (Esteban Daça, El Parnasso, A316, 2002) and the second on Carpe Diem (Diego Pisador, Si me llaman, 2009). For this third instalment he is joined by one of the world’s most respected and innovative solo lutenists, Jacob Heringman, for a vihuela duo project which is the result of years of research and performing. While there is a significant number of publications for two lutes from the sixteenth century, only one of the seven collections for vihuela de mano includes duets, and it is precisely that collection that was the main source of inspiration for this project.

La Reverdie - Knights, Maids and Miracles: The Spring of Middle Ages (2016) {5CD Arcana Official Digital Download}
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© 2016 Arcana / Outhere Music | A 399
Classical / Medieval / Choral / Chamber Music / Vocal Music

In August 1986 two pairs of young sisters (Claudia and Livia Caffagni, Elisabetta and Ella de Mircovich) founded the ensemble La Reverdie. The name, derived from a poetic genre that celebrates the return of Spring, reveals perhaps the principal trait of a group that, for 30 years now, has captivated audiences and critics alike for the variety in its approach to the vast and varied musical repertoire of Middle Ages and early Renaissance. To mark this anniversary, Arcana brings together in a single 5-CD box-set all the themed projects that, over the years, La Reverdie has devoted to various aspects of Medieval culture.

This is the most recent release (2007) from Nevada's D'Arcana.This trio play a laid back, spacey brand of psychedelia with some heavier sections here and there. They've opened for both Rush and ZZ Top locally and apparently have had a fair amount of radio airplay down there as well. The cover art was done by Ed Unitsky who's also done the same for Porcupine Tree, The Flower Kings and The Tangent among others.