Monteverdi/ Richter/ Pianca - Il Delirio Della PassioneAnna Lucia Richter returns to PENTATONE after her acclaimed Schubert album Heimweh with Il delirio della passione; a recording full of Monteverdi treasures, from heart wrenching opera scenes (Lamento d'Arianna, 'Pur ti miro' from Poppea and the Prologue of L'orfeo) and religious music (Confitebor) to bucolic songs (Si dolce il tormento). Richter works together with Ensemble Claudiana and Luca Pianca, one of the most eminent Monteverdi interpreters of

They do share one property: they are unchallenged among musical instruments in their ability to produce continuous glissandos

A Ghanaian 'Women's Choir' lulls back consciousness

Speaking in general about Porpora

which beseeches the listener with dark sounds and always goes to the limits of the instrument

"What a beautiful task to translate the scent and character of tea into music - into sound

On the PAN release itself

This crossover success is a result of the tracks' potency and wonderfully engineered and succinct structures

numerous concerts in Budapest

Or as Clams Baker puts it 'there's no way to stop now'

"Girl from Ipanema"

To say that "All This And War" featuring guest vocals by Josh Scogins from The '68 is absolute brutal heaviness is an understatement

" "Broken Heart