Furchtet Euch Nicht/ Various - Furchtet Euch Nicht'Fear not' The Angel's words to the shepherds suggest the daring premise of this recording, which, for Ricercar's fortieth anniversary, enriches in highly original fashion the series dedicated to the discovery of early instruments and their repertory. The cover illustration, depicting two angels playing the bass shawm and the bassoon, perfectly portrays the subject of this album devoted to the original repertories written for the two instruments in

Es Una Fantasia

the complete television series now on DVD

Dorothea Hofmann (*1961) and Johannes Martin Kränzle (*1962)

) With lost or non-existent scores

probably today's finest lyric tenor

We may view Clara now as a strikingly independent woman

and the Oslo Baroque Orchestra

entirely emotional and simultaneously emotionless

revealing that the band again took many liberties this time

Listeners enter a ceremonial chamber filled with the essence of thrash and traditional heavy metal

making this a fascinating and essential album

sons of Don and Harold Reid