Farina/ Clematis - Capriccio StravaganteEven though the astonishing Capriccio stravagante with all of it's imitations of instruments and animals is well known to all lovers of baroque music, the other works by this virtuoso violinist are almost completely unknown. The Capriccio is the only example of such a work in the five volumes of music that he published in the 1620s, his remaining works consisting of polyphonic dances in the French style and of brilliant sonatas for violin. This

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he shares some of his famed work on this album including

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One melody finds accompaniment with another-they multiply

all of which championed by "underground" figures of the day such as DJ John Peel on his BBC Radio One show Top Gear and by publications such as International Times and Oz

Vasily Petrenko and Mario Venzago

Bach/ Dupre/ Bridge/ Rose/ Filsell - Music for Passiontide

This is as perfect as this great album can sound

Their stories interact and intertwine

Ken sings a ballad which launches his career into success

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