Monteverdi 450: Les Talens Lyriques: R3 in Concert Wednesday 7 June

[doversoul1]

Live from St John's Smith Square, Christophe Rousset directs Les Talens Lyriques in music by Monteverdi and his contemporaries […]

Emiliano Gonzalez Toro and Anders J. Dahlin (tenors)
Les Talens Lyriques
Christophe Rousset (organ/harpsichord/ director).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08slwj0

Playlist provided

[BBMmk2]

Such a lot of good programmes on he radio these days. Difficult to keep up!!

[Old Grumpy]

Much enjoyed this: 5

OG

[Quarky]

Much enjoyed this: 5

OG

Agreed!

The voices of Monteverdi have a reality which reach directly across the years, whereas the voices of the classical era often seem contrived - all in my humble opinion of course.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

The voices of Monteverdi have a reality which reach directly across the years, whereas the voices of the classical era often seem contrived - all in my humble opinion of course.

There's no arguing with that, Oddy - because you're comparing an individual composer with an entire "era". It would be as true - and as somehow "wrong" - to say "The voices of Mozart have a reality which reach directly across the years, whereas the voices of the Baroque era often seem contrived".

[cloughie]

Agreed!

The voices of Monteverdi have a reality which reach directly across the years, whereas the voices of the classical era often seem contrived - all in my humble opinion of course.

Monteverdi is probably more of a son of a bachelor to sing than many later composers also!