Prisma

Prisma – The Seasons (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 58:40 minutes | 1,03 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © Ambronay Éditions

Virtuoso sonatas, tarantellas and chaconnes from seventeenth-century Italy are performed here with contagious energy by the young ensemble PRISMA, a laureate of the emerging programme. The four musicians accompany this colourful programme of variations on the theme of the seasons with their own improvisations.

The four winds, sons of Aurora and Astreos, bring the different characters into music: Zefiro the sweet wind of spring, Boreas the winter’s cold, Notos the heat and tempest of summertime, and Euros the thunderstorms of autumn. PRISMA explores those traits of the four winds in Italian music of the 17th century with its virtuoso sonatas by Uccellini, Fontana or Turini, as well as the Renaissance standards like the Canario or the Ciaccona from which the group has collected and put together the best variations by different composers, as well as their own versions.
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Prisma – In the Streets of London: A 17th Century Musical Pub Tour (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 56:09 minutes | 1,04 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Fuga Libera

London 1651: the third year of Civil War. Opera houses and theatres are shut down, but the nightlife is buzzing: people enjoy a few hours of escape thanks to carefree dancing, cheerful songs and good drinks, living for today and not tomorrow. There’s so much life in the traditional tunes, virtuosic divisions and popular songs that were well-known thanks to the theatres! PRISMA takes us on a trip through the bars and pubs of London and explores the British dance music of the seventeenth century. This program comprises melodies from the famous collection The English Dancing Master , as well as music from The Division Violin , Scottish and Irish folk tunes, and even some later hits like Danny Boy – all served up in PRISMA’s spontaneous and lively signature style!

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