This album aims to recreate the Christmas spirit of the Baroque era through a selection of Baroque pastoral music and sacred songs.
Performer Biography
René Clemencic, the conductor, studied recorder and cembalo and still plays both instruments with great virtuosity in his ensemble's concerts.
Performer Biography
René Clemencic founded his ensemble, originally called 'Musica Antiqua' and known as 'Clemencic Consort' since 1969, to perform works from the Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Baroque periods.
Compositional Technique
The piece "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern" is a polyphonic reworking of an older, simpler style, with the underlying melody appearing almost unchanged in the first voice.
Instruments
The album features solos on a Baroque processional organ from Friesach, illustrating historical organ playing practices for ecclesiastical preludes and dance-like displays.
Performer Biography
Claudio Ronco, a cellist on this album, possesses three significant 18th-century instruments thanks to private sponsors.
Performer Biography
René Clemencic, the conductor and performer on this album, grew up bilingual with his father speaking only Italian and his mother German.
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