When in 1683 the Sonatas of III Parts, dedicated to King Charles II., were published in a finely decorated set, Henry Purcell presented with these worls an epoch-making cycle, that being modelled after the later standard classical scheme (after Corelli) - was the first of its kind in England. Il Suonar Parlante revives this well-known repertoire in a new and exciting adaptation for four viols.

Vittorio Ghielmi - soprano viol, Rodney Prada - tenor viol, Fahmi Alqhai - bass viol, Cristiano Contadin -great bass viol

Salvatore Sciarrino is a featured composer of this year’s Salzburg Festival. Born in 1947, he counts among the most influential contemporary composers, especially known for his dramatic stage compositions.

Sonia Turchetta -voice, Teodoro Anzellotti - accordion, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
Kazushi Ono - cunductor, Lucas Vis - conductor

In Summer 2007, invited by Kent Nagano to the Munich Opera Festival, singer Theo Bleckmann meets the group Kneebody to create a new song cycle from works by Charles Ives. Twelve compositions for voice and piano/ensemble/orchestra, written by this significant American composer at the start of the 20th century, will be reworked by Theo Bleckmann and members of Kneebody.

Theo Bleckmann - voice, live electronic processing, Ben Wendel - tenor sax, bassoon, melodica, effects, Adam Benjamin - piano, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer, effects, Shane Endsley - trumpet, percussion, effects, Kaveh Rastegar - electric and acoustic bass, effects, Nate Wood - drums

Ivan Monighetti - violoncello, Tatiana Melentieva - soprano, Piotr Migunov - bass, State Hermitage Orchestra, Saulius Sondeckis Principal - conductor, Lege Artis Choir, Boris Abalian Artistic - director

Sonatas opp. 90, 101 and 106
András Schiff: piano

Sonatas opp. 109, 110 and 111
András Schiff: piano

the complete recording

Jaroslav Tůma - clavichords by Martin Kather (1997, 1999)