Medieval

Medieval music, spanning the 9th to 15th centuries, is characterized by monophonic and polyphonic textures, often featuring solo voices or chant-like harmonies, accompanied by simple instrumental accompaniment, such as the fiddle, recorder, or organ. Emerging from the Gregorian chant tradition, medieval music evolved into complex polyphonic forms, like motets and masses, influenced by troubadours and courtly love poetry. During the High Middle Ages (12th-13th centuries), this genre flourished in European monasteries and courts, reflecting the era's cultural and spiritual values. Medieval music's unique characteristics include the use of modal scales, antiphonal singing, and elaborate ornamentation. Its influence can be seen in subsequent Renaissance and Baroque styles, while its distinctive, haunting beauty continues to captivate audiences today, with modern ensembles and artists reinterpreting and reimagining this ancient music for contemporary ears.

Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•

Agustín Barrios Mangoré•

Albert Roussel•

Alessandro Scarlatti•

Anatoly Lyadov•

André Caplet•

André Messager•

Antonio Vivaldi•

Antonín Dvořák•

Béla Bartók•

Carl Loewe•

Charles Gounod•

Charles Lecocq•

Claude Debussy•

Cole Porter•

César Franck•

Darius Milhaud•

Dmitri Shostakovich•

Edvard Grieg•

Emmanuel Chabrier•

Erik Satie•

Ernest Chausson•

Francis Poulenc•

Franz Schubert•

François Couperin•

Frédéric Chopin•

Gabriel Fauré•

Georg Philipp Telemann•

George Crumb•

George Enescu•

George Frideric Handel•

Giacomo Puccini•

Hans Werner Henze•

Hector Berlioz•

Henry Purcell•

Jacques Offenbach•

Jean-Philippe Rameau•

Johann Sebastian Bach•

John Wilbye•

Josef Strauss•

Josquin des Prez•

Jules Massenet•

Ludwig van Beethoven

Album - 76 Tracks - Released May 18, 2025